Dentistry of the new millennium has taken long strides during the last decade... The use of ceramics for fabrication of fixed prosthesis has gained acceptance.Aesthetics has become an important & inseparable part of each speciality. With the technology taking giant leaps, the techniques of restorative dentistry have also become innovative. The combined module of fixed prosthodontics and aesthetic dentistry will fulfill the cherished desire to brush up both the fields which are rightly called the GOLDMINE OF DENTISTRY. A wide range of related topics from crown and bridge dentistry, aesthetic dentistry including full mouth rehabilitation are incorporated in this comprehensive module to make it suitable for the general dentists for whom quality matters!

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Course Curriculum

Bridge Situations theory in clinical prospective

Basics of crown preparation

Esthetic Smile Design

Smile design- factors effecting smile design planning, balancing functional harmony and esthetics.
Adhesion- including basics of etching, bonding, restoration of class III, IV, V cavities, posterior esthetics restorations, diastema closure, and indirect composites.
Color in dentistry- color and its perception, contrast effects, shade guide systems, impact of material and material science on color, clinical applications.
All ceramic crowns- material science, history , metal ceramics vs., all ceramics, advantages/ disadvantages, indications/ contra indications, tooth preparation-point to remember, case reports.

Porcelain Laminates in dentistry

Composite Laminates- Direct and indirect, principles and step by step procedure of layering in composites.
Bleaching of vital teeth, different methods, materials and techniques, walking bleach.

Fibrous splints and its clinical applications.


Management of mutilated vital teeth-

Restoration of endodontically treated teeth

Implant supported prosthesis

Lab communication- Basics of packaging ,transport of models and instructions.

Interdisciplinary management in fixed prosthodontics, Post operative longevity and maintenance of FPD, Patient education, Failure in fixed prosthodontics, failure in esthetic dentistry.

Full mouth rehabilitation-Step by step procedure including hands –on articulators

COURSE DURATION:

Six modules of two days each (weekend) once in a month for 6 months.
 

COURSE INSTRUCTORS:

Dr Sanjay kalra, MDS
Dr Sharat Shetty, MDS
Dr N.K.Aggarwal, BDS