The Aesthetic Dentistry Advanced Series

These three days can be taken individually or together. Each day will have lectures in the morning followed by hands-on exercises in the afternoon.

Day 1: All-Ceramic Crowns

 This day will cover preparations and ceramic materials to select.

Aims and objectives 

This day will introduce the you to:

• Indications for anterior all ceramic crowns

• Ceramic materials types and characteristics for all-ceramic crowns

• Step by step preparation for anterior and posterior all-ceramic crowns

• Burs and armamentarium for predictable and time efficient preparations

Upcoming Dates

30 November 2017

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Day 2: All-Ceramic Veneers

Aims and objectives 

This day will introduce the you to:

• Indications for anterior all ceramic veneers
• Ceramic materials types and characteristics for all ceramic veneers 
• Comparisons with indirect composite options
• Step by step preparation for all ceramic veneers with 2 protocols
• Burs and armamentarium for predictable and time efficient veneer preparations
• Introduction to immediate dentin sealing

Upcoming Dates

14 December 2017

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Day 3: Anterior Metal-Ceramic Crowns and Bridges 

 This day will cover:

• ceramic margins 
• bridge designs and preparation
• pontics 
• gingival colour ceramics 
• Maryland bridges

Aims and objectives 

This day will introduce the you to:

• Step by step preparation for anterior and posterior aesthetic metal- ceramic crowns
• Burs and armamentarium for predictable and time efficient preparations
• Bridge designs and ovoid pontics
• Ceramic margins options and Thorough laboratory prescriptions for sound and aesthetic metal ceramic restorations.
• Anterior Maryland bridges.

Upcoming Dates

4 January 2018

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This day will cover indications, preparation, temporization, and materials for ceramic inlays-onlays. It will also cover predictable impressions, including materials, clinical technique, tissue management and tissue retraction.

Aims and objectives 

You will be introduced to 

• The planning and indications of inlays and onlays indirect restorations for vital and endodontically treated teeth.
• Specific preparation: step-by-step technique
• The recommended types of materials, fabrication techniques and the necessary lab communication
• The predictable temporisation of teeth prior to receiving such adhesive restorations.

You also will explore 

• A specific intraoral impression technique for predictable, accurate and time efficient impressions.
• A list of evidence-based proposed materials
• Retraction and moisture technique, and moisture and bleeding control options and tools.

Upcoming Dates

11 January 2018

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This day will cover tooth whitening for vital and endo-treated teeth and management of whitening derived sensitivity.

Aims and objectives 

By the end of the day you will better understand:

• the causes of tooth discolouration and mechanisms of tooth whitening
• materials for tooth whitening and an overview of the most established commercially available products
• products and management of tooth sensitivity
• the step-by-step technique for internal whitening
• management of “white spots”.

Upcoming Dates

18 January 2018

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This day will cover cements and cementation of all-ceramic restorations adjusting and polishing ceramics.

Aims and objectives 

This day will introduce you to:

• step-by-step adhesive cementation protocols for etchable ceramics and indirect composite restorations
• the available ceramics and ceramic restoration scenarios with recommended cementation process
• the most established available resin cements
• cementation with heated composite resin
• isolation prior to cementation
• adjustment and polishing armamentarium and process for ceramics
• Excess removal, finishing and polishing of cementation margins

Upcoming Dates

8 March 2018

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Day 1: Atraumatic Extraction and site preservation. Anterior Crown lengthening

 This day will cover: 

• extraction 
• socket preservation 
• anterior crown lengthening

Aims and objectives 

This course aims to show you:

· methods of atraumatic extractions in the aesthetic zone

· site preservation after extractions of front teeth: When, why, how, what with?

· Anterior Gumlines - Crown Lengthening and gingivoplasty: When, how, what with? Including required planning and preparation.

Upcoming Dates

19 April 2018

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Day 2: Recession Management and Pontic Sites Enhancement: Connective Tissue Grafts, Alloderm Grafts

This day will cover connective tissue grafts, root coverage, Alloderm.

Aims and objectives 

This course aims to show you:

• management of Recessions-
• methods of Root Coverage- Use of Alloderm as tissue graft
• basic mucogingival techniques- Ovoid pontic site development
• showcase of challenging aesthetic cases

Upcoming Dates

17 May 2018

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Business and Marketing Tools for a Successful Dental Practice

This is an interactive one-day workshop on communication tips for improving interactions in your dental practice. 

You'll be introduced to communication and management protocols to enhance the structure and teamwork within your practice. 

You'll also get ideas on how to prevent and manage patient complaints. This will help you increase patient satisfaction, minimise patient complaints and reduce stressful incidents for your dental team. 

Aims and objectives 

The workshop aims to provide you with tools and ideas to:

• enhance effective communication with patients and your team members
• increase patient satisfaction
• handle patients’ complaints 
• turn mistakes into opportunities
• build the ideal staff team for your practice’s needs

Please note, as this is a lecture-only day, it is £259.

Upcoming Dates

5 July 2018

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