One Day Intensive Hands-on Courses

Explore Tipton Training’s one-day intensive hands-on courses tailored to refine your clinical skills under the expert mentorship of our tutors. During these 100% hands-on masterclasses, participants will engage in focused and repeated practice of operative dentistry techniques using Phantom Heads, to be able to take on more significant & complex restorative cases.

PFM Crowns

Utilising Phantom Heads / Manikins, the one-day masterclass on porcelain fused to metal crowns covers:

  • Anterior, Premolar and Posterior Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM) crown preparations
  • Two handed preparation techniques
  • Speed increasing handpiece discussion
  • Laboratory techniques and prescriptions
  • Fibre optics, magnification and loupes discussion
  • Bur Design and Selection
  • How to produce quality impressions
  • Tooth Anatomy

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • PFM Crown Preparation Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
  • Margin Design for Restorations Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
  • PFM Crown Preparation Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
    • Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns UR1
    • Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns UL5
    • Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns LR6

Locations and dates:

  • London: Thursday 27th November 2025

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Porcelain Veneers

Under expert mentorship and utilising Phantom heads / manikins, this one day masterclass on Porcelain Veneers will explore:

  • Preparation techniques – Margin Design, Incisal Edge and Interproximal prep designs
  • Specific examples examined – Retroclined Lateral Incisor, Proclined Central Incisior
  • Procedure to seal and impression / scan
  • Prototype construction
  • Lab prescriptions

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Porcelain Veneers Webinar by Professor Tipton
  • Porcelain Veneer Preparation Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
    • Slice preps vs conventional preps
    • Conventional preparation on UR1 with a mini chamfer on the palatal aspect
    • Conventional preparation on UR2 with a butt joint moving into a sloping butt joint
    • Slice preparation on UL1 with mini chamfer

Locations and dates:

  • London: Monday 5th January 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Ceramic Crowns / Inlays / Onlays / Vonlays

This one-day, hands-on masterclass is designed to strengthen your expertise in ceramic restorations, with 100% practical training using Phantom Heads / Manikins, the day is focused on enhancing clinical precision and technique. The day will take place as follows:

AM: Ceramic Crowns

  • Zirconia Adhesive Emax Crown preparation UL2
  • Cemented Crown Preparation UL3

PM: Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays & Vonlays

  • Inlay / onlay Cavity design – axial walls, size of cavity, internal line angles and cavo surface margin prep
  • Preparation of LL6 for porcelain inlay
  • Preparation of LR6 for porcelain inlay
  • Other preps we now do for overlays and vonlays

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

A) Ceramic Crowns

  • Ceramic Crowns Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
  • Ceramic Crown Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
    • All Ceramic Emax Adhesive Crown Preparation on UL2
    • All Ceramic Zirconia Cemented Crown Preparation on UL3
  • Verti Preps

B) Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays & Vonlays

  • Ceramic Inlays & Onlays Webinar by Professor Tipton
  • Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays and Vonlays Demonstration by Professor Tipton covering:
    • MOD ceramic emax inlay preparation on LL6
    • Ceramic onlay preparation on LR6
    • Overlay preparation on UR6
    • Vonlay preparation on UR4

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  • London: Monday 9th February 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Amalgams

The one-day hands-on masterclass on Amalgams offers a comprehensive learning experience focusing on key aspects of amalgam restorations. Using Phantom heads / manikins, participants will explore and practice techniques related to:

  • Amalgam Cavity designs
  • Amalgam in preps
  • Amalgam slide preps
  • Etch and seal theory
  • Matrix bond techniques, Anealing
  • Where to wedge from
  • Bonded amalgam techniques
  • PKT carving techniques

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Amalgam Restorations Webinar by Professor Tipton
  • Amalgam Restorations Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
    • Cavity design and the placement & carving of the amalgam
    • MOD amalgam preparation on LL5
    • Nayyar core amalgam preparation on LL7

Locations and dates:

  • London: Monday 2nd March 2026
  • Manchester: Thursday 22nd January 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Adhesive Bridgework

The one-day course on Adhesive Bridgework offers a comprehensive exploration of maryland bridge design theory and practical techniques for preparing and placing Maryland bridges, utilising phantom heads for hands-on learning. Participants will explore:

  • Longevity of Adhesive Bridges
  • Theory on Adhesive Designs
  • How to prep for Adhesive Bridges
  • Understanding displacement techniques
  • Proximal extensions
  • 3/4 crown preps
  • Full grooves
  • Labial wrap

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Adhesive Bridgework Webinar by Professor Tipton
  • Adhesive Bridgework Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
    • Single cantilever preparation to replace LL2 using LL3
    • Lower 3-3 fixed fixed preparation
    • Posterior maryland bridge preparation on UL456

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Wednesday 18th February 2026
  • London: Monday 10th August 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Anterior Composites

This one-day, hands-on masterclass in Anterior Composites is designed to strengthen your expertise in anterior composites, with 100% practical training using Phantom heads / manikins, the day is focused on enhancing clinical precision and technique. Key topics include:

  • Update on anterior anatomy: “it’s all about line angles”
  • Direct labial veneer on upper central incisor-hands-on
  • Use of colour shapers, brushes to customise during free-hand build-up
  • Class IV build- up using polychromatic shades and tints.
  • Focusing on anatomy and refining the finishing and then polishing of anterior composites restorations

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Anterior Composites Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Thursday 19th March 2026
  • London: Monday 1st June 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Posterior Composites

The one-day hands-on masterclass on Posterior Composites provides an immersive learning experience focused on mastering techniques essential for posterior composite restorations. Participants will explore:

  • C factor theory
  • Class I, II restoration technique
  • Flowable composite and layering technique
  • Polishing and finishing
  • Matrix designs including sectional matrix systems

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Posterior Composites Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak
  • Posterior Composites Additional Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Thursday 7th May 2026
  • London: Monday 29th June 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Posts

The one-day course on Posts offers a comprehensive exploration of essential techniques and principles for successful post and core restorations, using phantom heads to provide hands-on learning experiences. Under the guidance of Tipton Training’s expert faculty, the one-day course will cover:

  • Length and Width of the ferrule
  • Quality of RCT and Occlusion on Posts
  • Gold Post Core Preparation
  • How to use Duralay to build cores for casting
  • Shenker Post Preparation
  • Glass Fibre / Carbon Fibre Post Core construction
  • Choosing the right technique
  • Temporisation Techniques
  • How to obtain high quality impressions

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Restoration of the Root Filled Teeth Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
  • Restorations of Anterior Root Filled Teeth Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
    • Shenker Post
    • Duralay Post & Core
    • Temporary Post
    • Fibre Post & Composite Core

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Thursday 4th June 2026
  • London: Monday 13th July 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Gold Preparations

The one-day course on Gold Preparations offers a focused exploration of gold crown and onlay preparations, utilising phantom heads to provide hands-on learning experiences. Participants will receive comprehensive guidance on preparing various gold restorations, including:

  • Longevity / success of gold restorations
  • Classic Shillingburg Prep Techniques
  • ¾ gold crowns in UR4 and LR7
  • Gold onlay UR5 as alternative to ¾ crowns
  • Gold 7/8 crown in UR7 for when only mesio-buccal cusp is saveable
  • Creating additional Resistance / Retention form
  • Which burs to use and how to prepare each individual case
  • Imps / scanning

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Gold Restoration Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
  • Gold Restorations Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
    • Full gold crown preparation on UR6
    • 7/8 crown preparation on UR7
    • MOD gold onlay preparation on UR5
    • 3/4 crown preparation on UR4

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Thursday 16th July 2026
  • London: Monday 21st September 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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Bridge Design & Preparations

The one-day course on Bridge Design & Preparations provides an immersive learning experience focused on mastering the intricacies of fixed moveable, fixed-fixed, and cantilever bridge designs, utilising phantom heads to facilitate hands-on practice. By the end of the masterclass, participants will have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare various bridge designs, ensuring successful outcomes in their clinical practice.

  • How to design bridgework
  • Fixed moveable, fixed fixed and cantilever designs
  • Importance of crown height, width and taper
  • Box preparations
  • Which abutments to use
  • Prepare UL456 Fixed Movable Bridge
  • Prepare U3-3 Fixed Fixed Bridge
  • Prepare LL34567 Fixed Fixed Bridge
  • Prepare LR456 Cantilever Bridge

Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:

  • Bridge Design Webinar by Professor Tipton
  • Bridge Design & Preparation Techniques Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
    • Upper Posterior Fixed / Moveable Bridge Preparation on UL456
    • Upper Anterior Fixed / Fixed Bridge Preparation Canine to Canine
    • Lower Posterior Fixed / Fixed Bridge Preparation on LL34567
    • Lower Posterior Distal Extension Cantilever Bridge Preparation on LR456

Locations and dates:

  • Manchester: Thursday 17th September 2026
  • London: Monday 28th September 2026

Time: 9:30am – 5pm
Price: £695 (inc VAT)
CPD: 6 hours

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