About The Dawson Academy

The Dawson Academy, provider of Dental Continuing Education, is dedicated to teaching the principles and skills necessary for the successful practice of complete, quality, predictable dentistry with primary concentrations in occlusion, the temporomandibular joints and comprehensive esthetic restorative dentistry. The Academy covers four areas of study: the Core Curriculum, Advanced Restorative Principles and Procedures, Dental Medicine, and Practice and Professional Growth.

Dentistry loses one of it's greats with the passing of
Parker Mahan.

Dentistry lost one of the greatest minds and hearts last week with the passing of Parker Mahan. Parker was one of the most giving educators in dentistry and the one person we could turn to whenever a special need emerged for a thoughtful opinion in diagnosing complex problems. He was also one of our closest friends. Parker and Pete Dawson taught together as visiting professors at Emory University Graduate School, and spent many hours discussing, debating, and researching. His friendship to everyone who knew him will be impossible to replace. We extend our love and sympathy to Lorraine and all his family. His obituary can be found here.

The Dawson Academy Announces the Signing of a Joint Marketing Agreement with Ads Next™

The Dawson Academy announces the signing of a joint marketing agreement with Ads Next™, providers of 360 degree website and search marketing solutions. "Dentistry, especially complex restorative dentistry, has changed more in the past 5 years than in the last 50 years. The digital technologies available today have impacted diagnosis, treatment, interoffice communications and marketing,” states Joan Forrest CEO of The Dawson Academy. “The internet has become the primary source of dental/medical information for patients. We choose to align with Ads Next™ because of their expertise and ability to offer a complete solution to our dentists.”

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Powerful Communication with Digital Photography
This a fantastic tool can be used to address the frustrations of patient communication and ownership of the patient’s dental issues. Our society has developed into a society of visual learners, where a picture is worth a 1000 words. Doctors can use these pictures to create a frame of reference of their patient’s overall dental health. In conjunction with asking patients open-ended questions, digital photography is a great communication tool for both new and existing patients. [...]

Creating the Foundation for Complete Dentistry in Your Practice
I hear many dentists ask, “Where do I start and how do I get my team members to buy into the process?” In my experience as an Assistant Faculty member at the Comprehensive Exam and Records course, here’s what I have found to be five important concepts to help answer this question. [...]

What are the keys to insure the successful restoration of functionally beautiful anterior teeth?The baby boomers are coming of age. This “Silver Tsunami” represents the single largest demographic age group and controls over 75% of the financial assets in the United States.  They are educated and want to look and feel younger.  If they are healthy and if they have made it to age 65, they have a 95% chance of making it to 90 [...]

Measuring Success. Choosing a Life of Personal and Professional Balance
One of the more common errors that dentists make, which can have serious consequences in the long run, is believing that success is determined by the amount of money they make. In reality, financial security is certainly nice; however, it isn't the only yardstick for measuring success. [...]

Creating a Top 10% Dental Practice in Today's Economy
In this podcast, Joan Forrest, President of The Dawson Academy talks with Dr.'s Peter Dawson and John Cranham about the impact of today's economy and how to overcome these challenges in your dental practice using some time tested principles you may not be aware of. [...]