The Guide
This guide covers the 5 biological factors that determine gem retention — information most technicians never encounter in a one-day course. Written by an AHPRA-registered Oral Health Therapist with 600+ clients.
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Why the standard "etch for 15 seconds" advice fails. Understanding enamel variability across clients, teeth, and conditions — the same surface preparation protocol can produce wildly different results depending on factors most technicians never learn.
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Saliva pH, medications, dietary acids, and dental disease. The hidden variables that determine whether your gems last or fail. Saliva is the single most underestimated determinant of gem retention, and its composition varies dramatically between clients.
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A printable, step-by-step checklist for enamel assessment and surface preparation. Use this before every single appointment. The checklist covers the five-point enamel assessment, contraindication screening, and surface preparation sequence.
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Client candidacy red flags. Veneers, crowns, orthodontics, pregnancy, medications — when gem application is contraindicated and how to communicate refusal professionally without losing the client relationship.
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