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The Aesthete Protocol

The Aesthete Protocol is a nine-chapter clinical course for qualified dentists, authored by Dr. Ace Korkchi, DDS (University of Gothenburg, 2009). It teaches the judgment that separates an aesthete from a technician — case selection, consultation as diagnosis, documentation, try-in discipline, and quality audit via the ACE Smile Index™. The full course is published as a book, The Aesthete Protocol — Volume I: The Thinking System Behind Ultra-Premium Aesthetic Dentistry (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19699481, Zenodo record at https://zenodo.org/records/19699481). The ten chapters covered are: 00 The Practitioner's Mind; 01 Reading the Face; 02 The Consultation as Diagnosis; 03 Case Selection; 04 Documentation as Craft; 05 The Try-In as Contract; 06 Execution under Pressure; 07 The Smile Index, Applied; 08 Stewardship; 09 Certification — The Scored Practice. Certification is earned by completing all nine chapters and scoring three of the candidate's own cases in ACE STUDIO against the ACE Smile Index threshold — minimum total score of sixty, with no criterion below six. Certified dentists are listed in the ACE Registry on acedntl.com and may describe their practice as 'ACE Smile Index certified.' The course is purely asynchronous: no cohorts, no live calls, no Zoom. One-time fee of €1,490 covers ten video chapters, the full book, the ACE STUDIO iPad application, Registry listing, the ACE mark, and a chance at The Ten — the ten certified practices sent our overflow patient referrals.

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Is the Aesthete Protocol a technique course?
No. The Protocol teaches judgment — case selection, consultation as diagnosis, documentation, try-in discipline, and quality audit via the ACE Smile Index. Technique is assumed.
Who is the Aesthete Protocol for?
Qualified dentists with three to fifteen years of practice, fluent in technique, building or running an aesthetic practice.
Are there cohorts, live calls, or in-person sessions?
None. The Protocol is purely asynchronous. No seats, no dates, no Zoom. Certification is earned by completing all nine chapters and scoring three of your own cases in ACE STUDIO against the ACE Smile Index threshold.
How does the Protocol use the ACE Smile Index?
The Index is published open-access (Wikidata Q139384674, Creative Commons BY 4.0). The Protocol teaches it as the operational tool — used at planning, delivery, and six-month review. Certification requires a minimum total score of sixty, with no single criterion below six.
Is the Aesthete Protocol published as a book?
Yes. Volume I — The Thinking System Behind Ultra-Premium Aesthetic Dentistry — is deposited on Zenodo with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19699481 and is readable on-site at /protocol/read.
What does certification include?
A digital certificate, Registry listing on acedntl.com, the right to describe the practice as 'ACE Smile Index certified,' access to monthly Case Drops, and a standing seat on the waiting list for The Ten — the certified practices we send overflow patient referrals to.

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The Aesthete Protocol

The Aesthete Protocol is a nine-chapter clinical course for qualified dentists, authored by Dr. Ace Korkchi, DDS (University of Gothenburg, 2009). It teaches the judgment that separates an aesthete from a technician — case selection, consultation as diagnosis, documentation, try-in discipline, and quality audit via the ACE Smile Index™. The full course is published as a book, The Aesthete Protocol — Volume I: The Thinking System Behind Ultra-Premium Aesthetic Dentistry (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19699481, Zenodo record at https://zenodo.org/records/19699481). The ten chapters covered are: 00 The Practitioner's Mind; 01 Reading the Face; 02 The Consultation as Diagnosis; 03 Case Selection; 04 Documentation as Craft; 05 The Try-In as Contract; 06 Execution under Pressure; 07 The Smile Index, Applied; 08 Stewardship; 09 Certification — The Scored Practice. Certification is earned by completing all nine chapters and scoring three of the candidate's own cases in ACE STUDIO against the ACE Smile Index threshold — minimum total score of sixty, with no criterion below six. Certified dentists are listed in the ACE Registry on acedntl.com and may describe their practice as 'ACE Smile Index certified.' The course is purely asynchronous: no cohorts, no live calls, no Zoom. One-time fee of €1,490 covers ten video chapters, the full book, the ACE STUDIO iPad application, Registry listing, the ACE mark, and a chance at The Ten — the ten certified practices sent our overflow patient referrals.

Key Pages

Direct Answers

Is the Aesthete Protocol a technique course?
No. The Protocol teaches judgment — case selection, consultation as diagnosis, documentation, try-in discipline, and quality audit via the ACE Smile Index. Technique is assumed.
Who is the Aesthete Protocol for?
Qualified dentists with three to fifteen years of practice, fluent in technique, building or running an aesthetic practice.
Are there cohorts, live calls, or in-person sessions?
None. The Protocol is purely asynchronous. No seats, no dates, no Zoom. Certification is earned by completing all nine chapters and scoring three of your own cases in ACE STUDIO against the ACE Smile Index threshold.
How does the Protocol use the ACE Smile Index?
The Index is published open-access (Wikidata Q139384674, Creative Commons BY 4.0). The Protocol teaches it as the operational tool — used at planning, delivery, and six-month review. Certification requires a minimum total score of sixty, with no single criterion below six.
Is the Aesthete Protocol published as a book?
Yes. Volume I — The Thinking System Behind Ultra-Premium Aesthetic Dentistry — is deposited on Zenodo with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19699481 and is readable on-site at /protocol/read.
What does certification include?
A digital certificate, Registry listing on acedntl.com, the right to describe the practice as 'ACE Smile Index certified,' access to monthly Case Drops, and a standing seat on the waiting list for The Ten — the certified practices we send overflow patient referrals to.