Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3D Worksheets Binder Book No.1

A new way to work on your manual dexterity at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19)

Here is how the Vinmar Solutions 3D Worksheets work to earn your Letter of Recommendation while working at home.

The instructor will be Mark Hunt Sr., CDT, Former UCLA and Pre-Dental Course Director and Instructor who have been teaching at UCLA CDE for 25 years, teaching and pre-dental students around the United States and future aspiring dentist from around the world manual dexterity before going to dental school.

Vinmar Solutions understand the needs of aspiring dentist to practice their manual

dexterity before going dental school. Also, these unique workshops will allow each participant the

opportunity of receiving a letter of recommendation along with a Certificate of Completion.

Participants can achieve this in the comfort of their own home.

All participants must purchase the 3-D Work sheets Bookbinder to participate in these live

Zoom courses. No extra charge is included. If you have an dental lab electric waxer unit you can

purchase the 3D worksheets bookbinder with supply items included for $65.00. Or purchase 3D

bookbinder and dental lab electric waxer unit with supply items included for $180.00.

As a participant you can earn bonus points by showing your work on social media. Earn extra bonus points if you promote your work on social media in two ways.

1.Create new ways to help your club members to network together by way of assisting those

who have problems with manual dexterity and lack of confidence?

2. Explains how these 3-D worksheets has helped you in ways you never could have imagined.

3. Also, you could tell a friend about your Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Zoom Course experience and earn up to 50 points for each friend who participate in the Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Zoom Course. How it works?

Know a friend who qualify as a PDS member or non-member, one must be a serious aspiring future dentist, Dental Assistants, Dental Technicians, Dental Hygienists and International Dentist with a desire to improve their manual dexterity for dental school or reentering dental school. And they must be at least 18 years of age. The participant is not to allowed to sign up for someone else. And they must complete the course with proof of certificate of completion to guarantee your bonus points.

If they are seriously interested, tell them your bonus code and first and last name. You will receive an email when someone uses your code to let you know your bonus points were added. Your bonus code is limited to three friends (no exceptions). This adds up to 150 points if your friends complete the course.

Your bonus ID code cannot be combined or shared with any other participate. You friend must type your bonus ID code along with your first and last name in the BUY NOW information box on the Vinmar Solutions website with their purchase.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Do you have to be in the pre-dental society or club to participate? No, one must be a serious aspiring future dentist.

Are these hands-on workshop courses considered “live” or “in-classroom?” Yes, Because the instructor will be presenting live Zoom demonstrations and will be available to answer questions from participants during and after his workshop demonstrations.

Is this going to be offered any other days listed? The Vinmar Solutions Zoom workshops will be live streamed during the scheduled dates and times only. It will not be available for replay, self-study, or on-demand.

Is there a fee to sign-up with Vinmar Solutions Live Zoom Workshops? No, there are free, you only need purchase the original 3-D Work sheets Bookbinder to participate in these live Zoom courses.

When will I receive an email with a link to log on? Vinmar Solutions will be emailing all registered participants the links the night before the event and an hour before each course. The links will not be available until the day before the workshop, so do not worry if you do not see them right away. Be sure send the correct e-mail prior to the workshop.

What is the latest to sign-up? Sign-up is on a first-come first-served basis. It would be wise to sign up as soon as possible before all workshop’s sellout.

Are there breaks? We will be streaming the workshop from 10am - 6pm Eastern Time (9am - 5pm Central / 8am - 3pm Pacific). Breaks about 10 - 15 minutes between each practice session as you will have to switch links and sign in so we can track who is attending the workshop. All sessions are presented live just as if it was an onsite course, so there is no pausing or rewinding.

Do I have to sit and participate in the whole thing? Just like if you went to a dental conference and took CE courses, yes, it would be in your best interest to participate the whole time to receive points and grades at the end of each session. There will be breaks of 10 - 15 minutes between the workshops.

Will these courses be recorded and offered later? Because this is a live event, it can only be watched at the time listed. The instructor will allow his demonstrations to be recorded, so the workshops will not be recorded.

Are there practical examples at the end of each practice session? Yes, there will be a 30 min. practical examples after each live demonstration. There will be an evaluation at the end of each practice session for points and grades.

How do I get my certificate/proof of completion? You will receive your certificate of completion at the end of the workshop sessions. It will be sent to you by mail within one to two weeks.

Are there refunds? No, there will be no refunds for these workshops. Please make sure that you can attend before purchasing.

Can Canadians pre-dental students or dental students participate in these workshops? The answer is “Yes”. However, it is always best to check with your specific Dental Board/Governing Agency to confirm these needs workshops will not be count for CE credit.

Can we sign-up as a group or does everyone need to sign-up separately? Each person who wants to participate must have their own Zoom account individually. There will be no group participation.

Is there a cap on the number of attendees? Yes, there is a cap of 25 attendees at each workshop event.

Do I have to watch this on a laptop? You can watch from any device with an internet connection or data, including laptops, desktops, tablets, or your smartphone.

What happens if I get disconnected during the live stream? Click on the link again and log back in on the same device with the same name and email. If you get disconnected again, try using a different device like your mobile phone, but please make sure you log in with the same name and email to ensure your attendance is accounted for.

Agenda for Vinmar Solutions Live Zoom Workshops:

Maxillary Anterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshops

Practice Sessions 1 and 2

Identify anterior labial landmarks. Wax up to create the mesial and distal lobes on the maxillary anterior teeth.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 8:35 AM – 9:05 AM: Work on practice session 1 and 2 on the 3-D worksheet at home.

Practice Sessions 2

Wax-up to create the emergence profile and incisal edges on the maxillary anterior teeth.

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM: Work on practice session 2 on the be 3-D worksheet at home.

Practice Session 3

Wax-up to create the middle lobe on the maxillary anterior teeth.

10:35 AM – 11: 5 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM: Work on practice session 3 on the 3-D worksheet at home. (Take a 30 min. lunch break. After lunch return to live Zoom at 12:40 PM).

Practice Sessions 4 and 5

Identify anterior lingual landmarks. Wax-up to create mesial, distal, and lingual marginal ridges on the lingual side of the maxillary anterior teeth. Also, adding lingual fossae and incisal edges.

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM: Live Zoom Demo /1:20 PM – 2:00 PM: Work on practice sessions 4 and 5 at home.

Evaluation Time on All Practice Sessions

2:05 PM – 3:00 PM: Final evaluations on all practice sessions live on Zoom. /After the evaluation participants are instructed to follow the instructions on the Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Users Guide for practice sessions 6 and 7. To qualify for a letter recommendation the participant must go to page 8 and follow the instructions in the Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Bookbinder.

Maxillary Posterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshops

Practice Sessions 1 and 2

Identify posterior occlusal landmarks. Wax up to create the cusp tips on the maxillary posterior teeth.

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 8:35 AM – 9:05 AM: Work on practice session 1 and 2 on the 3-D worksheet at home.

Practice Sessions 2

Wax-up to create the buccal and lingual cusps on the maxillary posterior teeth.

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM: Work on practice session 2 on the be 3-D worksheet at home.

Practice Session 3

Wax-up to create the mesiobuccal, distobuccal, distolingual and mesiolingual cusp ridges and oblique ridges on the posterior teeth.

10:35 AM – 11: 5 AM: Live Zoom Demo / 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM: Work on practice session 3 on the 3-D worksheet at home. (Take a 30 min. lunch break. After lunch return to live Zoom at 12:40 PM).

Practice Sessions 4

Wax-up to create mesiobuccal triangular ridges, the buccal triangular ridges on the buccal cusps of the posterior teeth. Also, adding distobuccal triangular ridges on all molars.

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM: Live Zoom Demo /1:20 PM – 2:00 PM: Work on practice sessions 4 at home.

Practice Sessions 5

Wax-up to create the mesiolingual triangular ridges on 1st and 2nd molars of the posterior teeth. Also, adding distobuccal triangular ridges on all molars. Creating lingual triangular ridges on the premolars and 3rd molars. Finally, create the distolingual cusp on the 1st and 2nd molars.

2:05 PM – 2:35 PM: Live Zoom Demo /2:40 PM – 3:30 PM: Work on practice sessions 5 at home.

Evaluation Time on All Practice Sessions

3:35 PM – 4:35 PM: Final evaluations on all practice sessions live on Zoom. /After the evaluation participants are instructed to follow the instructions on the Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Users Guide for practice sessions 6 and 7. To qualify for a letter recommendation the participant must go to page 8 and follow the instructions in the Vinmar Solutions Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Bookbinder.

Vinmar Solutions Live Zoom Workshop Dates 2020

Maxillary Anterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

September 5, 2020 / 8:00am – 3:00pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Posterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

September 19, 2020 / 8:00am – 4:35pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Anterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

October 3, 2020 / 8:00am – 3:00pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Posterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

October 17, 2020 / 8:00am – 4:35pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Anterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

November 7, 2020 / 8:00am – 3:00pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Posterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

November 14, 2020 / 8:00am – 4:35pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Anterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

December 5, 2020 / 8:00am – 3:00pm (Pacific Time)

Maxillary Posterior Diagnostic Wax-up Workshop

December19, 2020 / 8:00am – 4:35pm (Pacific Time)

Course Materials:

Participant materials are delivered to their home prior to the course date. Items must be purchased two weeks or more prior to start date of each course to allow for ground shipping. Please ensure your legal name and shipping address. Purchase items below

Items include: Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Binder Book, SJK Dental Lab Electric Waxer Unit, PKT Waxing Hand Instrument No. 1 or No.2, 4 colored disk waxes, Q-tips or cotton rolls, Users Guide and a fine felt tip pen.(You will receive your order anywhere from 5-14 business days from the date that it is shipped out).

Assignment sections:

Incisal and Occlusal Embrasures Integrity of the Maxillary Diagnostic Wax-up 108 Points

Beat the Clock Diagnostic Wax-up Time 240 Points

Diagnostic Wax-up Quiz 100 points

Maxillary Arch Final Diagnostic Wax-up 48 Points

Beat the Clock Time Points

One hour 240 points

Two hours 180 points

Three hours 120 points

Four hours 60 points

Promotion Bonus Points (You can only promote your work 2 times on the media so make it count).

5 min +. 100 points 3 min. 50 points 1 min. 25 points

Maxillary Arch Diagnostic Wax-up Grading Section

496 to 248 points/Pass for a letter of recommendation

240 to 0 points/No Pass (practice and try again)

Zoom online classes will only be scheduled to those who purchased the kit.

Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3

Start a Beat the Clock Tooth Wax-up Game on Zoom

Team up in a thrilling race against time as you compete in the various tooth surfaces called out while precious seconds ticks away. Will you beat the clock, or will the clock beat you? You can play it alone, one on one or as a team. You can play this game during your Zoom meetings or invite someone to join you (Please be realistic on the time to beat). You can play this game in the practice sessions in your 3-D Worksheets Bookbinder on pages 3, 5 and 6.

Only one individual or team will move on to the final round and take on THE BIG CLOCK for the grand prize. The countdown is on! FIVE…. FOUR…THREE…TWO…FUN!!!

The 3-D worksheets have been designed to fit into several situations:

1. You can play the game individually or by groups.

2. The worksheets can be worked alone to improve your speed and confidence.

3. Worksheets can be a group activity.

4. Worksheets can be used to review dental anatomy or vocabulary.

5. Worksheets can be timed or not timed.

6. Each participant must have their own 3-D worksheet to play.

7. After the game is over rate the participant or group according to the created score chart.

8. You can use your cell phone or watch as a time-clock.

After purchasing your item please complete the form and submit it for a guaranteed Zoom invite.

Purchase the Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Binder Book Only

Items include: Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Binder Book, PKT Waxing Hand Instrument No. 1 or No.2, 4 colored disk waxes, Q-tips or cotton rolls, Users Guide and a fine felt tip pen.(You will receive your order anywhere from 5-14 business days from the date that it is shipped out).

Purchase the Diagnostic Wax-up Maxillary Arch 3-D Worksheets Binder Book, SJK Dental Lab Electric Waxer Unit

Class Cancellations and schedule changes due to COVID-19

The health and well being of students is paramount in any decision to alter our schedule until further notice. If you feel that you are particularly at risk due to your health and feel that you should reschedule, please contact our office by email (markhuntsr@vinmarsolutions.com) regarding reschedules or request a refund.

Beginners' Course

1 Day Pre-Dental Beginner Tooth Waxing and Denture Course (Intro Course)

This session will help participants to hand instrument techniques such as: finger dexterity, Arm-hand steadiness and aiming and reaction time of dental materials. This course also will assist the participants to improve on his or her performance before going to school. The objective of this course is to help the participant to discover their weak and strong points in eye hand coordination. This one-day course will no doubt help build confidence, maturity, thoughtfulness, and endurance in achieving the goal in manual dexterity. No experience required. You don't have to be a PDS member to participate in the courses. Non-members are welcome to participate.

Points for Letter of Recommendation

A Letter of Recommendation is based on the participants with the highest combined scores of individual performances. The Beginner’s Course scores and Sign-up Points will be added to the Tooth Waxing Part 1 and 2 or Quadrant Denture Course Part 1 and Part 2, giving the participant a greater chance of receiving a letter. Lowest score of receiving a letter is 357 points. To receive a letter based on your perceptual skills and manual dexterity will truly enhance your profile.

Pre-Dental Beginner Tooth Waxing and Denture Course (intro course)

Learning Objectives

• Hands-on techniques of hot dropping wax patterns and shapes
• Behavior of wax hot flow and solidification
• Learn step-by-step procedure of reconstructing a mandibular molar
• Setting upper and lower anterior denture teeth
• Denture festooning techniques

Limited seating 15

1 Day Course starts 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Registration Fee for CSUF Pre-Dental Society Member Only

Registration Fee for UCR Pre-Dental Society Member Only

Warning: To register here you must be a member of this PDS or affiliated to it. Prior to paying the Registration Fee, please fill out the form below and submitted for verification. It will guarantee you a seat in the course. (No exceptions).Registration is based on a first-come first-served basis.(Limited seating 15) For non-members please click here to register "Non-Member Registration". Non-members will be subject to dismissal on the day of the course with the course of action of no refund or transfer. Please don't take this risk. Thank you.

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCI Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCSD Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCR Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCI Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Pre-Dental Tooth Waxing Part 2: Posterior Teeth of Mandibular Arch

Pre-Requisite: All participants must take the “Beginner Tooth Waxing and Denture Course” before registering for this advanced course.

Learning Objectives

• Learn the basics of tooth anatomy and occlusal surfaces
• Learn a rapid waxing technique of extensive occlusal rehabilitation of posterior tooth structure
• Identify, explain, drawing exercises and self-test prior final exam
• Utilization of dental hand instruments and waxing techniques
• Correctly name parts of the tooth numbers 19 and 30

Limited seating 15

Registration Fee for UCSD Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCI Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Registration Fee for UCR Pre-Dental Society Member Only

(Personal check or money order payable to: “Vinmar Solutions, Inc.” and mail it to: Vinmar Solutions, Inc. 12625 Frederick Street, Ste.I-5 #320, Moreno Valley, CA 92553).

Pre-Dental Quadrant Denture

Pre-Requisite: All participants must take the “Beginner Tooth Waxing and Denture Course” before registering for this advanced course.

Learning Objectives

• Behavior of wax hot flow and solidification to contour gingiva surface
• Learn a step-by-step procedure of the anterior and posterior teeth
• Identification of upper and lower anterior denture teeth
• The art of arranging plastic teeth
• Gingiva contouring of both the upper and lower arches
• Teeth arrangement and anatomical landmarks
• Wax-up and festooning techniques
• 3 steps of setting mandibular posterior teeth
• Written examination

Limited seating 15

The Vinmar Solutions Pre-Dental Golden Hands Performance Award

The Vinmar Solutions Golden Hands Performance Award honors selected individuals who have accomplished or have met certain requirements in their abilities to exercise fine motor control and possess excellent eye hand coordination.

This award also, identifies selfless individuals who have worked together to assist other participants to achieve their motor skills without seeking to put oneself in the spotlight or credit for his or her efforts.

The nominees will be selected by the Vinmar Solutions Course Director and selected TA's during the pre-dental courses. This will also include participants taking part in the courses. (The participants includes: Pre-Dental Students, Dental Assistants, Dental Technicians, Dental Hygienists and International Dentist.)

The nominees will be selected based on the following criteria:

Have registered for the Beginners Tooth Waxing and Denture Course to qualify as a nominee.
And have passed 2 Pre-Dental Courses and have completed the Polymer Clay Model Study Block.
Have displayed outstanding performance in eye- hand coordination, good steady hands and stamina.
Shown strong interpersonal skills as a people person. Interacting with other participants and had listened to instructions.
Great communication skills with the ability to explain technical and dental terminology.
Have displayed compassion and honesty toward his or her work projects. Also showed honesty at judging other participants work projects.
Good problem solver in making corrections in areas needed on his or her work projects. Having the ability to be exact in his or her work and the ability to pay attention to details in his or her work assignments.

If you want to join the ranks of the best of the best, this is your opportunity to make your performance count. Remember, its putting forth the effort that count, which sharpens your fine motor skills in manual dexterity for dental school. Dental school admissions committees expect that applicants have worked hard to develop these skills prior to admission. And most important, these one-of-a-kind courses will assist you in developing an unselfish attitude in helping you to think about what is good for other people, not just about your own advantage, which is one of the qualities of leadership in the dental profession.

The recipient:

Will receive this award upon completing and passing the Tooth Waxing Course Part 1 or 2 and the Quadrant Denture Course Part 1 and 2, along with completing the Polymer Clay Study Block. Added to the Golden Hand Performance Award the recipient will be given a Certification of Completion from the UCLA Continuing Education Programs and a personal Letter of Recommendation from the Pre-Dental Course Director/Instructor. Vinmar Solutions, “Is putting eyes and hands to work”.

Register at UCLA School of Dentistry "Continuing Dental Education"