UPDATE IN
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Purpose; ; to present some aspects of clinical dental prosthetics that commonly sources of difficulty for the practitioner, such as the management of denture pain and the demanding denture patient. The course also provides a practical approach to aesthetics which may lead to a more satisfied patient and greater participation and enjoyment for the practitioner.
Duration; Full day course of three sessions including lectures, group work and practical exercises.
Date
; Please leave a contact address at robwilding@eclipse.co.uk and you will be notified of the date for the next course .Seminar Venue
; Dartington Estate, Totnes, Devon.Seminar Fee
. The fee for the day course is £ 150 day course, payable 14 days before the course date. A reduced fee of £ 100 for each course is available for participants registering 30 days before the course dateAccreditation
. Application has been made for PGEA approval .The course will earn participants certification for 6 hours verifiable CPD and 3 hours (preparatory reading) for non-verifiable hours.
PROGRAMME FOR UPDATE IN DENTAL PROSTHETICS
08.30 Lecture. The Demanding Denture Patient
A strategy is presented for recognising demanding denture patients and for keeping control of the situation at each stage of the process of making dentures.
09.30. Lecture The Etiology and Management of Denture Pain
A review is given of the physiology of denture support and its essential vulnerability to compression. This section is followed by an analysis of some of the most common errors in denture construction which cause pain and some preventive measures.
10.30. Tea/Coffee Break
11.00.Lecture. Tooth-loss grief and impaired acceptance of dentures
This is a review of the emotional consequences of tooth loss. This lecture describes the loss of body image and the common repression of the feelings of emotional loss. The consequences of unresolved tooth-loss grief may have profound influence on the ability of denture wearers to accept and tolerate dentures.
12.00 Small Working Groups
The task of each group is to consider ways in which we can prepare patients for the emotional loss felt after tooth extraction. The recent articles in the BDJ on the subject by J Fiske and others at Guy's Hospital is required preparatory reading for these working groups.
01.00 Lunch Break
The afternoon series of talks and a practical makes reference to the previous lecture. It is about the value of using pre-extraction records to develop denture aesthetics. This process has two special advantages. The first is that the appearance has the authority provided by photographs. The identification of the patient with aspects of his/her own real teeth helps to restore some of the lost body image due to tooth loss. The second is that participation in aesthetic development at the chair-side, helps patients identify with the new construction and accept it.
02.00 Lecture; Restoring body image with good aesthetics
02.45 Lecture; Denture Aesthetics
03.30 .Practical Setting Anterior Teeth
This practical involves a series of hands-on exercises using 6 anterior teeth in soft wax on a base plate supported by a maxillary cast. This session provides for small group interaction and discussion, as each participant develops familiarity with modifying standard set ups to achieve better aesthetics.
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