Partial and Complete Denture Course

Partial and Complete Denture Course

2 Day Course

Course Overview

  • Day 1: Removable Partial Dentures
    • Assessing patients and the oral anatomy
    • Key tips on designing a partial denture in under 10 minutes
    • A step-by-step analysis of how to achieve the optimum designs of
      • Support (including guide planes, rest seats and tissue support)
      • Direct retention
      • Indirect retention
      • Major connectors including Scandinavian Design
      • Minor connectors
    • A visit - by- visit analysis of impression techniques, impression materials and communicating each stage with the laboratory and patient ​
    • Try in, fit stage and after care
    • Costings and Consent
    • An overview on Digital Dentures
    • Hands On: Prepping rest seats, 3-5 partial denture design cases per delegate.
  • Day 2: Complete Dentures
    • Assessing patients and the oral anatomy for a predictable complete denture outcome
    • A visit - by- visit analysis of impression techniques, impression materials and communicating each stage with the laboratory and patient ​
    • Design principles: denture shapes, teeth shapes, retention and support, suction techniques, personalising tooth positions
    • Live demonstration of how to border mould using a special tray
    • Hands On: border moulding, adjusting wax rims for jaw registration stages
    • Case discussions using cases from delegates