June 16, 2008 12:29 ET

Dr. Todd Franklin, of Lodi, California, Is Announced as a Mentor and Senior Instructor for the California Center for Advanced Dental Studies

LODI, CA--(Marketwire - June 16, 2008) - After careful consideration, the California Center for Advanced Dental Studies' (CCADS) board is excited to announce that Dr. Todd Franklin, DDS, has been appointed as a Mentor-Senior Instructor. "We are thrilled to have Dr. Franklin as a Mentor-Senior Instructor. He absolutely possesses all the qualities we look for. He is a premier clinician and an outstanding teacher," said Dr. Thomas Dudney, Program Director of CCADS.

Dr. Franklin's selection is the result of a rigorous selection process that includes an in depth look at the doctor's collegiate and post-graduate education, dental practice and overall integrity. In order to be selected, they must have completed a minimum of 120 hours and three levels of advanced clinical training from accredited post-graduate programs. "What distinguishes our Mentors," comments Garrett Caldwell, President of CCADS, "is their comprehension and use of advanced clinical protocols for veneers including all types of indirect all-ceramic and ceromer composite restorations and their overall commitment to excellence in their practices."

Mentor-Instructors for CCADS have many responsibilities, including conducting their own local study groups in their offices and instructing nationally and internationally at seminars and live patient hands-on programs. However, more important than their clinical duties is their responsibility to the public and to any doctor who seeks assistance or mentoring in the field of cosmetic dentistry.

Dr. Todd Franklin, DDS, has been providing beautiful smiles for people all over Northern California. He graduated from the University of the Pacific and the University of California San Francisco, School of Dentistry and has completed four levels of live patient hands-on course and has been helping teach these programs over the past three years. Dr. Todd Franklin is currently an accreditation candidate with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. His aesthetic oriented dental practice is located in Lodi, CA.

The California Center for Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS) is a non-profit organization focused on changing the way postgraduate dental education is offered to dentists. CCADS is led by Program Director, Dr. Thomas Dudney, and has mentors and instructors currently conducting study clubs and clinical programs related to cosmetic dentistry across the USA, Canada and the UK.