There is a saying that "when the student is ready, the teacher appears" and that first one and a half hours where Professor Tipton gave us a stirring pep talk and taught occlusion in the best way I have ever encountered blew our minds. read more
Dr. Paul Tipton Prof Tipton is an internationally acclaimed Prosthodontist who has worked in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the founder of Tipton Training Ltd, one of the UK’s leading private dental training academies and the author of over 100 scientific articles for the dental press. ‘He regularly appears in the U.K. top 20 most influential dentists Prof Tipton qualified from Sheffield University in 1978 and read more
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) have awarded Centre Accreditation to Tipton Training for its Courses in the UK and Ireland. With this Tipton Training becomes the first private post graduate dental education provider in the UK to have an RCS England accredited centre. The provisional accreditation conferred on Tipton Training in December 2018 and was ratified by the RCS Council on the 13th of June 2019. This read more
As the UK’s leading private dental education provider, Tipton Training is always looking for talented dentists to join its Preferred Education Partner (PEP) network. The objective of this network is simple: to deliver high quality dental education and mentorship to dentists. But this objective presents a challenge. To provide the best education and mentorship, we have to find the UK’s best dental professionals to join our PEP network. That’s why read more
At EAO 2017, Dr Göran Urde presented a paper titled “Evolution of surgical protocols in implant dentistry” as part of the scientific programme. Dr Göran Urde, is the Program Lead for Tipton Training’s PG Certificate in Dental Implantology and is the Director of the Futurum Clinic at Malmö University’s Faculty of Odontology in Sweden. Extracts from his presentation are below. In the good old days, as he put it, implants read more
Occlusion is the cornerstone of successful dentistry, however, it also is perhaps the most misunderstood subject in dentistry. Why do restorations done with occlusal understanding last the test of time, whilst a lack of occlusal understanding causes iatrogenic damage to patients? 90% of the patients have occlusal disease, so learning the Principles of Occlusion and about Occlusal Assessments will allow you, as a dentist, to begin to treat occlusal disease, read more
In the past, I have blogged about implant courses and what dentists should consider when choosing one. In case you missed it, please read the blog post. Make your concerns known A primary concern of dentists is the ‘quality’ of the patients they will treat on an implant course. It’s a fair question, as registering for an implant course is an investment in your career. Like any investment, you should read more
The growth of dental implantology Dental implantology is now an established part of everyday treatment for patients. It’s also a significant earner for dentists and dental practices. If you are referring work out of your practice, this is income, patient satisfaction and loyalty that you are missing out on. Remember, doing a yearlong course in dental implantology is mandatory before you can place and restore dental implants (as per GDC read more
ONE of the country’s leading dental training centres is urging dentists to comply with the General Dental Council’s Enhanced CPD Scheme. The initiative – which makes it compulsory for all GDC members to have a Personal Development Plan – started on 1 January 2018 for dentists. Dental care professionals must be compliant by August 1st 2018. Specifically, GDC members must adhere to the following scheme requirements (taken from the GDC’s website): read more
