44. An Interview with Pascal Magne

Earn dental continuing education for listening to this podcast through: https://www.dentaldigestinstitute.com/dental-continuing-education/ Find us on Youtube.  This episode features Dr. Pascal Magne, who is one of the lead vanguards in the biomimetic revolution. He'll compare and contrast different dental materials today as well as the steps involved in immediate dentin sealing. Be sure to check out his webinar hosted by the Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry on 11 Dec! In this episode you will learn about excellence in adhesive dentistry, biomimetic dentistry, how to prime, how to bond and how to create a composite restoration built to last.  About Dr. Pascal Magne: He is one of the founders of the biomimetic dentistry movement and the author of the textbook Bonded Porcelain Restorations. Dr. Magne was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) in 1966. He grew up and followed his primary education in Neuchâtel. From there he moved to Geneva where he graduated in dentistry in 1989. He then completed a Doctoral Thesis in 1992. He taught and continued his postgraduate education in Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at the University of Geneva until 1997. He was awarded with major grants by the Swiss Science Foundation. He also received grants from the Swiss Foundation for Medical-Biological Grants, and the International Association for Dental Research. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked as a full-time research scholar in Biomaterials and Biomechanics at the University of Minnesota. He received his PhD degree in 2002 from the University of Geneva and served as Senior Lecturer from 1999 to 2004. Since February 2004, he has served as Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC, Los Angeles). He is currently Director of the Center for Esthetic Dentistry. He is the author of the textbook — "Bonded Porcelain Restorations" (Quintessence Publishing, 2002). This textbook has been pivotal in the biomimetic dentistry movement. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed research articles.