Curriculum Vitae
Bill Dereck Marais
EDUCATION
1989 - Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch, South Africa 1993 - Bachelor’s Degree in Prosthetic Science at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1992 to 1996 - Denture/Removables Technician, Prodent Dental Laboratory; Somerset West, South Africa
1997 to 1999 - Multidiscipline Dental Technician, Phoenix Precision Dental Laboratory; Sherman Oaks, California
1999 to Present - Owner/Multidiscipline Dental Technician, Disa Dental Studio; Santa Monica, California and Portland, Oregon
TEACHING
2014 - Dr Clayton Chan/True Dentistry, Las Vegas, Nevada: “Anterior Biomimetics”
March 2015 and October 2015 - CerecDoctors at Spear Education, Scottsdale,Arizona: “Maximizing the Esthetic Potential of Monochromatic CEREC Restorations”
March 2016, March 2017, February 2018, October 2019 - (co-taught with Dr Howard Chasolen) Chasolen Education, Orlando, Florida: “Implant Prosthetics: Fundamentals and Beyond”
August 2017 - “High Performance Polymers with GC Products” in Anchorage, Alaska
September 2017 - “Anterior Biomimetics with GC Products” in London, UK
November 2017 - “High Performance Polymers with GC Products” in Portland, Oregon
October 2018 - (Co-taught with Al Hodges) “Anterior Biomimetics” in Chicag0
February 2019 - “High Performance Polymers with GC Products” in Seattle, Washington
September 2019 - “High Performance Polymers with GC Products” in Chicago
“Predictable Results with Full Arch Zirconia Hybrids” - courses taught in collaboration with GC America and GC Europe:
October 2013 - Portland, Oregon
May 2015 - Orlando, Florida (one-day workshop)
June 2015 - Madrid, Spain
July 2015, September 2015, July 2016, September 2017 - Chicago,
Illinois October 2015 - Florida (one-day workshop) October 2015 - Canberra, Australia April 2016 - Jordan
September 2016 - Leuven, Belgium
January 2017 - Seattle, Washington
June 2017 - Poland
July 2017 - Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, South Africa
September 2017 - (Also taught “Anterior Biomimetics with GC Products”) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan
April 2018 - (Also taught “Anterior Biomimetics with GC Products”) Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan
September 2018 - Germany, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark
April 2019 - (Also taught “Screw-Retained Cases”, High Performance Polymers” and “Digital Workflow”) Egypt and Jordan
LECTURES
LMT Midwinter Lab (GC AMerica) 2014 - 2020 AARD, Chicago - February 2014
AACD Florida - May 2014
Il Congreso Nacional De GC, Madrid - June 2014 Spectrum Day, Toronto - October 2014
Hinman, Atlanta - April 2015
Spear Education - 2015
Australasian Osseointegration Society, Canberra - October 2015 AO Meeting, San Diego - February 2016
Lab Day West, Anaheim - 2016
DTG Symposiun, Utah 2014 - 2016
Hinman, Atlanta - March 2017
Pase, Poland - June 2017
DENTASA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa - July 2017 Dentistry Show and Dental Technology Showcase, Birmingham UK -
September 2017
Hinman - April 2018
AAOMS, Chicago - November 2018
Chicago Study Club - December 2018
PEKKTON Summit, Chicago - September 2018 and 2019
Lab Day West, Anaheim - May 2019
USC 10th International Restorative Dentistry Symposium, Los Angeles -
November 2019
NGS AMD, New York City - November 2019 Atalanta Study Club - January 2020 Exploring Excellence Study Club - March 2020
PUBLICATIONS
“The Initial Series . . . A Game Changer” - GC Get Connected, Europe 2016 “Breaking the Cookie Cutter” - Dentaltown, May 2016
CE COURSES/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
-LVI Full Mouth Waxing
-LVI Enhanced Smile Design I
-LVI Enhanced Smile Design II
-LVI Master Aesthetic Technician
-LVI Neuromuscular Technician
-LVI Practical Occlusion in the Progressive Practice (Occlusion I)
-LVI Mastering Neuromuscular Occlusion (Occlusion II)
-LVI Core IV: Advanced Restorative and Occlusal Principles
-LVI Treating Sleep Breathing Disorder
-LVI Team Member Full Mouth Reconstruction
Frank Spears - Occlussion 1
BDT Technique with Phil Reddington and Lee Mullins - Chicago, February 2016
JA Pamploma (Mastering Pink MC Ceramics) - Chicago, August 2016
DSD Residency 1 Las Vegas withChristian Coachman and Team 2022
DSD Designing Smiles Livestream course with Christian Coachman 2023
DSD Residency 1 Miami with Christian Coachman and Team 2023
Kois Functional Occlusion 2023