Learn from home, or learn with us in person:

The DDSLase Online Webinar provides all of the didactics and most of the clinical presentation given by Drs. Mark Colonna and Dr. Nick Yiannios during the pilot course given in February, 2022.  The course is based upon both salient literature references as well as the personal experience of these two power users of the Lightwalker technology. Future live DDSLase lectures are planned which will provide live and interactive didactic and hands-on training relating to the various wavelengths. Doctors are encouraged to take the online version at home, followed by the live onsite version for twice the didactic exposure.  Fees for the online version of DDSLase can be applied to the onsite version within 18 months’ time of the online purchase date.

Course Learning Objectives for DDSLase:

• Mastering usage of the two wavelengths for various hard and soft tissue intraoral applications
• Mastering anesthesia-free cavity preps with key information relating to how one must handle the 2940nm erbium wavelength to ensure that this critical skillset becomes a consistent reality in everyday practice
• Mastering the practical physics that must be understood to take the user off of the Lightwalker presets
• Accomplishing class I – VI operative procedures with the erbium wavelength
• Laser crown preps; how to
• Gingival troughing: how to using both the erbium and neodynium wavelengths
• Understanding which wavelength is best to use when accomplishing laser periodontal therapy, and why, as well as ozone and platelet rich fibrin usage as an adjunct to state-of-the-art laser periodontal therapy
• Laser hemostasis
• Fibrin clot formation; when, how and why
• Pediatric dental applications of the erbium wavelength
• The supreme importance of magnification for excellent laser dentistry
• Using the erbium wavelength to greatly increase endodontic efficacy, the various tips and solutions used, and much, much more (a great amount of time is spent on laser-assisted endodontic therapy)
• Selecting which wavelengths to use to properly perform laser-assisted oral surgery and implantology procedures
• Understanding the why, the when, and the how of practical photobiomodulation in everyday practice following a myriad of typical intraoral procedures to greatly mitigate post-operative discomfort
• Mastering handpiece, window, and mirror maintenance for longevity, efficiency, and reduced cost for the practice
• Introducing the student to the history of laser usage in dentistry
• Giving the attendee an appreciation for the various wavelengths available for both dentistry and medicine, and how to automatically distinguish the proper wavelength for a given purpose
• Making the attendee fully appreciate the purpose of every square inch of the Lightwalker user interface
• Pulse durations; why this is likely the single most important user adjustable parameter for both wavelengths
• Showing the importance of water and air settings for laser dentistry
• Lasers as a complimentary technology for CEREC CAD/CAM usage
• Explaining the importance of digitally-assisted occlusal analysis regarding perio, endo, and dental hypersensitivity applications and as a compliment to laser desensitization
• Cosmetic dentistry applications of the Lightwalker laser, along with specific and helpful adjunctive pearls
• Predictable, quick, and efficient porcelain veneer & crown removal using the erbium wavelength of the Lightwalker laser
• Understanding H14 tip selection and usage for your particular practice applications: sizes, shapes, length, composition, etc.
• Dozens of recorded clinical examples of everyday Lightwalker usage from frenectomies, to endo, to surgery, to operative, to biostimulation…etc. etc.
• Allowing the student to understand the whys, whens, and hows of treating both the snoring & OSA applications of both the Nd:YAG and Er:YAG arms of the Lightwalker
• Using the Lightwalker laser to easily attract cash paying patients, and to gain dental insurance independence

DDSLase allows the student to truly become a laser dentist, instead of simply a dentist with a laser!

Dr. Mark Colonna a is a private practitioner, researcher, lecturer, and laser trainer who has been deeply involved in laser technologies since 1998.  He is co-credited with discovering the PIPS (Photon Induced Photoacoustic Streaming) phenomenon using the erbium wavelength. Mark has for years been instrumental in laser tip design, laser beta testing, training activities, and research.

Dr. Nick Yiannios is the CNO Founder, a private practitioner, researcher, lecturer, and author who practices in Rogers, Arkansas.  He has been involved in laser dentistry since 2007. He has been a power-user of two Lightwalker units in his insurance-independent solo practice since 2018, and is a huge proponent of laser dentistry.

“Nobody in my area, not one dentist, could get my bite right. Every time I had dental work done, the bite was shifting all over to the point that I had teeth banging from my front teeth to my back teeth. Jaw pain, headaches in the back of my head, neck and shoulder pain; all of that has improved since getting my bite balanced to the way it was supposed to be!” Her case study: https://youtu.be/rJEN8CoqGTA