DSD Methodology

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Luken de Arbeloa

Step into the future of clinical excellence with this transformative course that includes the complete Digital Smile Design (DSD) system and protocols-a revolutionary methodology that will completely change the way you practice dentistry. Far beyond simple technical training, this journey leverages digital technology to help you standardize your decision-making for both simple and complex cases at the absolute highest level of excellence. By following the true DSD concepts, you will confidently generate highly comprehensive treatment plans that drastically improve your communication with your team, the lab, and your patients. This approach will deeply differentiate your clinic, attracting more patients, increasing your market relevance, and making you the undeniable priority for anyone seeking a second opinion. As you elevate the perceived value of your care, you will naturally boost your case acceptance and average ticket size. Most importantly, once your patient says yes, adhering to these proven systems allows you to execute the exact project you designed through guided dentistry, empowering you to deliver breathtaking results in a dramatically more efficient, predictable, and stress-free way.

Instructor

Luken de Arbeloa

Instructor

1 course on DSD Online

I´m a dentist specialized in prosthesis and esthetics originally from Venezuela and Living in Madrid since 2013, I work in DSD at the intersection of dentistry, education, and digital innovation, building systems, courses, and experiences that help dentists level up their practice and bring more clarity, structure, and confidence into their daily work. Over the years I’ve had the chance to collaborate with incredible experts and lead projects that push our industry forward, something that continues to motivate me every day. On a personal note, I’m someone who loves meaningful conversations, sharing ideas openly, and learning from other people’s experiences.

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Curriculum

26 modules · 195 lessons

I. Transformative Dental Practice10 lessons

1. Systems for Dental practice growth

2. We are now inventing modern dentistry

3. Patients always first

4. Comprehensive digital care

5. Digital is the gold standard

6. The 3 main concepts & perspectives

7. Patients come because the reputation

8. Everything needs to make sense to the patiente

9. A Professional transformation

10. Transforming patients in fans

II. DSD as a career plan3 lessons

11. Building your career plan

12. Where do you want to be in 5 years

13. Differentiation is the shortcut to success

III. Workflow for successful implementation8 lessons

14. What makes you unique

15. The 7 moments of the patient journey

16. Patient digitalization

17. Cloud Dentistry & Asyncronous communication

18. Virtual treatment

19. Digital presentation

20. Guided dentistry

21. Quality control

I. The Smile Business Disruption7 lessons

1. Why digital dentistry

2. What does it mean to be a true digital dentist

3. Smile Business disruption

4. Solutions are changing

5. First mover advantage & next new trends

6. Consumers are changing

7. Companies are changing

II. The 5 main challenges of modern dentistry6 lessons

8. The 5 main challenges of modern dentistry

9. Pain point #1 - Delivering beautiful natural looking smiles consistently

10. Pain point #2 - Making better & more comprehensive treatment planing decisions

11. Pain point #3 - Better positioning & differentiation to create perceived value & case acceptance

12. Pain point #4 - Improving clinical performance with more joy and less stress

13. Pain point #5 - Empowering the team to implement & manage new process & solutions

III. The core of DSD38 lessons

14. The 7 moments of the patient journey

15. Comprehensive Digital Care

16. The Core problem #1 - Creating better plans

17. The 2 main moments

18. Facially driven & Interdisciplinary integrated softwares

19. Too many biased planning

20. The Comprehensive approach

21. The Core problem #2 - Poor patient experience & the solution

IV. Purchase moment7 lessons

22. The pre & post case acceptance strategy

23. 3 games to master

24. The Smile Business formula - The clock concept

25. Improve your 1st and 2nd appointment

26. The downside about Improving the 1st and 2nd appointment

27. The Emotional game

28. improve your DSD-pourchase moment

I. The mindset8 lessons

1. The mindset

2. The exeptional comprehensive 1st appointment

3. The 1st appointmet needs to be comprehensive

4. Closing the gap

5. From the big picture to deep diving

6. Learning from the specialist

7. Smile & Wellnes business

8. Innterdisciplinary team & Holistic mindset

II. Improving your 1st appointment10 lessons

9. Who can be a DSD patients

10. Improve your 1st and 2nd appointment

11. Diagnosis planning & presenting

12. Treating

13. DSD patient classification

14. The digital patient

15. The importance of the video

16. The DSD protocol

17. Photo-video Studio Configuration

18. Smartphones tips

III. DSD documentation8 lessons

19. Video Protocol

20. Photo Protocol - Frontal photos

21. Photo Protocol - Profile & 12 O'clock photos

22. Photo Protocol - Extra considerations

23. Intro STL file

24. Lab scanner & Uncorrect STL files

25. CBCT & the format we need

26. Incorrect CBCT

IV. Tutorial3 lessons

27. Live DSD photo protocol demo

28. Interview video (live patient)

29. Full photo protocol with a video

I. Facially-Airway driven treatment planning philosophy10 lessons

1. What is the core of DSD

2. What means being ready for the 2nd appointment

3. Give ideal a chance

4. Smile Rehabilitation facially and airway driven

5. The Smile Designer Moments

6. The Camouflage treatment

7. Facially Driven treatment planning

8. Airway focused planning

9. Beauty Vs Wellnes

10. Esthetic & Functional Design

II. 3D Design & Treatment planning7 lessons

11. 3D Design & Tx Planning

12. The models that will change your way to treatment plan

13. The 3 main designs

14. How facial analysis can change treatment planning

15. Treatment planning is a negotiation

16. Making complex become simple

17. Live treatment planning Blanca

III. Planning powered by 3D9 lessons

18. Collective Intelligence

19. The main challege is the time-

20. The new digital lab role

21. Team asynchronous & Visual communication

22. Asynchronous communication examples systems

23. Crearting a visual communication protocol

24. Transforming your phone in a extension of your lab software

25. Standarize and improve your visual communication-

26. The key visuals for validation

IV. The inter appointment system6 lessons

27. Content organization

28. Sharing, ordering & extra documentation

29. Smile Design approval & Mock-up manufacturing

30. Treatment plan defined

31. Presenting the treatment & deadlines

32. The key is the routine

I. Ambience : DSD Room4 lessons

1. Waiting room & DSD room ambience

2. Changing the perception, exceeding expectations & creating value

3. DSD Room in the 1st & 2nd appointment

4. DSD Room examples & technology

II. Second appointment strategy9 lessons

5. The emotional link in the 2nd appointment

6. 2nd appointment strategy

7. Mastering the 4 journeys of the presentation

8. Be ready before patient arrive

9. 2nd appointment steps

10. Step 1 - Initial photo

11. Step 2 - Motivational Mock-up & Ideal design

12. Step 3 - Emotional photos and video

13. Step 4 5 & 6 - Finalize the presentation and how to present

III. The Mock-up10 lessons

14. Additive Vs Subtractive situations

15. Motivational mock-up execution classification

16. Motivational Shell Mock-up

17. The traditional Mock-up

18. Traditional Mockup step by step & extra tips

19. Mock-up tips & tricks 1

20. Tips & tricks 2

21. Silicone Index materials 1

22. Mixing & Placing the silicone

23. The correct way to cut the silicone index

IV. Clinical mock-up placement5 lessons

24. Shell mock-up patient 1

25. Traditional mock-up patient 1

26. Shell mock-up patient 2

27. Traditional mock-up patient 2

28. Traditional mock-up patient 3

V. How to present9 lessons

29. 1st the emotional link then the rational

30. Mastering the treatment plan presentation - Storytelling

31. Visual communication

32. Mastering the treatment plan presentation - The psicological experience

33. The emotional Journey

34. The problems Journey

35. The solutions & Financial Journey

36. Artistic Documentation

37. Presenting to the patient

VI. Tutorial4 lessons

38. Building the problems presentation

39. Building the solutions presentation

40. Building the emotional presentation Keynote tutorial

41. Building the emotional presentation ipad keynote tutorial

I. A new approach to dentistry11 lessons

1. What we consider guided dentistry

2. Why patients should value guided dentistry

3. Copy paste Guided dentistry Storylines

4. Copy paste in full arch cases

5. Copy paste dentistry is about workflows & consistency

6. From initial design to final restorations

7. Goals of copy paste dentistry

8. The veneers bonding patient experience

9. The future belongs to in-house manufacturing

10. The 3D printer is a key piece of the puzzle

11. Your chair side time is your most expensive time

II. Why guided is non negotiable8 lessons

12. Digital quality control

13. Do more in one appointment

14. Benefits of guided dentistry

15. Monolithic restorations

16. Digital Smile Donator concept

17. Elvis Presley Smile

18. Mom donate the smile to her daughter

19. Relevant factors for esthetics on smile

III. Increasing predictability & efficiency with devices14 lessons

20. DSD & Guided crown lengthening

21. DSD & Guided Corticotomy

22. DSD & Guided TAD

23. DSD & Bite Lift

24. DSD & Bite Lift clinical case

25. DSD & Partial implants

26. DSD Guided bone grafting

27. Multiple treatments in one appointment

28. Pink Hybrid technique

29. Full arch implant clinical old case

30. DSD & Full arch implants

31. DSD Clic-Guide case

32. DSD Clic-Guide case 2

33. Dentures

IV. How to improve restorative cases with guided9 lessons

34. Guided direct composite restorations

35. DSD direct clinical case

36. DSD direct evolution

37. Transition from direct composite to final ceramics

38. The prep kit

39. Guided tooth preparation in 6 steps (1 & 2)

40. Guided tooth preparation in 6 steps (3 to 5)

41. Guided tooth preparation in 6 steps (6)

42. DSD Guided Indirect restorations

Extra content2 lessons

194. First appointment demo (Portuguese, subtitled)

195. Webinar: Do I need a facial scanner in my practice?

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