a Course

Conventional and Digital Fixed Prosthodontics

This fixed prosthodontics hybrid training program is perfectly suited for the early and mid-career general dentist, focusing on the management of indirect restorations for the single tooth and the short-span fixed prosthesis. Over the course of two webinars and a full day hands-on session, participants will gain experience on diagnosis, treatment planning, tooth preparations, provisionalization, impression taking (both conventional and digital) and cementation, in the provision of single crowns, inlays, onlays and short span bridges. The strengths and limitations of a variety of dental prosthodontic materials will be discussed and handled in our state-of-the-art SIM LAB.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of existing analog and digital workflows in fixed prosthodontics.
• Update on the latest advances in digital workflows.
• Discussion on best practices for management and maintenance of oral health. Avoiding complications and meeting patient expectations.
• Hands-on exercises: preparation, provisionalization, impression taking (digital and analog) and cementation of single indirect restorations (single crown, inlay onlay) and the short-span fixed prosthesis.

Evening Webinar #1

Lecture:

• Navigating the maze of dental ceramics using both conventional and digital techniques
• Selection of appropriate restoration materials-influence on tooth preparation
• Preparation guidelines : Single crown, inlay, onlay, short-span fixed partial denture

Evening Webinar #2

Lecture:

• Principles of conventional and digital impressions
• Provisionalization Strategies
• Principles of cementation techniques for both glass ceramics and zirconia

Full Day Hands-on Training:

• Preparation of the single crown, inlay, onlay, short-span fixed partial denture
• Impression taking using both conventional and digital techniques
• Provisionalisation
• Cementation of multiple restorations

Please bring your loupes if you would like to use them for the hands-on training sessions*

*Recordings of the live webinars will be available to registered participants for thirty (30) days following each webinars.*