Dr. Joel Benk - Your Instructor

Dr. Benk is considered one of the number one authorities on how to successfully integrate CEREC into the dental office. He is a nationally recognized teacher in the CEREC 3D method, an author and national lecturer of high tech integration and practice management.

He has trained hundreds of dentists and their staff on how to achieve outstanding clinical and cosmetic results with machinable ceramic restoration, and how to significantly increase their productivity and profits with successful CEREC integration. He has published multiple articles on both practice integration and achieving excellent clinical results using the CEREC 3D; ensuring dentists get the most gain out of the technology both clinically and financially.

He has been on the faculty of Emory University Dental School, has studied implant dentistry and earned a Fellowship, he is a certified international trainer in the CEREC Method. He is in private practice in Atlanta.

Amy Atkinson

Amy Atkinson has been working with CEREC for more than 6 years and has assisted successfully placing more than 2000 CEREC restorations. She is widely recognized as an expert in CEREC assistant training. She has been instrumental in the development of the national CEREC assistant protocol. Her successful career as a CEREC assistant trainer includes training dental assistants for more than five years doing introductory courses at CEREC Basic training, Advance and Assistant CEREC integration courses.

As an enthusiastic advocate for increasing productivity through increasing auxiliary involvement in all aspects of CEREC dentistry combined with her 27-year experience as a certified dental assistant incorporating general dentistry, periodontics, cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry. We are very proud and honored to have Amy Atkinson as one of our Team CEREC Assistant instructors.