Course Reviews

Quality at your fingertips: Day 1 Quality at your fingertips: Day 2 Quality at your fingertips: Day 3 Quality at your fingertips: Day 4 Quality at your fingertips: Day 5 Quality at your fingertips: Day 6	< quick access to all course reviews

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 1

•  Introduction.
•  Laboratory design and management systems.
•  Review the stages in the manufacturing process for tooth and implant supported restorations.
•  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of materials and techniques currently used.
•  Effective use of articulators and articulated casts.
•  Introduction to gnathological principles.
•  Associated oral anatomy and physiology.
•  Introduce exercises in functional waxing.

back to top back to course list

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 2

•  The use of casts for diagnosis and treatment planning.
•  Stabilisation appliances.
•  Die preparation and modification.
•  Zeiser model system.
•  Waxing techniques.
•  Introduction to Procera.
•  Short Term Interim Restorations
•  Long Term Interim Restorations
•  Functional waxing exercise continued.

	Each Module comprises of slide presentations, practical demonstrations and the opportunity for Hands-On experience where appropriate. Limited attendance ensures closely supervised tuition.

back to top back to course list

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 3.

•  Techniques for the Fabrication of Definitive Restorations.
•  Full contour waxing.
•  Use of customised incisal guidance tables and indices.
•  Shade taking and matching.
•  Restoration design and planning for the future.
•  Wax pattern design, Spruing and Investing.
•  Casting principles. Induction, Vacuum/pressure casting.
•  Consider choice of ceramic to use. Ceramic techniques, to include porcelain into an index and butt fits.
•  Multi-unit splinted restorations, to include Soldering and Laser Welding.
•  Functional waxing exercise continued.

back to top back to course list

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 4.

•  Implants.
•  Integrating the laboratory into the management of Implant supported Restorations
•  Historical Review of Osseointegration.
•  Choice of implant system.
•  Diagnostic and planning aids.
•  Immediate, short term and long term interim restorations.
•  Definitive options.
•  All In One. Novum. Customised abutments. Single tooth restorations.
•  Screwed -v- cemented.
•  Occlusal principles.

back to top back to course list

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 5.

•  Ceramic Inlays, Onlays and Veneers.
•  Case presentations.
•  Costing Laboratory Procedures.
•  Realistic Planning and Timing.
•  Tooth relationships, group function.
•  Conclude functional waxing exercise.

back to top back to course list

1

Quality at your fingertips: Day 6.

•  Dental photography.
•  On - line communications.
•  Machines v Manpower.
•  Introduction to literature reviews and understanding statistics.
•  Laboratory tips.
•  Summarise course.
•  Questions and answers.

back to top back to course list

N.B. Although each day is complete in itself, the course follows a logical progression, developing knowledge and understanding in a cumulative manner through each day completed. Participants are therefore encouraged not to miss out on any of the days.