Rade D. Paravina, DDS, MS, PhD, lectures nationally and internationally on various topics associated with color and appearance in esthetic dentistry. Along with John M. Powers, PhD., he co-edited a book designed to help dentists master the art of color selection in dental procedures, Esthetic Color Training in Dentistry. Contributors to the book include Jane D. Brewer, Lee Culp, Pamela G. Doray, Jeryl D. English, Rose-Marie Fay, Franklin Garcia-Godoy, Yumiko Hosoya, Francisco H. Imai, William M. Johnston, Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, Yong-Keun Lee, Huan Lu, M. Ronnier Luo, John D. McLaren, Shigemi Ishikawa-Nagai, Kathy L. O’Keefe, Joe C. Ontiveros, Jr., Rade D. Paravina, Rodney D. Phoenix, John M. Powers, Jack D. Preston, James C. Ragain, Jr, Leslie B. Roeder, Robert R. Seghi, Gary L. Severance, Robert C. Sproull, Edward J. Swift, Jr., Alwin G. Wee, Stephen Westland, Wayne T. Wozniak, and Adrian UJ Yap.

The VITA Bleachedguide 3D-MASTER®, a bleaching guide for use monitoring the effects of tooth whitening, was developed by Dr. Paravina and Vita Zahnfabrik.

If you are interested in learning more about color in dentistry, you can contact Dr. Paravina about his continuing education course, Mastering Color Matching; A Novel Approach to Advanced Esthetics. The course emphasizes principles and fundamentals essential to successful color matching in both office and dental lab.