Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry Professional Training

DAY 1

Title: Occlusal Examination Practical | Faculty: Prof. Paul Tipton | Time: 09:00 - 18:00

The morning session will consist of an occlusal examination seminar and the afternoon session will consist of an occlusal examination practical.

Course Aims

• Define the mechanisms of occlusal adaptation
• Recognise that social and medical history may influence occlusal harmony
• Appreciate how the anatomy of the glenoid fossa influence mandibular movement
• Assign a classification and values to condylar movements
• Discriminate the opportunities to prescribe a Dahl appliance
• Understand how anterior tooth shape and position influence condylar movement
• Appreciate why vertical and horizontal elements of the slide influence treatment planning

Course Objectives

By the time the delegate has completed this course he/she will:

• Establish the protocol for occlusal examination
• Deliberate the consequences of an unstable ICP
• Evaluate the Bennett angle and Bennett movement
• Confirm the orbiting and rotating condyles during mandibular movements
• Conceptualize condyle position for working and non-working side excursions
• Describe the impact of bruxism with class II leverage
• Evaluate all information to prescribe a reorganized or conformative treatment plan

Agenda

DAY 2

Title: Treatment Planning in Advanced Restorative Dentistry | Faulty: Prof. Paul Tipton | Time: 09:00 - 18:00

Course Outline
The morning session will be a lecture on advanced treatment planning (with Prof. Paul Tipton). The afternoon session will be a hands-on practical which will include treatment planning on study casts (with Dr Adam Toft). It will cover the following:

• Examination procedures 
• Vertical Dimension assessment
• Periodontal assessment 
• Stabilisation
• Maintenance including Perio, Endo, Ortho, and Cores
• Occlusal principles 
• Reorganised vs conformative approach
• 5 Principles of occlusion
• Surgical procedures including perio surgery, implants etc
• Bridge design 
• Crown preparations 
• Diagnostic waxing, prototypes and prep guides 
• Definitive restorations 
• Occlusal splints

Agenda

DAY 3

Title: Emax & Zirconia Anterior & Posterior Restorations Techniques and Preparations | Faculty: Prof. Paul Tipton | Time: 09:00 - 18:00

Course Outline

This course is a step-by-step programme in the form of practical sessions, lectures and demonstrations- delivering the Foundation for Private Dentistry. The course will take you through the theoretical, scientific and engineering principles behind restorative dentistry. The course is ideal if you are:

• Hoping to acquire new skills and build confidence to take on more complex cases
• An NHS practitioner and want to increase your private income or move fully into private practice
• A Principal looking for a course to update your skills using the latest techniques and materials and, in these modern times, help avoid litigation

It is also a perfect “refresher” course if you feel that your knowledge and techniques have become a little dated. The field of restorative and cosmetic dentistry is advancing at a rapid rate in terms of techniques and the materials available. We continually update our courses to ensure our delegates have a competitive edge in the market.

The morning session will consist of a seminar covering Emax & Zirconia preps and an Emax & Zirconia preps practical in the afternoon.

Agenda

DAY 4

Title: Modern Post and Core Techniques and Preparations | Faculty: Prof. Paul Tipton | Time: 09:00 - 18:00

Course Outline

The morning session will consist of a seminar covering posts and the afternoon session will be a hands-on practical covering shenker, duralay and fibre post preps. 

Course Aims

• Discuss the advantages/disadvantages of the various post morphologies
• Introduce the 5 criteria which influence the success of a post
• Revise the principles of Shenker post design
• Understand the stages required for accurate impression taking
• Appreciate the importance of the ferrule in a post’s prognosis
• Awareness of the technique for a direct Duralay post and core
• Evaluate the techniques available for treating multi-rooted teeth
• Understand the implications of material choice on aesthetics and prognosis
• Discuss anti-rotation grooves, their placement and instrumentation

Course Objectives

• Identify the material of choice for a clinical scenario
• Evaluate the criteria for post success in a clinical scenario
• Demonstrate the use of the Nayyar core for multi-rooted teeth
• Prepare a Shenker post and provide a suitable impression
• Fabricate a Duralay direct post and core for anterior teeth
• Produce a split cast post and core using the ‘bead-on’ technique
• Examine the stages in cementation of carbon fibre posts

Agenda