Having high-quality dental photographs is crucial when working with patients and documenting cases. These images can help us analyze a patient's oral health and guide us towards ideal restorative solutions that work for them. Yet, many dentists may not feel that their abilities to take high-quality photographs is up-to-scratch with that of professional Read More
Charlie Ward DDS
Veneers Tips and Tricks Prep With Intention
When we reach the prep stage when working with veneer patients, we must be very intentional while removing tooth structure from our mockup so that we can create adequate room for restorative material. Through a thorough understanding and careful selection of burs, we can guarantee a much more accurate preparation. Read More
Veneer Tips and Tricks: Confirm Your Mock Up
When working a veneers case we need to create an accurate mock up in order to guarantee our patient's health and satisfaction with their veneers. Through the use of detailed and precise measurements via digital calipers, we can verify an accurate seat of our provisionals before we move forward with our preps. Read More
Dental Photography: A Focus On Camera Settings
In my third video in this series, we'll focus on recommended camera settings for digital dental photography. We'll look at settings for the external flash, how (and why) to shoot using "manual" mode, the important "iso" setting, shutter speed, f-stop and more. Then with these optimized, I show you how to know if your photo is correctly exposed. Read More
Dental Photography: When to Save Images as JPEG vs. RAW
In this video, we'll take a quick look at how I save my Dental DSLR photos, and choose between the file formats of raw vs jpeg. There are specific reasons why we might need one format or the other, or perhaps both. I'll also share how I store and protect my ever-growing collection of images. Read More
What Dental Photography Equipment Should I Buy?
Dental photography is a fundamental requirement of complex or aesthetic dentistry. It's also a key to effective communication and case acceptance. But of course, the first thing to consider is what you should buy. In this video, I go over some key options as well as recommendations depending on your planned uses of the photos that you take. Read More