MasterClass - Removable Prosthodontics

Welcome to the registration page for the MasterClass in Removable Prosthodontics.

Overview:

Please join us for a very exciting day of Removable Prosthodontic Principles and Fundamentals covering skills critical to providing excellent care in Removable Prosthodontics in Practice.

The pathway of the day is short lectures followed by hands on participation, putting these skillsets into practice. The tutors for the day will bring a wealth of experience in clinical and laboratory skills that can stand to you every day in practice.

The Course will benefit all dental practitioner no matter what stage of career, in terms of introducing new concepts or reaffirming trusted methods. Mastering fundamental principles never goes out of fashion.

The goal of the workshop is to provide strong review and application of skillsets that are required on a daily basis. These skillsets will include:

(1) A review of ideal tooth position and alignment, and hands on setting up of upper and lower anterior teeth on mounted wax rims.

(2) A review of cause of fracture and hands on repair of a fractured upper complete denture.

(3) A review of technique and hands on addition of a tooth to an existing partial denture. This will cover the situation of a lost tooth or the case of immediate fit post extraction.

(4) A review of ideal design and fabrication of edentulous custom trays and hands on design and fabrication of upper and lower edentulous custom trays.

  

(5) Discussion of clinical situations of your choice. All of the tutors will be delighted to respond to and discuss any clinical or technical questions that you might have. If you wish to bring casts, radiographs etc for discussion, please do so.

Course Aims:

To provide a technique review for fundamental principles in Removable Prosthodontics, covering clinical and laboratory skills. The hands-on aspect of the course facilitates application of these skills. The direct interaction with the tutors through the hands-on aspect is aimed to maximise the benefit of the didactic and clinical experience. The skillset of understanding ideal tooth position and alignment has such crossover in terms of all aspects of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the participants will be very familiar with principles and practical application of fundamental skills in Removable Prosthodontics, including ideal setting of anterior teeth, denture repair, addition to existing denture, and fabrication of edentulous custom trays. The discussion component will have offered useful two-way interaction on clinical challenges that the participants might face in their daily practice.

Course Instructors:

Dr Edward Cotter, Dr Anne Gunderman, Dr Paul Quinlan, Mr Danny Doyle, Mr Gavin Monahan.

SCHEDULE

This course is part of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI MasterClass Series.

Masterclass Series