Laboratory Techniques
Welcome to the Laboratory Techniques course from Dentaljuce, where we reconnect dental professionals with the foundational aspects of laboratory work in dentistry.
This module is designed to bridge that knowledge gap, guiding you through the laboratory stages for a variety of indirect restorations.
Whether you're looking to refine your understanding of the lab process or seeking to enhance your hands-on skills, this course offers a comprehensive overview of the techniques and principles involved in creating high-quality dental restorations.
From the initial design to the final touches, you'll gain insights into each step of the laboratory workflow, equipping you with the knowledge to better collaborate with dental technicians and ultimately improve patient outcomes
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to our comprehensive course on indirect restoration lab techniques.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
Participant Feedback Report: Laboratory Techniques
Participants provided largely positive feedback on the "Laboratory Techniques" module, highlighting the valuable insights gained into laboratory-produced indirect restorations and prostheses.
Key Strengths:
Participants particularly appreciated:
Clear and Informative Videos: Participants frequently highlighted the excellent quality and clarity of the instructional videos. Comments included, "excellent module, wonderful videos, easy to understand, very well presented," and "excellent topic explained with videos."
Enhanced Understanding: Learners valued the detailed breakdown of laboratory processes and gained a better appreciation of their role in collaborating effectively with dental technicians. One participant noted that the module was "important in understanding the processes involved in creating indirect restorations" and emphasised that it clarified what clinicians should provide to labs for optimal outcomes.
Practical Relevance: The module effectively updated participants on modern laboratory techniques, aiding their professional development and clinical competence. One participant stated, "This was a fun module on lab techniques and increased my knowledge in the stages required for PFM crowns, composite inlays and crowns, and precision attachments."
Specific Positive Comments:
- "Excellent module, wonderful videos, easy to understand, very well presented."
- "This was a fun module on lab techniques and increased my knowledge."
- "Good videos."
Suggestions for Improvement:
Participants offered a few suggestions to further enhance the learning experience:
Video Enhancement: Several participants mentioned that adding sound or voiceovers to the videos would significantly improve clarity and engagement. "There was no sound to any of the videos which made them difficult to follow," and another suggested "a voiceover or some sound on the first few videos would have been good."
Expanded Content: There were requests for additional content covering denture construction and detailed tutorials on impression techniques. Participants expressed interest in topics such as "stages of denture construction, including conventional and copy techniques," and "partial denture frameworks."
Closed-Question Feedback Summary:
- Met learning objectives: 91% strongly agree/agree, 4.5% neutral
- Good quality: 81.8% strongly agree/agree, 13.6% neutral
- Useful & relevant: 86.4% strongly agree/agree, 9.1% neutral
- Engaging: 77.3% strongly agree/agree, 18.2% neutral
- Pitched at right level: 81.9% strongly agree/agree, 9.1% neutral
These results confirm overall participant satisfaction, with strong endorsement of the module's quality, relevance, and value.
Overall Participant Impression:
The "Laboratory Techniques" module was positively received by participants, who appreciated the clarity, practical relevance, and informative content. Participants felt better equipped to collaborate effectively with dental technicians and enhance their clinical outcomes. Minor improvements, such as the addition of voiceovers in videos and expanded content on denture techniques, could further enhance learner engagement and satisfaction.
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 laboratory-produced indirect restorations and prostheses, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Course objective
- to show the learner laboratory fabrication techniques.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- understand the processes involved in creating indirect restorations.
- appreciate how the quality of their own dental preparations and impressions can help the dental technician.
- 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): C.