Clinical Photography, Whitening & Smile Design

Kushal Gadhia teaches ACE Courses' day on photography, smile design and whitening. Two to three hours of preparatory videos cover camera equipment and settings, allowing most attendance time to focus on practical work.

Delegates practise baseline, treatment, posterior and shade photographs, with discussion of editing, storage and consent. Shade teaching covers lighting, filters and laboratory communication. Smile design includes presentation software and integration of photographs, scans and CBCT; whitening covers consent and tray design.

Dates advertised for 2027 are 13 February, 8 May and 11 September, at GBP 600 including VAT. Ask ACE for CPD hours and the equipment to bring.

Preparation before the day

The two to three hours of videos compare twin and ring flash and explain ISO, aperture, shutter speed and white balance. A photography equipment guide and baseline-photo guide are available as downloads.

Practical and planning topics

• Clinical images: baseline, treatment, posterior and shade photographs, followed by editing and storage.
• Shade records: hue, value and chroma, shade tabs, consistent lighting, polarising filters, diffusers and laboratory instructions.
• Smile planning: conventional methods, PowerPoint and Keynote, and combining photographs with intraoral and CBCT scans.
• Whitening: consent, gel concentration and tray design.
• Data handling: GDPR and ICO-registration considerations for clinical photographs.

More than three quarters of the day is practical. ACE's treatment-planning and communication days are separate recommended courses, rather than included sessions.