Zirconia & Cements: Optimizing Durability and Predictability

Dr. Poticny is a clinical associate professor at the University Of Michigan School Of Dentistry with a private practice in Grand Prairie, TX. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University, the Baylor College of Dentistry and a fellow of the Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, the International Association for Dental Research, and the International Society of Computerized Dentistry.

Dr. Poticny's areas of professional interest include digital dentistry and material clinical applications. He is one of the earliest to incorporate CAD/CAM chairside concepts to his dental practice beginning with CEREC 2 which has led to his current involvement at the academic and research level with a variety of digital systems. He has written numerous articles, research papers, and scientific abstracts on the accuracy, efficacy, and clinical outcomes for these systems and has presented worldwide on these topics. Since 1999 he has taught dentists the use of these systems, applications of modern dental materials, and adhesive dentistry for the everyday dental practice.

He is certified by the International Society of Computerized Dentistry as an instructor for the CEREC system. He is also a co-founder for the Southwest Center for Advanced Clinical Studies with Houston prosthodontist, Dr. Robert S. Conrad, and has produced educational DVD's on the use of the CEREC system. He is also a co-founder for the Fully Integrated Practice with Dr. Dennis Fasbinder which is an educational portal for the use of digital systems and dental ceramics.