Clinical Refresher Course: Endodontic Access Cavities and Indirect Restorations (IDGPORT040726)

Program

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The Course starts promptly at 0830. Program provided 

Access to the William Beatty Building can be found on Hampshire Terrace; please enter via the door sign posted staff/student entrance and not the main patient reception entrance.

If you have not been to a course at the Dental Academy before, please find directions to the William Beatty Building below, our postcode is PO1 2QG.

Take the M275 toward Portsmouth (W)/Sea port. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Commercial Road/A3. At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Marketway/A3. Continue to follow A3, go through one roundabout and turn right onto Hampshire Terrace/A3. Continue to follow Hampshire Terrace for approximately 1 minute and you will see the William Beatty Building (Dental Academy) on the right.

Parking - There is on-road parking along Hampshire Terrace which is pay by meter.

The Dental School is a short walk from Portsmouth and Southsea Railway Station.

Recommended to all

To develop participants' knowledge and practical skills in endodontic diagnosis, access cavity preparation, and the preparation of teeth for indirect restorations, enabling them to apply contemporary principles of restorative and endodontic treatment in clinical practice.

1. Discuss the principles of endodontic diagnosis and pre-operative assessment.

2. Identify the anatomical features and considerations relevant to access cavity preparation in upper molars, lower molars, and premolars.

3. Demonstrate appropriate access cavity preparation techniques for upper molars, lower molars, and premolars on simulated models.

4. Compare the indications, advantages, and limitations of direct and indirect restorative options.

5. Describe the principles of tooth preparation for anterior crowns and posterior indirect restorations.

6. Demonstrate appropriate tooth preparation designs for anterior crowns and posterior indirect restorations in accordance with contemporary restorative principles.

7. Evaluate the quality of access cavity and tooth preparations and identify areas for improvement.

By the end of this session, the delegates should be able to apply contemporary principles of restorative and endodontic treatment in clinical practice.