Indirect Restorations
Welcome to the 'Indirect Restorations' course, a comprehensive learning experience designed for dental professionals seeking to master the art and science of restorations crafted outside the mouth, such as crowns and bridges.
This course provides a deep dive into the world of indirect restorations, covering everything from the basic principles of crown preparation to the intricate details of bridge design.
Embark on a journey of learning with our step-by-step guides, which will take you through the steps of creating exceptional preparations for indirect restorations. The course covers a wide array of topics, including the epidemiology of crowns, the principles of resistance form, crown lengthening, and the very important concept of the ferrule effect in dental restorations.
Understand the dynamics of compression and tension in restorative dentistry, and look at various types of crowns, such as zirconia and ceramic, along with their respective cementation techniques.
With self-assessment components, practice preparations, and a wealth of practical information, the Indirect Restorations course is an invaluable resource for any dental professional looking to excel in the field of restorative dentistry.
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to our very comprehensive course on Indirect Restorations.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
Participant Feedback Report: Indirect Restorations
Participants provided consistently positive feedback about the "Indirect Restorations" CPD module, particularly highlighting its comprehensive content, practical guidance, and engaging multimedia resources.
Key Strengths
Participants found the module valuable, specifically noting:
Detailed and Clear Explanations: The course was praised for its thorough yet easy-to-follow presentations, covering a wide variety of indirect restoration techniques clearly and concisely. Users frequently described it as an "excellent explanation and easy to understand," "informative and explanatory," and "very thorough."
Interactive and Multimedia Content: Learners appreciated the blend of text, images, and practical videos demonstrating step-by-step procedures. Comments such as "Concise, all-encompassing, engaging. Great supporting videos, images and animations," and "Very useful and good videos which support the text" emphasised the effectiveness of the course’s multimedia approach.
Clinical Relevance and Practicality: Participants indicated that the module significantly enhanced their confidence and competence in clinical practice. Specific praise included "Excellent revision tool to update knowledge," "Very good course comprehensive and practical," and "helpful recap of different preparations required for varying crown and bridge work."
Specific Positive Comments
- "Brilliant module—a nice recap and learning experience which would definitely instil confidence to practise."
- "Excellent broad coverage of the subject area. Helps to see videos—interesting to consider how operative dentistry changes over time."
- "Great course. Videos were relevant and up to date."
- "This module was well structured and concise."
- "I really enjoyed this course."
Participants highlighted the relevance of the course in updating their knowledge, noting it provided useful insights into contemporary and traditional indirect restoration methods.
Areas for Improvement
Participants provided constructive suggestions, predominantly:
- Further detail and practical tips on adhesive cementation techniques and impression-taking procedures.
- Condensing extensive references and older studies to keep the content more succinct and current.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary
- Met learning objectives: 96.1% strongly agree/agree
- Good quality: 95.4% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & relevant: 96.2% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 94.5% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at right level: 89.9% strongly agree/agree
These results confirm strong participant satisfaction, emphasising the high quality, relevance, and practical value of the course.
Overall Participant Impression
The "Indirect Restorations" module was highly regarded by participants, described consistently as informative, practical, and well-presented. Users indicated that it substantially improved their clinical knowledge and skills, allowing them to provide an enhanced level of patient care.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in the field of indirect restorations, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Course objective
- to demonstrate the wide variety of restorations that can be undertaken using modern indirect techniques.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- through extensive and detailed step-by-step guides, learn the wide and varied application of individual indirect restorative techniques using laboratory fabricated restorations.
- learn the indications for operatively treating the dentition with indirect restorations.
- appreciate and apply the minimal intervention philosophy regarding the management of the carious, worn, or traumatised dentition.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): A, C, D.