Improving predictability in everyday crown restorations

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to join renowned Dr Ben Lee, Prosthodontist, in a very hands-on heavy and comprehensive course, including crown prep, impression taking and making a provisional crown.

Dental crown restorations are a common treatment modality by most dentists. However, many dental crowns are seen as sub-optimal and many dentists face problems regarding their outcome.

This unique course aims to help you improve your skills in every step of the crowning process – from start to finish.

You will experience a patient’s journey from a comprehensive assessment, specialised crown preparation techniques and making an ideal provisional, to a successful cementation outcome.

Benefit from 50:50 of lectures and hands-on activities, allowing you to immediately practice new techniques to improve your skills and understanding.

Bring your loupes and book early! Spaces are limited.

Topics

• Comprehensive assessment of the patient to identify risks
• Post and core indications and selection process
• Crown preparation including PFM, FGC and all ceramic
• Impression taking including both 1-step and 2-step techniques
• The importance of making ideal provisionals, especially for anterior cases
• Ceramic update to cover all common classes of ceramic material, indications and selection process

Learning Objectives

• Understand the risk factors for treatment and how to communicate these effectively to the patient
• Identify different post and core systems and when to use each
• Understand the critical steps of crowning including: tooth preparation, impression taking, provisionalisation and cementation.
• Understand the various classes of dental ceramic and indication on when to use each
• Improve clinical competency via hands-on exercises in: crown preparation,  taking 1-step and 2-step impressions, provisional crown.

What to Bring:

Please bring your loupes.