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From Scan to Smile: Integrating Professional Whitening with 3D-Printed Custom Whitening Trays

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Categories: Digital Dentistry,Whitening,3D Printing,Cosmetic Dentistry

Speaker(s): Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA

CE Supporter:DMG America

Date: October 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT

Location: Online Webinar

Contact Hours: 1 Live CE

AGD Code: 780

Event Details

 

Digital dentistry is transforming the way dental teams deliver professional whitening. This course combines the fundamentals of tooth whitening with the digital workflow for creating custom 3D-printed whitening trays.

Participants will review patient selection, whitening materials, treatment options, sensitivity management, and the steps involved in scanning, designing, printing, finishing, and delivering custom whitening trays. Clinical cases will demonstrate how digital trays can be incorporated into take-home and combination whitening protocols to create predictable results and an efficient workflow.



By attending this webinar you will learn how to:

  • Explain the fundamentals of professional tooth whitening and appropriate patient selection.

  • Differentiate between in-office, take-home, and combination whitening protocols.

  • Describe the digital workflow from intraoral scan to a finished 3D-printed whitening tray.

  • Identify key design and fabrication considerations for custom whitening trays.

  • Discuss strategies for preventing and managing whitening-related sensitivity.

  • Implement a streamlined digital whitening workflow within the dental practice.

Additional Information

Author Bio

Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA

Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA is a national and international speaker and published author of over 300 articles for various publications.

She has been a practicing dental assistant for over 25 years and works for Dr. Robert Korman in Virginia Beach, VA.
She has taught over 2,000 classes on dental assisting technique and over 60,000 dental assistants over the last 6 years alone. Shannon has taught at the Nash Institute, Dawson Academy and Spear Education, instructing through both lectures and hands on programs.

She has written over 300 articles in regards to Clinical Application and has a current column in Dental Product Reports for the team evaluation of dental products and materials. She has her own publication for dental assistants with partnership of Schein Dental called "Side by Side". She has started one of the first online platforms designated for dental assistants called the Academy of Chairside Assisting.

Shannon is an active member of the AACD and was the first auxiliary to sit on the AACD Board of Directors and was awarded the Rising Star Award. Shannon was has also been recognized as one of Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Clinicians for the last 10 years, Dental Products Report 25 most influential women in dentistry, the Lucy Hobbs Award, Sunstar Butler achievement award and Dr. Bicuspid’s Dental Assistant Educator of the year.

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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of DMG America. Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, DMG America. Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.

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