The Art of Complete Denture Design and Fabrication

About This Course

This complete denture course covers design, fabrication, fitting, adjustment, and maintenance. Learn through case studies, exercises, and hands-on experience.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses a common problem faced by UK dental professionals, which is the lack of comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in designing, fabricating, fitting, adjusting, and maintaining complete dentures. The course provides a thorough understanding of complete dentures, including their different types and components, principles of design, biomechanics, material selection, fabrication process, impression techniques, jaw relation records, insertion, patient education, adjustments, and management of common problems. With practical exercises and case studies, students will develop the skills and confidence to provide high-quality complete denture services, improving patient satisfaction and outcomes.

This course provides a comprehensive study of complete dentures, covering everything from design and fabrication to fitting, adjustment, and maintenance. Students will gain in-depth knowledge through case studies and hands-on exercises, making them well-equipped to provide optimal care for complete denture patients.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, students will be able to identify and explain different types and components of complete dentures.	1: Upon completion of the course, students are expected to apply their comprehensive knowledge about different types of dentures and their components in their practice, enhancing their professional competence and patient services.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to understand and apply principles of biomechanics in complete denture design.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely contribute to the overall standard of denture provision within their local dental community, elevating the quality of care provided to patients and improving public dental health.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to carry out various steps in denture fabrication, including impression techniques and jaw relation records.	3: The course should lead to a significant improvement in learners’ abilities to design and fabricate complete dentures, leading to more efficient and high-quality patient care.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the process of fitting and adjusting dentures, including managing common denture problems.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the continued professional development of dental professionals in the UK, thereby raising the bar of professional competence in the field of dentistry.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to implement strategies for maintenance, including denture care, handling regular check-ups, and managing denture repairs and replacements.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that students will adopt a proactive approach towards the maintenance and care of dentures, thereby reducing patient discomfort and improving denture lifespan.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive study of complete dentures, including their design, fabrication, fitting, adjustment, and maintenance. The course starts with an introduction to complete dentures, discussing various types and their components. It provides an in-depth understanding of complete dentures through case studies. The course progresses to the principles of complete denture design, focusing on the biomechanics involved and material selection. Students will have the opportunity to practice designing a complete denture as part of the course exercises. The next part of the course covers the fabrication of complete dentures. This includes detailed steps in denture fabrication, impression techniques for complete dentures, and jaw relation records in denture fabrication. A case study is included to give students a practical understanding of the complete denture fabrication process. The course then moves on to the fitting and adjustment of complete dentures. It covers the process of denture insertion, patient education, adjustments for optimal fit, and management of common denture problems. Students will get hands-on experience adjusting a complete denture for optimal fit. The course concludes with comprehensive coverage of maintaining complete dentures. This includes denture care and maintenance, the importance of regular check-ups, denture replacement, and managing denture repairs. A case study on long-term care of complete dentures provides a practical perspective on this topic.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course covers the understanding of complete dentures, including their introduction, types, components, case studies, and summary.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course covers the principles and techniques involved in designing complete dentures. It includes an overview of the design principles, biomechanics, and material selection involved in the process. It also covers the steps involved in fabricating complete dentures, including impression techniques and jaw relation records. The section also includes information on fitting and adjusting complete dentures, managing common problems, and maintaining dentures through regular check-ups, repairs, and replacement.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers the fabrication and maintenance of complete dentures, including the steps involved in denture fabrication, impression techniques, jaw relation records, denture insertion and patient education, adjusting dentures for optimal fit, managing common denture problems, denture care and maintenance, regular check-ups and replacement, and managing denture repairs.

Section 4

Section 4 of the denture course covers the fitting and adjusting of complete dentures. Topics include denture insertion and patient education, adjusting dentures for optimal fit, managing common denture problems, and an exercise on adjusting a complete denture for optimal fit. The section concludes with a summary of fitting and adjusting complete dentures.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course covers the maintenance of complete dentures, including denture care and maintenance, regular check-ups and replacement, managing denture repairs, and long-term care.

Course Reviews

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This course was very informative and provided a thorough understanding of complete denture design and fabrication. The case studies were particularly helpful in demonstrating the principles discussed.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The instructors in this course were very knowledgeable and provided excellent guidance throughout the design and fabrication exercises. I appreciated the emphasis on selecting appropriate materials for complete dentures.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found this course to be very practical and hands-on. The opportunity to adjust a complete denture for optimal fit was particularly valuable. The comprehensive coverage of denture maintenance was also very helpful for my practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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