Posterior Onlay/Overlay Course

Speaker: Kushal Gadhia
Clinical Director at Centre Of Dental Excellence and Royston Dental Care
Former Consultant and Honorary Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at Eastman Dental Hospital
Specialist in Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Special interest in Dental Implants
BDS (Bris. 2005) MFDS RCS Eng MSc (Cons) FDS Rest Dent RCS Eng GDC No. 85673
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Pre Course Video
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2-hour video, pre course content covering essential theory
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When to do Fillings vs Overlays vs Crowns
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In the modern era of adhesive dentistry, we should now be promoting #nomorecrowns

e.max onlays
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Preparation finish lines on teeth, with new evidence based protocols recommended since 2020.
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Burs required for preparation
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Laboratory instructions
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4 e.max hands-on preps covering various clinical scenarios

Gold Onlays
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Preparation finish lines on teeth
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Burs required for preparation
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Laboratory instructions
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4 gold overlay hands-on preps covering various clinical scenarios

Ergonomics
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Hand piece control
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Foot control
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Ergonomics to include positioning the patient, dentist and nurse to optimise preparations
Immediate Dentine Sealing
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What is IDS
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When to undertake IDS
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How to undertake IDS
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Why to undertake IDS
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Activation of IDS at the fit appointment
Deep Margin Elevation
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How deep is ‘deep’?
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When to undertake DME
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When not to undertake DME
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Protocols for Deep Margin Restorations
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When to consider Crown Lengthening Surgery (CLS)

Bonding to Enamel & Dentine
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Bonding to Enamel and Dentine will be discussed in depth
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Bonding agents will be evaluated and the gold standard products to be used will be recommended at the course
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These principles will be useful for all direct and indirect dentistry.

Bonding to e.max and Gold
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Bonding protocol and surface treatments will be discussed at length
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Laboratory instructions
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Milled vs. Pressed onlays with their significance in terms of strenght and marginal fit

Resin Cements
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Choices of resin cements will also be covered
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Composite as a choice of resin cement?! The current evidence will be appraised and the short answer is NO!
Temporisation
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How to make well fitting temporary overlays that don’t fall off!
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Materials used in making temporary overlays

Digital and Conventional
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Digital scans and conventional impressions will be discussed
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To prep under the dam or not?
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Use of retraction cords and PTFE in isolation and temporisation

Rubber Dam Course
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We recommend (based on delegate feedback) you consider doing this course jointly with our 1-day Rubber Dam Course (click here)
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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All bookings are taken on a first come first serve basis
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The booking fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
















