Temporisation vs Provisionalisation. Friend or Foe of the discerning general dental practitioner? (WEBINAR220920)

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Dr Neil Nathwani BDS, MFDS RCS (ENG), MJDFRCS (ENG), MCLINDENT PRDS

 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.

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Aims:

The aim of this course is to enhance your knowledge and understanding of temporaries and provisionals in relation good practice with respect to help planning and restoring restorative cases from single to multiple teeth.

Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Identify the common pitfalls of temporisations / provisionals and learn how to mitigate the risk of these occurring

Test their knowledge by applying the principles learnt to specific case studies

To gain further experience in temporaries / Provisionals applicable to general dental practice from single cases to complex cases

The learner understands:

The importance of provisional and occlusion in dentistry

Which specific details should be included within clinical records with regards to provisional?

How to assess in situ provisional / temporaries

The clinical and laboratory steps required for provisional restorations

Techniques that improve patient satisfaction and outcomes Tips to avoid frustrating fitting issues and clinical relines An evidence base and rationale for provisional restorations

Cementation for provisionals/ temporaries