The 2-Day Agenda

Registration, breakfast & introductions

Diagnosis & treatment planning

The unified diagnostic protocol used in the Strupp/Brumm office on every cosmetic and restorative case. Photographic series, mounted models, smile design analysis, periodontal and occlusal screening, and the case-planning conversation. Walk away with the same checklist Dr. Strupp uses on every new patient — and the language to present complex treatment without overwhelming the patient.

Core buildups and posts & cores

The post-and-core protocol from the Dentistry Today cover article. Material selection (fiber post, cast post, no post), core material decisions, ferrule management, and how to know when a tooth is restorable versus when to extract and implant. Predictable buildups that hold up under final restorations on every tooth in the arch — including the molars most dentists are nervous about.

Preparations

Ideal prep design, reduction depths, and margin placement tailored to each restorative material — pressed ceramics, lithium disilicate, gold, and bonded composite. Bur sequences, finishing protocols, and the small details that determine whether the lab can deliver what you planned. Conservative tissue management throughout.

Final impressions, bite records & provisionals

Final impressions (digital and analog), bite records that don't shift on the articulator, and the provisional protocols that determine how comfortable your patient is for the next two weeks — and how cleanly the case seats. Includes our jet-acrylic provisional workflow, contour for tissue health, occlusal and aesthetic try-in, and the photographs the lab needs to finish the case.

Lab communication & final delivery

What the lab actually needs to give you back what you planned — stump shades, custom shade matching, photographs, and the prescription details most dentists skip. Plus the try-in and final delivery protocol: cementation choices by material, isolation, occlusal verification, and what to do when something doesn't fit on insertion day.

Implants — single unit to full-arch hybrids

Restorative protocols across the full implant spectrum — single-tooth restorations in the cosmetic zone, multi-unit posterior bridges, and full-arch hybrid prostheses (All-on-X, screw vs cement-retained, fixed/removable). Decision trees for surgical sequencing, prosthetic transition timelines, and the impressions and records that make hybrid arches predictable.

Bring your cases — sit down with the doctors

Drs. Strupp and Brumm stay after the lecture each day to look at attendees' cases one-on-one. Bring mounted models, study casts, photographs, intraoral scans — whatever you'd like a second pair of expert eyes on. Many attendees describe this as the highest-value hour of the trip.

Breakfast & Q&A from Day One

Occlusion

The simplest explanation of CR–CO and VDO you will hear all year. When to leave the bite alone, when to equilibrate, and when to open vertical — including the diagnostic findings that tell you which path the case is on. Plus our rules for opening vertical without ending up in TMJ trouble or remakes, and the bite-record protocols that make full-mouth cases predictable on the articulator.

Full-arch protocols — Part 1

Natural-tooth full-arch cases from the Strupp/Brumm office, walked through start to finish. Diagnosis, sequencing, prep design across an entire arch, provisional fabrication, occlusal verification, and the seat appointment. Multiple cases, each with the photographs and the real-time decisions that shaped the outcome.

Full-arch protocols — Part 2

Hybrid and combination full-arch cases — including the diagnostic findings that point you toward implants over natural teeth, and the protocols for combining the two arches in the same patient. Failures, remakes, and the lessons that change how you plan the next case.

Biologic shaping

Biologic shaping and soft-tissue management. How crown lengthening, gingival contouring, and biologic-width violations show up in restorative work — and the protocols for managing them in your own office or with a periodontal partner. The detail that quietly determines whether a beautiful case still looks beautiful in five years.

Q&A, certificates & next steps

Bring your cases — final review with the doctors

Same as Day One — Drs. Strupp and Brumm stay after the lecture to look at any models, photos, or intraoral scans you'd like a second opinion on. Bring everything you couldn't fit into Day One.

Cocktail hour with the doctors

Wind down the program with Dr. Strupp, Dr. Brumm, and your fellow attendees. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres are included — companions welcome.