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Simple Systems
Next Level Restorations
Led by Dr. Susan McMahon
5-Part Online Course Series
Learn fast, repeatable techniques that make everyday restorations look like advanced esthetic dentistry.
Create natural-looking restorations with repeatable systems
Bring techniques into everyday restorative dentistry with confidence
Integrate esthetics into your daily workflow without complexity
Take on anterior and high-visibility cases with greater ease
Undetectable and Predictable Long Lasting Restorations
+ The feeling of getting it right, every time.
When a patient can’t tell where their natural tooth ends and your restoration begins, they talk—and they refer. When they hand back the mirror without a word, the moment—and the opportunity—passes quietly.
The difference between those outcomes is technique.
Simple Systems
Implement workflows that make even restorations predictable, efficient, and effortless — all within your existing appointment times.
Repeatable Results
Techniques that consistently deliver natural, comfortable, and lasting restorations your colleagues notice and admire.
Move Your Bottom Line
Create work so beautiful and seamless that patients stop thinking of it as dental work. Fill your schedule through word-of-mouth referrals.
You don’t need more complexity—you need a starting point that actually works.
What you’re looking for is simple: techniques that are easy to learn, easy to repeat, and fit into the time you already have.
Get Started
Choose From Two Options:
Option 1
Module One Access
The Fracture That Never Happened
Tuesday, September XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM PT - 60 Minutes
$395
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Create Invisible Class IV Resorations
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Island Laying & The Starburst Bevel
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Attend Live or Watch Recording
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Option to Upgrade to Course Series
x Access to remaining sessions not included
x CE credits not included with individual purchase.
Option 2
Join the Course Series:
Next Level Restorations
$1,475
$295 per session
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5 Simple Systems
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Step-by-Step Repeatable Workflows
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Complete System, Not Isolated Tips
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Extended Access to Recordings
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5 AGD-PACE-Approved CE Credits
5 Simple Techniques
Modules Include:
The practices that grow fastest aren't the ones seeing the most patients—they're the ones whose patients refer everyone they know.
Susan McMahon, DMD, AAACD, FAGD
Dr. Susan McMahon is an AACD‑accredited cosmetic dentist, a distinction held by fewer than 350 dentists worldwide. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, she leads one of Western Pennsylvania’s largest cosmetic dental practices. Since earning her accreditation in 2005, Dr. McMahon has specialized in veneers, implant restorations, full‑mouth reconstruction, and bonding. She is a fellow of the International Academy of Dental‑Facial Esthetics, Director of New Product Evaluation for Catapult Education, and a member of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics.
@dr.susanmcmahon
@smilesandthecity
Module Details
Module One: Tuesday, September XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Technique #1: Island Layering & The Starburst Bevel
Live Session + Recording Access
The Fracture that Never Happened: Build Class IV Restorations that Disappear into Natural Tooth Structure
Most composite restorations look artificial for one reason: they’re built flat from the start. Break away from traditional layering and begin creating restorations with depth, variation and natural light dynamics. Use Island Layering, a proprietary layering sequence that changes everything about how a Class IV composite is built.
Island Layering combined with the Starburst Technique allows you to erase the boundary between tooth and restoration—no visible margin, no fracture line, no evidence you were ever there.
Learn how to:
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Use island layering to build internal structure and dimension
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Apply the starburst technique to create natural light dispersion
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Avoid flat, monochromatic composites from the very first layer
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Module Two: Tuesday, September XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Technique #2: The Light Line
Live Session + Recording Access
Line Angle Anatomy & Light Reflection: Develop Control Over Shape and Form
Restore the line angle geometry that bounces light off the proximal exactly like virgin enamel, and watch the dark interproximal shadow disappear completely.
Learn how to:
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Create natural contours and line angles
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Maintain structure throughout the process
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Avoid flattening anatomy during refinement
Outcome: More predictable results with less time spent adjusting and reworking.
Get started! Enroll in the full course series.
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Module Four: Tuesday, October XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Technique #4: The Complete Provisional System
Live Session + Recording Access
Proof of Concept: Build a Predictable System
Provisionals are not just temporary—they are where esthetics, function and patient acceptance are validated. This module shows you how to use provisionals as a clinical tool, not just a placeholder.
Learn how to:
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Create provisionals that guide final esthetic outcomes
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Use temporaries to test shape, function, and patient approval
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Communicate more effectively with the lab through provisional design
Outcome: Greater predictability and fewer surprises in final restorations.
Get started! Enroll in the full course series.
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Module Three: Tuesday, October XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Technique #3: The Five Minute Finish
Live Session + Recording Access
Understand Texture and Light Reflection: Surface Anatomy & Composite Polish Protocol
Every dentist is taught to “polish until it shines.” The problem is that chasing shine flattens everything. Natural enamel has texture—lobes, fossae, and surface lines—that scatter and reflect light in a way a glass-smooth composite never will. Most dentists polish all of that away without realizing it.
The Five Minute Finish is a simple, fast, repeatable protocol that brings the anatomy back—restoring surface texture, lobe definition, and micro-anatomy to create restorations that rival the best ceramics.
Learn how to:
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Learn how to avoid over-polishing so you can preserve natural enamel texture and prevent flat, lifeless restorations
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Identify and recreate key anatomical features—lobes, fossae and surface lines—to control how light reflects and improve esthetics
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Apply a simple, five-minute finishing protocol to consistently add micro-anatomy and achieve ceramic-level results in every restoration
Outcome: Restorations that blend seamlessly and reflect light like natural teeth.
Get started! Enroll in the full course series.
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Module Five: Tuesday, October XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Technique #5: The White Spot Decision Framework
Live Session + Recording Access
Save the Surface
Most dentists reach for the drill. The best ones know when not to. A complete decision framework for white spot lesions that protects tooth structure, delivers natural results, and restores enamel.
Learn how to:
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Evaluate white spots with a clear decision framework
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Choose minimally invasive treatment options
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Preserve enamel while achieving esthetic results
Outcome: Confident clinical decisions that protect tooth structure and improve outcomes.
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Next Level Restorations
Most restorations fail esthetically for one reason: inconsistent technique.
This course gives you structured systems that remove variability and improve outcomes across all restorative cases.
Module Dates:
Module One: Tuesday, September XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
The Fracture That Never Happened
Create Invisible Class IV Restorations
Module Two: Tuesday, September XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
The Light Line
Watch Dark Interproximal Shadows Disappear
Module Three: Tuesday, October XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
The Five Minute Finish
Restore Natural Texture and Depth in Five Minutes
Module Four: Tuesday, October XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
Provisionals System: Proof of Concept
Test Esthetics Before Final Placement
Module Five: Tuesday, November XX
5 PM PT / 8 PM ET - 60 Minutes
White Spot Decision Framework
Enroll in the Full Course Series
Next Level Restorations
Taking a single module introduces a technique. Completing the full series gives you a complete system.
Led by Dr. Susan McMahon
$1,475
Only $295 per session
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Develop a cohesive, repeatable workflow
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Eliminate inconsistency across cases
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Master both micro and macro esthetics
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Work faster while achieving better results
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Build a practice driven by referrals and reputation
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5 AGD-PACE-approved CE credits
The fastest-growing practices aren’t doing more dentistry—they’re doing dentistry so well that patients talk about it.
I loved the clinical cases, the practical information, and her treatment plan philosophy of minimal treatment.
These modules are packed not only technical knowledge, but practice pearls. I feel motivated to grow myself and a team that can accomplish this caliber of work. Couldn't get enough.
I loved the clinical cases, the practical information, and her treatment plan philosophy of minimal treatment.