April 8, 2026

Digital Dentistry: From Data to Clinical Decision-Making 

Presented by: Chance Hunsaker, DDS, MS

Date /Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Presentation: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Location: Live Webinar via Zoom
(Credit Hours: 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry - 2 Hours)

Description 

Digital dentistry is often defined by the tools we use, but it's true value lies in how digital data improves diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making. This course explores the digital workflow from data acquisition to final restoration, integrating current literature, emerging technologies, and real clinical cases. Participants will learn how to think about the “virtual patient” and how digital systems can be implemented to improve efficiency, predictability, and patient outcomes in everyday practice.

Objectives

Upon completion of this presentation, you will be able to:

• Define digital dentistry as a data-driven workflow rather than a collection of devices and distinguish between digitizing analog steps versus restructuring treatment planning through digital information management.
• Classify digital tools according to their role in data capture alignment, manipulation, and execution, and elevate which technologies meaningfully improve predictability in restorative and implant cases.
• Construct a "virtual patient" by integrating intraoral scans, CBCT data, facial references and occlusal records into a unified coordinate system and recognize how incomplete datasets lead to downstream restorative errors.
• Apply digital workflow principles to single-unit, multi-unit, implant and full-arch cases, identifying the minimum required datasets for predictable outcomes at each level complexity.
• Identify common failure points in digital workflows, including data misalignment, incomplete reference records, overreliance on software defaults, and improper execution of printed or milled restorations.
• Develop a phased realistic strategy for incorporating digital dentistry into an existing practice, prioritizing diagnostic accuracy, team calibration, and workflow sequencing over device acquisition.
• Critically evaluate emerging technologies and Al tools, distinguishing between innovations that enhance clinical judgement and those that risk automating errors without improving outcomes.

Speaker

Chance Hunsaker, DDS, MS   is a digital dentist and educator focused on teaching practical integration of digital workflows into everyday clinical dentistry. After earning his master's in digital dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina where he served as Chief Resident, he joined the faculty at the Workman School of Dental Medicine and taught guided implant surgery and digital treatment planning. His clinical approach emphasizes thinking digitally first--using CBCT driven diagnosis, guided surgery and CAD CAM fabrication to simplify procedures and improve predictability. Dr. Hunsaker lectures on how clinicians can move beyond technology adoption and instead use digital dentistry

Date:   Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Presentation:    6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Location: Live Webinar via Zoom

Credit Hours: 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry – 2 hours 

Registration Fee: $65