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Restorative Course – Dublin

Duration

10 days

Start dates

TBC

Per day fees

Dublin
€625 per day

6 month payment terms available

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The Restorative Course delivers an integral foundation for success in private practice. This course leads to a Postgraduate Certificate in Restorative Dentistry. You will be awarded 60 hours of Verifiable CPD.

With insights from the renowned Professor Paul Tipton, you will learn key theoretical, scientific and engineering principles.

Topics covered include occlusion, preparations, occlusal examinations, porcelain veneers, adhesion composites, perio/endodontics, articulators, treatment planning, TMJ/splints and bridge design.

Backed with this knowledge, you can offer comprehensive treatment options to your patients and boost your income potential.

You will be awarded Verifiable CPD as a result of realising each Learning Outcome below.

Unit 1: Principles of Occlusion

  • Learning Outcome 1: Comprehensively evaluate and demonstrate the understanding of basic, intermediate and advanced principles of occlusion.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate, select and apply appropriate occlusion techniques for manipulation of the jaw, identification of slides, managing and controlling occlusion for a reorganised bite.
  • Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate and apply appropriate techniques relating to TMJ and Splints, which splint to use when and where, management of the patient, maintenance and review.

Unit 2: Porcelain Veneers

  • Learning Outcome: Critically appraise current techniques and accompanying material considerations involved with the application of porcelain veneers.

Unit 3: Bridge Design

  • Learning Outcome: Demonstrate an understanding of Bridge Preparation Techniques and Adhesive Requirements.

Unit 4: Treatment Planning and the Use of Articulators

  • Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate the Treatment Planning Considerations to be made for Patients.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate understanding of the principles of articulators, types of articulators and the science behind choice of use.

Unit 5: Endodontics and Periodontics

  • Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate the Endodontic restorative management of teeth.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate an understanding of periodontology.

Unit 6: Adhesion Composites

  • Learning Outcome: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of adhesion composites and their application to patients.

A brief overview of topics covered on the 10 days is as follows, please note course day sequence might change based on the course stream you are registered on:

Day 1: Principles of Occlusion

  • 5 Principles of Occlusion
  • Slides between RCP and ICP
  • Gnathology and Pankey style Occlusions
  • Importance of Condylar Position
  • Bruxism
  • Anterior Guidance
  • Mutually protected occlusion
  • Jaw registrations on live patients
  • Facebow registration practical on live patients
  • Load testing the joint
  • Choosing your condylar position
  • Types of canine guidance
  • Occlusal adjustment
  • Progressive guidance, programmed guidance
  • Long and wide centric, freedom in centric
  • Treatment of Class 2 patients
  • Lucia jigs practical on live patients

Day 2: Preparations/Posts

  • Understanding bur selection
  • Tooth anatomy v Tooth Prep
  • Lab techniques
  • Functional cusp bevels
  • Shillingburg winged preps
  • Convergence angle and axial inclination
  • Creating the ideal ferrule
  • Parallel vs Tapered posts
  • Nayyar cores
  • Shenker Post
  • Adhesive Fibre/Zirconia Posts
  • Minimal Cavity Designs
  • Air Abrasion and Ozone
  • Tunnel/internal/minibox/slot preparations
  • Laser Cavity preparations

Day 3: Occlusal Examinations

  • Classification of lateral movement
  • How to examine the TMJs
  • Muscle palpation
  • Importance of RCP
  • How the slide determines the treatment plan
  • Conformative v Reorganised approach
  • 4 factors that identify your Occlusal plan
  • Canine discussion and cusp angles
  • Occlusal Examination practical on live patients

Day 4: Porcelain Veneers

  • Media vs Natural Smiles
  • Conventional v slice preps
  • Prepless veneers
  • Lab techniques to make Veneers
  • Feldspathic v Emax
  • Cementation techniques
  • Smile design and smile imaging
  • Geller Models
  • Diagnostic waxing prototypes

Day 5: Adhesion Composites

  • Contraction (C) factor
  • Treatment of pulpal exposures
  • Placement and shrinkage, flowable and chemically cured composites
  • Surface layer considerations
  • Staining techniques
  • Classification of Dentine bonding agents and appropriate use
  • Bonding to different types of dentine
  • Tooth Anatomy
  • Rubber dam placement practical

Day 6: Perio/Endodontics

  • The 4 pillars of endodontic treatment
  • Coronal seal
  • Fracture risk, detection and prevention
  • Vital pulp therapies and prevention of pulp necrosis
  • Management of cracked teeth
  • Treatment of infections
  • Needs and characteristics of patient
  • Six-point periodontal examination
  • Gingival exposure/margins
  • Dento-gingival complex, biotype, keratinised tissues
  • Gingival recession
  • Risk Assessment: e.g. biological caries, loss of retention, fracture, abutment or restorations
  • Aetiological considerations
  • Merits of remedial action, options

Day 7: Articulators

  • Mounting your own Models on the semi adjustable Articulator
  • Average value articulator
  • Arbitrary v Kinematic facebows
  • Semi adjustable & Fully adjustable articulators
  • Importance of Condylar inclination
  • Bennett movement v immediate side shift
  • Bennett shift v progressive side shift
  • Understanding the importance of intercondylar distance
  • Why are your restorations always high

Day 8: Treatment Planning

  • Treatment Planning the large restorative case, sequencing treatment
  • Dahl appliances, diagnostic waxing and the curve of spee
  • Boyle's plane analyser, importance of the Occlusal plane
  • Vertical dimension and facial aesthetics, golden proportion
  • Pink porcelain, emergence profile and soft tissue position
  • Custom made Anterior guidance tables
  • Treatment planning practical
  • Diagnostic waxing practical
  • Occlusal adjustment on models practical

Day 9: TMJ/Splints

  • Types of splint
  • Lucia jigs
  • Michigan Splints
  • Tanner Appliances
  • Anterior Repositioning splints
  • Anterior splints and deprogrammers
  • Avoiding a Closed Lock
  • Classification of clicking
  • Splint adjustment practical on live patients

Day 10: Bridge Design

  • Choosing fixed/fixed v fixed moveable design
  • Cantilever designs
  • Adhesive bridge preps
  • Choosing the retainer type
  • Perils of double abutting
  • Reasons for bridge failures
  • Flexing v length of bridge
  • Lindhe and Nyman bridges/Periodontal Prosthesis
  • The use of stress breakers

The Restorative Course is a must for anyone motivated by providing high quality dentistry. The format of teaching enhances competence and knowledge in key areas of restorative work, boosts clinical skills and confidence. Professor Tipton's style of presenting is charismatic and inspires performance to utmost precision. Joining Tipton Training has been the best investment of time and energy I have made for the past 5 years. This journey has been truly worthwhile and financially rewarding once the new skills were applied in clinical practice.
- I Stamatova, 2017

I cannot recommend the restorative course enough to any dentist who wants to enjoy their dentistry more and take their dentistry to the next level. It covers the gaps your knowledge will have post university and will give you the confidence to take on private cases. The first morning alone blew my mind. If you want fulfilment in your career do this course without delay.
- N Karunaratne, 2017

It has opened my eyes to many aspects of Dentistry I didn’t consider as important beforehand. I feel it's just the beginning of my journey. I now ask myself more questions. The areas that were not very clear at the beginning of the course started to fall in place like missing pieces of the puzzle. My main thought now is that I want to do the course again. I am very grateful and thankful to everyone who made this course happen and work.
- V Mikenaite, 2017

The restorative course has given me knowledge and skills to improve my dentistry and offer patients a wider range of treatment options. I feel more confident in my career path and am excited about my future prospects.
- J Gilliland, 2017

Who should do this course?

Most dentists coming on this course are either already practicing Private Dentistry or are NHS dentists wishing to move to Private Dentistry. However, this course is aimed at any dentist wishing to improve their clinical work and invest more time into understanding occlusion, stabilising and improving the patients teeth and well-being.

How much practical work is involved?

The Restorative course consists of a mixture of lectures, demonstrations and practical sessions. It is 60% theory and 40% practical. On the majority of course days there will be a lecture in the morning and a practical session in the afternoon. On the 14-day programme, 10 days include a practical afternoon session.

How much reading is involved?

The theory is based on reading material provided to you within the e-learning page on the website. This will be available to you up to 4 weeks prior to the specific course module. The theory is based on scientific articles hand-picked by Professor Tipton. Reading material is required for most course days and the time investment in reading may vary for each module. All reading material is essential as Professor Tipton may refer back to specific points during the course.

I am struggling with more complex cases and more private work, will this course help?

The restorative course will open your eyes on how to deal with more complex and private cases, allowing you to be more organised and confident when delivering dental care to your patients. We also offer delegates to bring study models and pictures to discuss with any of our clinical team including Professor Paul Tipton.

Do I treat patients on the course?

No, we do not have live patients on this course. However, it is expected that you do participate in group work with your peers on the course day. This includes practising the techniques you have been taught on the course on each other.

I am confused about which course will suit be best. Can you tell me the difference between the Restorative and Operative (Phantom Head) course?

The PG Certificate in Restorative Dentistry is a more theoretical course with 6 full days on Occlusion. Other topics include Posts, Porcelain Veneers, Bridge Design, Endodontics, Periodontics & Minimal Invasive Dentistry. The PG Certificate in Operative Dentistry has 10 face-to-face days which are 100% practical, intense hands-on training working on Phantom Heads to improve your tooth preparation skills. It all depends on your experience and comfort level with Occlusion, Treatment Planning and tooth preparation techniques. The courses complement each other perfectly. We have had some delegates who join one course and then join the other immediately after. Should you plan to do both courses we suggest doing the PG Diploma in Prosthodontics and taking advantage of 30 months interest free finance. You can complete the PG Diploma in 18 months. In addition to the added clinical skills and treatment advantages, you will also save 6% on fees by enrolling straight onto the Diploma. If you initially only want to enrol to one course, the ideal pathway would be to begin with the PG Certificate in Restorative Dentistry and then follow on with the PG Certificate in Operative Dentistry.

What is covered in the course fees?

We cover the cost of light curing units, composites and impression materials needed within the course. We will provide a Michigan Splint for each delegate provided that you bring your study cast for the articulator practical. Adhesion composite models and treatment planning models are also included in the course fees. A light lunch and refreshments will be available. Whilst we try to accommodate any dietary requirements, we cannot always guarantee.

Are there any additional course costs?

As part of the Articulator training day (Unit 1), we require delegates to bring an unmounted upper and lower study model of themselves on good quality stone which they will mount onto articulators on the day. These models are then sent to our laboratory and we have a Michigan splint made. The splints are then fitted in the delegates own mouths as part of the TMJ Splint training day (Unit 1). We believe this is the best experience a dentist can have of the end to end process. The cost of splints is included in course fees, however, the unmounted upper and lower study model must be provided by the delegate.

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