New Lectures & Forums for 2014

I am so excited to announce a list of lectures I will be attending in the upcoming months. I love to teach as much as I love to work on my own oral design projects. Seeing the enthusiasm and talent out there invigorates me and the work that I currently am doing.

Always busy at the Jason J. Kim Dental Aesthetic Laboratory

One of the first lectures I will be attending is later this month! On January 24, 2014, my colleague Dr Michael Apa & I are hosting a Hands-On Course on Direct Aesthetic Provisional Application.

The communication between ceramist and dentist is the easiest link to aesthetic failures and success. In order to achieve the best possible result, a clear vision between both person’s is necessary. Traditionally, diagnostic wax-ups and detailed lab scripts have been utilized, which we have found lacks aesthetic accuracy. In this course, we will go over alternative methods of communication to ensure success. Working off of facial landmarks rather than landmarks of just the smile help the practitioner and ceramist be more conservative and create smiles that truly “disappear” when placed into the mouth. We will talk about how to utilize provisionals as our form of communication and how to create them chairside. Discussions of addition veneers and communicated vertical dimension will also be touched upon. Learning objectives: - Facial landmarks dictating tooth position - Create provisionals chairside to accurately communicate aesthetic outcome - Treatment planning for addition veneers - Alternative methods for communicating and verifying vertical dimension.

I love teaching the next wave of smile artists, as you can see from one of my workshops at the Lab last year

This forum is being done for The New York Dental Forum, of which Jason J Kim Dental Aesthetics is one of the 2014 sponsors.

What I really love about the NYDF, is their continued efforts to bring the oral design community together, to learn from each other and get better, always striving for excellence.

The forum is being held at The Garden City Hotel in NY. 45 7th St, Garden City, NY 11530

The exact date and time is Friday January 24, 2014 9-5pm

I will be announcing my other upcoming events soon so stay tuned!

You can learn more about my colleague Dr Michael Apa just by reading about both of us in W Magazine HERE and checking out his facebook page HERE.

Learn more about the New York Dental Forum Here.

And check out their complete 2014 calendar of events Here.

Happy Holidays!

Just wanted to wish a very happy holiday to all those out there from everyone at Jason Kim Oral Design and Jason Kim Aesthetics!  It's been another wonderful year for us and we are so happy to have the chance to do beautiful work in the field of oral design.

We take our work incredibly seriously and strive for perfection each and every day....but we also like to laugh and have a good time! No smile is more beautiful that a truly happy one!

Art in The Workplace

Last Monday's art event, Art in the Workplace - Artist Talk, at our sister company on Long Island was a real treat! We held an art reception for one of my favorite Korean artists Kim Kyung Han.

Han gave an in-depth lecture about some of his own pieces that were on site, and about his public works at large. He has participated in more than 200 shows internationally and having him take the time to speak at our space was a true honor.

It's always so enlightening to have the creator explain his vision. The same can be said for the process of working with your laboratory partners when creating the most beautiful smile possible. You have to learn how to express your vision, so the outcome is translated seamlessly. 

Again, check out his website with many of his public and exhibition works HERE, they are really spectacular.

And for my Korean friends and colleagues, check out the article about the event on Naver Here

I think our sister company is not only doing great work, but looking great as well! Having an artist's inspiration always helps! Check out our Long Island location on Facebook HERE and follow them!

Art & Jason J Kim Dental Aesthetics

As you all know our sister company Jason J Kim Dental Aesthetics is located on Long Island in Port Washington. You'll notice that I often compare the method of an artist to the work master ceramists do in creating a beautiful smile. Aesthetics are as important to me as the science in my field. It is for that reason I am excited our sister company will be hosting a reception for the opening of the AHL art exhibit  Intriguing Imagination, featuring the works of Kyung Han Kim. The reception will take place at our LI location at 5 Harbor Park Drive on Monday December 9th from 5:30pm - 7pm. 

The AHL Foundation is a non-profit that supports Korean artists living in the United States and promotes their work.

Check out more of Kyung Han Kim's work on his website: 

http://www.art61kyung.com/main.php

For more information about the reception check out the below link:

http://www.ahlfoundation.org/intriguing-imagination/