Isolate, Create & Capture

Friday August 7th, 2026

9-4pm

9 CE

Isolate, Create & Capture

Course Objectives

1) The importance of the rubber dam in everyday dentistry and tips and tricks to ensure isolation success.

2) Composite artistry: simplifying the complex to achieve esthetic restorations that rival porcelain.

3) Learn the fundamentals of photography equipment needed to implement into clinical practice.

Course Outline

The art of esthetic dentistry consists of many parameters to achieve clinical success. The techniques and protocols with rubber dam isolation is the first step in ensuring efficient

and predictable outcomes. An overview of the different ways isolation can be used from prepping to final delivery of smile design cases will be discussed. The art of creating beautiful composite restorations may seem daunting but with some key concepts the process can be broken down into simple, straightforward steps. The importance of natural morphology, color and light all affect the harmony of composite restorations. The finer details such as texture and luster are just some of the pieces that make recreating nature possible. Come explore the beauty and art of resin. And finally let’s learn how we can capture the beautiful dentistry we have created! Learn the ways photography can not only help you throughout the process of treatment but also the ways to market and advance your brand as a clinician.

Dr. Adamo Notarantonio is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine (2002), where he received honors in both removable and fixed prosthodontics.

His memberships to professional organizations include the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American Equilibration Society, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Dental Association.

Dr. Adamo was Accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry in 2011, and received his Fellowship in the AACD in 2018. He is the current President of the AACD, Credential Examiner and Fellowship Chairman.

Dr. Adamo is a graduate and faculty of the Kois Center. He has received his fellowship in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Adamo has been published in multiple dental journals and lectures nationally and internationally on such topics as CAD/CAM dentistry, implant dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, composite dentistry and dental photography.

Dr Adamo is the co-founder, along with Dr Amanda Seay, of the imP.R.E.S Lecture series in Charleston, SC.

Dr. Adamo is an avid golfer, a sommelier and is also fluent in Italian.