GERIATRIC DENTISTRY HANDS-ON (MK261121)

Please note refreshments and lunch not provided.

 Neil graduated from Guy’s Hospital with his BDS degree and several awards including the Newland Pedley award for the most clinically outstanding student and the Saunders prize for best patient care. After working in several hospital senior house officer posts including restorative dentistry, oral medicine and children’s dentistry (community and special needs) he was accepted on to the specialist post graduate degree at Guys. In 2009, Neil was highly commended for the best young dentist award in 2009 in London. Following completion of his MclinDent in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and MPros RCS (Edin), he was recognised by the General Dental Council as a Specialist in Prosthodontics.

In addition to working in practice, Neil is currently a Senior Clinical teaching fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute where he lectures and teaches postgraduate dentists

Recommended to all

Participants to understand the importance of a thorough and appropriate history taking, clinical examination to aid diagnosis and treatment planning in construction of dentures.

To teach participants:

History taking, Clinical Examination , Treatment planning, consent, managing patient's expectations

Designing full and Partial Dentures including immediate dentures and Cr Co.

Understand the pitfalls and causes for failure leading to patient dissatisfaction.

To discussing Full and Partial Dentures including immediate dentures and Cr Co.

Discuss the importance of learning how to explore patient history in terms of treatment planning

To demonstrate the importance of Master Impressions, Try in of framework, Bite Registration, Try in and fit stage.