Lecture up to 1 hour

Multi-disciplinary Topics, AGD Subject Code 149

Today’s digital tools don’t just make dentistry faster—they make it better, more predictable, and more interdisciplinary than ever before. In this immersive session, Dr. Karla Soto will guide you through a full-spectrum digital workflow—from scanning to planning to performing—that bridges orthodontics, surgery, and restorative care.

You’ll see how to leverage technologies like iTero Lumina and Invisalign Smile Architect to unlock treatment possibilities ranging from minimally invasive ortho-restorative cases, to combination cases with implants, to fully digital All-on-X workflows. Through real patient cases, Dr. Soto will break down the diagnostic thought process, team communication strategies, and clinical protocols that streamline even the most complex cases.

Whether you’re new to digital dentistry or looking to elevate your comprehensive workflows, this lecture will expand your capabilities—and your confidence—when integrating interdisciplinary care in your practice.

Upon completion of this workshop, attendees should be able to:

• Map a scan-to-delivery digital workflow coordinating ortho, surgical, and restorative steps.
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  Use visual simulations to enhance diagnosis, planning, and patient acceptance.

Dr Karla Soto has focused on sharing the power of digital dentistry, facially generated comprehensive treatment planning and the impact of having an emotional connection with patients. Karla has presented in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and North America on fully embracing the digital dentistry revolution to transform her practice into a more productive and fulfilling experience. She is a DSD KOL, Align Global Faculty & Advisory Board, Ivoclar KOL and VHF KOL. An award-winning clinician, Karla received the 2020 DSD Speaker of the Year award, the 2021 Straumann Purpose award and Align Case Shootout champion at the 2021 GP Summit live competition. She is the cofounder of Smile Again, a nonprofit to help give smile makeovers to survivors of domestic violence and leads dental/medical missions overseas. 

A bonafide CE addict, she is a Kois Graduate, Spear alumni, Seattle Study Club Ambassador and a member of AACD, AGD, DSD, AACA, LEAD Mastermind. Passionate about learning and sharing, Dr Soto launched an interactive educational platform called Key Elements to help colleagues connect the dots of digital dentistry. Dr Soto practices as a cosmetic, implant and general dentist in her private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 2006 and completed a GPR at the Baltimore VA.