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exocad Courses for Dentists
Learn exocad the way it's actually used in modern practice — not menu by menu, but case by case. DDSchoology's exocad courses take you from your first crown to motion-aware smile design across DentalCAD, ChairsideCAD, Smile Creator, the Virtual Articulator and Jaw Motion Import, all on the real patient data behind the 5D Biologic Virtual Patient.
Apply for a seat ↗What you'll master in exocad
The curriculum follows the complete digital workflow, so every tool is learned in the context of a real result — a delivered restoration, a planned implant, a designed smile.
- DentalCAD — the core design platform: crowns, bridges, inlays, veneers and copings with clean, fast workflows.
- ChairsideCAD — single-visit, same-day dentistry from intraoral scan to milled restoration.
- Smile Creator — 2D/3D esthetic planning that turns a face and a smile into a designable 3D tooth setup.
- Model Creator — printable models and dies for accurate, predictable lab and chairside output.
- Virtual Articulator + Jaw Motion Import — design against real movement and occlusion, not a static bite.
From beginner to confident designer
You don't need any CAD background. The exocad training begins with setup, navigation and the design pipeline, then layers in complexity: anterior esthetics, full-contour posterior, implant-supported restorations, and finally smile design that respects bite, motion and occlusion.
Beginner foundations
Interface, scan import, margin and insertion-axis logic, and your first crowns and bridges — the muscle memory every digital dentist needs.
Advanced & motion-aware design
Smile Creator esthetics, the Virtual Articulator, and importing real jaw motion so your designs are validated against how the patient actually moves.
Taught on the 5D Virtual Patient
What sets DDSchoology apart is the data. Instead of demo files, you design on a real patient reconstructed across six dimensions — face, bite, motion, muscle, force and design — built from real intraoral scans and Zebris jaw-motion records. Those same inputs feed exocad's Jaw Motion Import and Smile Creator, so the skills transfer directly to your own cases.
See the 5D method ↗exocad course FAQ
- Can I learn exocad as a complete beginner?
- Yes. The course starts with the interface and core workflow, then builds to crowns, bridges, implants and smile design — so a dentist with no CAD experience can become a confident exocad designer.
- Which exocad modules do you teach?
- DentalCAD and ChairsideCAD core workflows, plus Smile Creator, Model Creator, the Virtual Articulator and Jaw Motion Import — the modules used for esthetic planning, occlusion and motion-aware design.
- Does this prepare me for exocad certification?
- DDSchoology trains you to use exocad confidently on real cases and prepares you to pursue official exocad certification, which is issued by exocad and its certified trainers.
- Is the exocad course online?
- Yes — it's available online with blended hands-on options, so dentists worldwide can learn exocad at their own pace.