RECESSION
PINHOLE® HOUSTONCertification & Practice LaunchOctober 23–25, 2026 · Houston, Texas
Beyond Pinhole®.
Build a Broader Perio Skill Set.
Complete the official Pinhole® certification pathway, then expand your GP periodontal capabilities through Laser Dentistry and Functional Crown Lengthening in one three-day clinical program.
27Total CE pathway
$4,999Standard tuition
Oct 23–253-day Houston program
EXCESS / SHORT CROWN
Excess tissue or insufficient tooth display
Functional Crown LengtheningPeriodontal-restorative planning for access, ferrule, and biologic tissue relationshipsINFLAMMATION
Inflamed periodontal or peri-implant tissues
Laser-assisted TherapyLaser use within diagnosis-based periodontal care—not as a substitute for complete treatment planningA simple clinical framework—not a diagnosis algorithm. Every procedure requires examination, appropriate case selection, informed consent, and treatment within the clinician’s training and licensure.
Authorized training leadership
A Houston first for the Digital Group.
With authorization from Pinhole® inventor Dr. John Chao, Dr. Steven Xue brings the official certification pathway and live hands-on instruction to iACD Houston—expanded with Laser Dentistry, Functional Crown Lengthening, and practical practice-launch support.
- Official online curriculum and 7 CE
- Fourteen CE of live Houston hands-on training
- A pathway toward Pinhole® certification
Functional Crown Lengthening
Create a sound periodontal foundation for restorative care.
Functional crown lengthening exposes sound tooth structure when decay or fracture extends beneath the gingival margin, the clinical crown is too short, or additional ferrule is needed for a predictable restoration. Treatment may include soft-tissue repositioning and, when indicated, osseous recontouring while respecting the supracrestal tissue attachment.
- Restorative and periodontal diagnosis, case selection, and contraindications
- Ferrule, restorative margin, and supracrestal tissue-attachment principles
- Flap design, ostectomy/osteoplasty, apical repositioning, and suturing
- Healing, restorative timing, complications, and when to refer
Watch the Pinhole® story
See the technique. Understand the opportunity.
Watch this short Pinhole® video, then explore how the Houston certification pathway combines clinical education, hands-on refinement, and a ready-to-use patient marketing system.
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Learn first. Apply carefully.
Return ready to refine.
This program is designed around how experienced clinicians learn best. Start with the official self-paced curriculum and hands-on practice model. After certification, introduce carefully selected cases with mentorship—then come to Houston with real questions, real cases, and a stronger foundation.
ONLINE
Build the foundation
Receive 24-month access to the official curriculum, practice materials, and step-by-step instruction.
7 CEOnline certification
IMPLEMENT
Begin with support
Your patented 13-piece PST® instrument kit is shipped directly to you. Start appropriate cases with mentorship.
1–3Initial mentored cases
HOUSTON
Refine hands-on
Join the three-day iACD Houston program, October 23–25, 2026, for Pinhole® hands-on refinement plus the new Laser Dentistry and Functional Crown Lengthening curriculum.
14 CEIn-person hands-on
Three days · one integrated clinical pathway
Houston clinical agenda
Laser Dentistry + Pinhole®
Six CE of BIOLASE Laser Dentistry with periodontist Dr. Paul Chang, followed by the Pinhole® certification program and clinical integration.
Pinhole® Hands-on Refinement
Technique refinement, case review, tissue management, complication awareness, and structured discussion led by authorized Pinhole® speaker Dr. Steven Xue.
Functional Crown Lengthening
Joint instruction by Dr. Paul Chang, Dr. Steven Xue, and Dr. Jim Zhang, connecting periodontal principles with restorative treatment planning and GP implementation.
27 CE total: 7 CE official Pinhole® online curriculum + 14 CE Houston Pinhole® hands-on + 6 CE BIOLASE course with Dr. Paul Chang.
One enrollment. A complete launch pathway.
Everything you need to learn it—and put it to work.
Official online curriculum
24-month access to comprehensive modules, practice guidance, and the requirements for online certification.
Patented PST® kit
Your 13-piece instrument cassette, typodont, and practice materials are fulfilled after full tuition is received.
Initial-case mentorship
Review early cases and questions with experienced guidance before moving into more demanding clinical situations.
Houston clinical program
Three days at iACD, October 23–25, 2026: 6 CE of BIOLASE Laser Dentistry with periodontist Dr. Paul Chang, 14 CE of Pinhole® hands-on refinement led by authorized speaker Dr. Steven Xue, and a jointly taught Functional Crown Lengthening day.
Practice-launch demonstration
See how patient marketing and clinician-reviewed AI workflows can support a structured 90-day launch.
Practice support toolkit
Initial consultation SOAP notes, preauthorization documentation, and responsible claim-submission guidance. Implementation support is optional.
What happens after certification?
A structured 90-day practice launch—not a box of marketing promises.
Use the patients, team, systems, and clinical judgment you already have. The framework below helps a practice introduce screening, patient education, documentation, and measurement in manageable stages.
Activate the team
Define clinical screening criteria, train the hygiene and recall team, standardize photography and charting, and build a candidate-review queue.
Goal: a repeatable internal workflowTurn interest into consultations
Use approved education, clinician-reviewed AI support, and a secure PMS scheduling path to help appropriate patients take the next step.
Goal: consistent education and follow-upReview, refine, and decide
Review early cases, consultation conversion, documentation quality, and team capacity before deciding whether optional paid marketing support fits the practice.
Goal: evidence-based next stepsExisting-patient screening system
Start with the patients who already trust your practice.
A simple team workflow can identify concerns worth a licensed clinician's evaluation—without letting software diagnose or determine candidacy.
Flag
Notice recession, sensitivity, exposed roots, or an esthetic concern during hygiene and recall visits.
Document
Capture the patient's concern, standardized photographs, periodontal findings, and relevant history.
Educate
Use approved materials to explain options; the treating clinician confirms diagnosis, candidacy, risks, and alternatives.
Schedule
Move interested patients into a secure consultation workflow inside the practice's PMS.
Training that continues into your practice
From certification to a scheduled consultation.
Clinical education is only the beginning. An optional patient-facing landing page and AI Patient Agent can explain approved information in clear language, support text and voice conversations, and direct interested patients into your existing practice-management scheduling system.
- Optional configuration for your doctor and practice
- Patient education using approved content
- Optional pathway into your PMS scheduling experience
- Marketing implementation and promotion priced separately
AI-POWERED PATIENT PATHWAY
ATTRACTSocial & Search01
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EDUCATELanding Page + AI Agent02
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CONVERTPMS Consultation Booking03
Patient Marketing + Clinical AI demonstration
See the workflow before you decide to implement it.
Switch between the two demonstrations to see how patient education and clinician-controlled documentation can fit around a certified practice.
PATIENT JOURNEY
From a question about recession to a secure consultation request.
The AI can educate and route. It does not diagnose, determine candidacy, quote benefits, or replace a licensed clinician.
Attract
Patient-facing content creates a clear next step for people researching gum recession.
Educate
A bilingual text-and-voice AI agent answers approved FAQs without diagnosing.
Qualify
The experience gathers non-clinical preferences and directs urgent concerns to the practice.
Schedule
Interested visitors continue into the practice's secure PMS scheduling pathway.
Demonstration only. Do not enter protected health information into a public demo. Production workflows require practice-approved privacy, security, consent, and clinical-governance controls.
Adjustable break-even scenario calculator
Model your assumptions. See what would have to be true.
Change each input to reflect your practice. Results show a simple gross-collections scenario—not profit, a forecast, or a promise.
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Scenario tool—not an ROI or income guarantee.
Actual candidacy, scheduling, acceptance, fees, collections, timing, refunds, payer decisions, overhead, taxes, clinical capacity, and outcomes vary. This calculator excludes operating expenses and does not calculate net profit. Use your own verified data and professional advisors.
Optional next step
Request a Practice Launch Review
Share your current workflow and goals. We can identify what is ready, what is missing, and which—if any—optional services may be worth discussing.
Request a Practice Launch ReviewIn the private form, select the practice-growth support you want to discuss.
Optional services · Separate scope and pricing · No income promise
Customized marketing, landing pages, AI implementation, social media, paid media, CRM/PMS integration, and ongoing practice-growth support are optional and require a separate written scope and fee. They do not guarantee patient volume, consultations, case acceptance, collections, profit, reimbursement, or clinical outcomes.
Clinical documentation & insurance support
Spend less time starting from a blank page.
Pinhole® Initial Consultation Note
A structured SOAP template for history, periodontal findings, recession documentation, assessment, alternatives, and treatment planning.
Preauthorization Toolkit
Narrative framework, periodontal charting, photography, radiograph, treatment-plan, and attachment checklists.
Claim & Appeal Guidance
Documentation-first submission practices, attachment organization, and denial-response templates—without promises of payer coverage.
Houston inaugural cohort
A complete certification and practice-launch pathway.
- Official online certification curriculum
- Patented 13-piece PST® instrument kit
- 14 CE Houston hands-on training
- 6 CE BIOLASE course with Dr. Paul Chang
- Joint Functional Crown Lengthening training
- Initial-case mentorship and review
- Patient Marketing & Clinical AI demonstration
- SOAP, preauthorization & claim toolkit
Designed for implementation
This program is for clinicians ready to add a new solution for gingival recession.
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General dentists seeking a structured periodontal soft-tissue pathway
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Periodontists and surgical clinicians refining a minimally invasive option
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Practice owners who want clinical education connected to patient acquisition
Frequently asked questions
The details dentists ask before enrolling.
How are the 27 CE credits structured?
The complete pathway includes 7 CE through the official online Pinhole® curriculum, 14 CE through the Houston Pinhole® hands-on program, and 6 CE for the BIOLASE course taught by Dr. Paul Chang.
What is the tuition, and how does it compare?
The Houston program has one standard tuition of $4,999. It remains below Dr. Chao’s $7,500 regular course tuition while adding 6 CE of Laser Dentistry with Dr. Paul Chang and Functional Crown Lengthening with Dr. Steven Xue and Dr. Jim Zhang.
What is new in the October 23–25 program?
Dr. Paul Chang teaches the 6 CE BIOLASE Laser Dentistry course on Friday. The three-day Houston program also adds Functional Crown Lengthening taught jointly by Dr. Paul Chang, Dr. Steven Xue, and Dr. Jim Zhang.
When do I receive online access and my PST® kit?
After full tuition is received, online access is activated and the instrument kit and practice materials are prepared for shipment.
Can I begin cases before the Houston hands-on program?
After successfully completing the official online certification requirements, clinicians may introduce appropriately selected cases within their licensure, competence, and professional judgment. Early-case mentorship is strongly encouraged.
What happens after certification?
The site outlines a 90-day practice-launch framework, an existing-patient screening workflow, and demonstrations of patient marketing and clinician-reviewed AI. Practices may also request an individual launch review.
Is marketing or AI implementation included in tuition?
The program includes demonstrations and planning education. Customized marketing, landing pages, AI implementation, social media, paid advertising, and ongoing practice-growth support are optional services scoped and priced separately. No patient volume or revenue is guaranteed.
Does the insurance toolkit guarantee reimbursement?
No. The toolkit supports accurate documentation, preauthorization, and claim submission. Benefits and reimbursement vary by procedure, plan, payer policy, and patient coverage.
Houston inaugural cohort
One standard tuition: $4,999.
Join us October 23–25, 2026, for the expanded 27 CE Houston program—Pinhole® certification, 6 CE Laser Dentistry with Dr. Paul Chang, and Functional Crown Lengthening with Dr. Steven Xue and Dr. Jim Zhang.