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Contact

Registry & Application

Email: edi-admissions@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 3456 1092

Course Content

Dr Konstantina Dina Dedi
Programme Director
Email: k.dedi@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)20 7908 1238

Dr Ronuk Vasant
Programme Coordinator
Email: r.vasant@ucl.ac.uk

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Level: Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)
Start date:
 23 September 2013
Number of places:
 20 postgraduates are accepted each year via competitive entry.
How to apply:
 Refer to the Application Pack
CPD hours:
 162.5 hours of verifiable CPD
Programme director:
 Dr Konstantina Dina Dedi
Programme coordinator:
 Dr Ronuk Vasant
  Course Contacts
Contact tel. no.:
 020 7905 1238
Contact e-mail address: k.dedi@ucl.ac.uk
r.vasant@ucl.ac.uk
  Registration and application:
Contact tel. no.:
 +44 (0)20 3456 1155
Contact e-mail address:
 d.howells@ucl.ac.uk

What will I learn?

Syllabus

Topics covered will include:

  • Aesthetic Biomaterials
  • Aesthetic Smile evaluation, concepts and case preparation.
  • Occlusal records (face-bows, interocclusal registrations, semi-adjustablearticulators)
  • Dental Photography
  • Anterior and Posterior Direct and Indirect CompositeRestorations/Adhesive Dentistry
  • Tooth Sensitivity
  • Ceramic Restorations: Veneers, Inlays, Onlays, Crowns
  • Aesthetic Porcelain fused to metal crown and bridges
  • Direct and Indirect Temporary Restorations
  • Tooth Whitening
  • Cementation of ceramic restorations
  • Aesthetic Removable Prostheses
  • Effective Laboratory Communication
  • Aesthetic Periodontic Procedures (Crown Lengthening, Extraction andSite Preservation, Connective Tissue Grafts)
  • Introduction to Lasers in Dentistry
  • Anterior Implant Aesthetics
  • Elements of full-mouth rehabilitation and management of tooth wear
  • Interdisciplinary treatment planning for complex aesthetic problems

Module structure

Programme specification

An outline of the structure of the Certificate in Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry programme and its assessment is available in the Programme Specification (MS Word).

Aims and Objectives

This course aims to provide:

  • Knowledge and understanding of contemporary aesthetic biomaterials
  • Knowledge and skills of clinical procedures in adhesive and aesthetic dentistry, including implant treatment planning and soft tissue management
  • Improvement of the standards of delivered aesthetic clinical dental procedures
  • Broadening of the considered options for treatment planning of complex aesthetic problems

Assessment

You will be formally assessed at the end of each module. The assessment at the end of Module 1 involves a 2-hour exam of 50 unseen Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and/or Short Answer Questions (SAQ) and an essay on an assigned topic. The assessment at the end of Module 2 involves a 2-hour exam of 50 unseen Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and/or Short Answer Questions (SAQ) and an oral exam with an aesthetic case presentations that the candidate will present.

Teaching methods

Timetabling

The programme will involve 24 full teaching days over a period of one year. Each day comprises:

A.M.: 9:30-13:00 Lectures, seminar
P.M.: 14:00-17:00 Hands On (Skills Lab or Clinic)

Normal working hours are 09:30 – 17:00, Monday – Friday however on occasions  some activities may take place outside these core hours.

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