Principles of Basic Occlusion (CPD08JUN19)
Availability | Course has taken place |
Subject | eCPD |
Description | An interactive day of seminars/lectures and case based discussions discussing the principles of basic occlusion and its relevance to every day restorative dentistry |
Venue | Weetwood Hall Hotel, Leeds View details |
Date & time | Saturday 8 June 2019, 09:00 to 17:00 |
Lecturers | Rahat Ali & Ms Johanna Leven View details |
Target audience | Recommended: Dental Hygienist (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£25.00pp discount), or Dentist |
Course style | Lecture |
Category | Clinical course |
Catering | Refreshments and lunch |
Development outcome | A |
CPD hours | 6:30 |
Cost | £50.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above) |
Aims | To discuss the relevance of the “ideal occlusion” in restorative dentistry. To discuss methods of recording the occlusion. To discuss when to conform or reorganise an occlusion To discuss articulator selection and how to record a facebow transfer. To show how articulator settings can be set to aid the clincian and optimise clinical efficiency To discuss a number of clinical scenarios where an appreciation of the occlusion helped to ensure a successful outcome when providing fixed and removeable prosthodontics. |
Objectives | Participants should have an improved knowledge of occlusal terminology. Be more confident in assessing and recording an occlusion. Appreciate when it may be appropriate to conform or reorganise an existing occlusal scheme, even at an increased occluding vertical dimension. |