Course Overview
This comprehensive Restorative Course which is completed in 12 days over 12 months, aims to enhance and develop the knowledge and skills of each clinician, above and beyond their current practicing techniques in;
Functional occlusion and general practice
Minimal intervention, adhesion, anterior/posterior direct
and indirect composites.
Smile design – fundamentals of aesthetics
Advanced restorative topics
Venue Manchester and Ilkley
Dates June 2010 - March 2011
CPD 96hrs
Course Fee £450.00 per day + VAT payable in instalments
(A 5% discount will be provided if full payment in made in advance)
The Course Content
One to one hands on preparation training. Informal and relaxed atmosphere allowing interactive group discussions and the opportunity to plan your own cases. Personal Laboratory communication with world class technicians.
Comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment planning – teaching the importance of developing a methodical, predictable and successful treatment outcome.
Complete hands-on teaching of all the aspects of occlusal management for each and every case that you will see and treat in practice.
Functional occlusion and general practice ( Module One )
Delegates should be aware of the various philosophies of occlusion and how these principles are applied to restorative modern day practice.
Practical exercises will be designed to allow an understanding and confidence to diagnose and treat TMD with an ethos of joint based occlusal analysis, articulation and removable splint treatment. By focusing on diagnosis, delegates will develop the techniques to create a more successful restorative and aesthetic practice
Minimal intervention, adhesion and aesthetics ( Module Two )
Revolutionise the practical aspects of the bulk of day-to-day practice with the primary aim of fully understanding the implications of treating the pulp-dentine complex using minimally invasive, conservative and highly aesthetic principles of practice.
Hands-on techniques are developed to teach the very latest tips and methods to successfully restore all forms of diseased and broken down anterior and posterior teeth, as well as the use of composite as a cosmetic tool.
Smile Design ( Module Three )
Gain confidence to run a case from start to finish applying a rational protocol for each individual patient. Learn the value of successful photographic techniques both to you and your patients, when and how to use cosmetic imaging and whitening.
Build excellent relationships with you technicians through effective communication and a motivated approach to successful common goal.
Learn the fundamental importance of a diagnostic wax up when planning and ‘selling’ your case and step by step techniques will be described on how to prepare partial and full coverage preparations, anterior veneer preparations and posterior bonded porcelain preparations.
This module will eliminate the confusion about when to use cemented versus adhesively retained restorations and develop predictable parameters for each. An update on tooth preparation surface management to eliminate post-op sensitivity, finishing techniques, gingival control, impression recording, prototypes and bonding protocols will be taught.
You have my assurance that you will leave this module with a comprehensive knowledge of treating patients from the simple single tooth veneer cases to the more demanding aesthetically challenging smile. We give you an abundance of clinical tips readying you for the very next case you see.
Advanced restorative topics ( Module Four )
This module aims to cover treatment of an advanced restorative case from treatment planning to preparation techniques. Management of the edentulous space will be discussed with an overview of the use of implants, short and large span bridgework, removable prostheses and full denture techniques.
The perio/endo/ortho interface with restorative care will be covered as well as the challenging occlusal case.
Module One
Day one - Applied occlusal techniques BACK
am (Seminar)
Overview of historical and recent concepts
Correct diagnosis of occlusal disease and raising patient awareness
Making occlusal treatment work for you
Incorporating occlusal principles into your treatment plan and clinical work
pm (Clinic)
Jaw manipulation to achieve centric relation
Achieving accurate impressions and occlusal records for diagnosis and treatment
Day two - Articulation and equilibration
am(Seminar)
Jaw manipulation to achieve centric relation
Facebow transfer techniques
pm (Clinic)
Hands on facebow
Mounting casts and model equilibrationDiagnostic analysis
Day three - TMJ diagnosis and treatment
am(Seminar)
AM TMJ and splint therapyHow to correctly diagnose TMD and the jointLaboratory instructions and fabrication
pm (Clinic)
Fitting and adjusting splints
Equilibration
Module Two
Day one - Pulp-dentine complex and successful adhesion
am(Seminar)
What are we really doing to the pulp?
Predictable and dependable adhesion
Light colour and aesthetics with anterior composites
pm (Phantom Head)
Anterior composite techniques
Day two - Posterior aesthetics
am (Seminar)
Posterior restorations from minimal intervention to cuspal coverage
Preparation design, which material and when
Aesthetics in harmony with function
pm (Phantom Head)
Minimal preparation techniques
Direct posterior composites
Day three - Crown preparations
am (Seminar)
Principles of preparation and advanced techniques for prep, gingival control and impressions (Seminar)
pm (Phantom Head)
Inlay preparations
Anterior and posterior crown preparations
Module Three
Day one - Dentofacial analysis and planning
am (Seminar)
Case selection and treatment planning
Occlusal stability and changing vertical dimensions
Facial analysis, clinical photography and imagingKois analyser for diagnostic wax up
Laboratory communication, ceramic choices and wax up protocol
pm (Seminar)
Preparation techniques
Gingival control and impression recordingMastering prototypes
Day two - Mastering veneer preparations
am (Phantom Heade)
Occlusal considerations
Prep of veneer case Gingival control and impression recording
pm(Phantom Heade)
Prototypes and finishing
Laboratory communicationWorking together for success
Day three - Discussion and theory
am (Hands-on & Seminar)
Bonding techniques for longevity, function and aesthetics
Laboratory prescription and shade analysis
Delivery of veneers, cementation and finishing
pm (Hands-on)
Tooth whitening (Seminar)
Photography and imaging hands on
Module Four
Day one - Treatment planning
am (Seminar)
Treatment planning for full mouth rehabilitation
Joint based occlusion and treatment of the challenging occlusal case
Management of the edentulous space
pm (Hands-on)
Hands-on joint analysis and the fully adjustable articulator (Hands – on)
Day two - Advanced soft tissue manipulation
am (Seminar)
Soft tissue managementConnective tissue graft and pontic site developmentCrown lengthening
pm (Hands-on)
Advanced soft tissue techniques
Day three - Implant dentistry
am (Seminar)
Integration of implants into your practice
Overview of case selection and planning for implants
Surgical and restorative options
pm (Clinic)
Live implant surgery