Prosthodontics
Dentaljuce and Prosthodontics - this should go together well. Here are the topics:
Complete Dentures
This module will cover complete dentures and include videos, pictures, text and references to assist you in making those most difficult of prosthetic replacements.
Partial Dentures
This module will cover partial dentures and will provide an introduction to those difficult choices on what design to use for your patient.
Alginate Impressions
This module shows how to handle alginate correctly for the perfect impression.
Impression Types
A summary / reference for the many materials and types of impressions used in prosthetic dentistry.
Self Assessments
Covering many aspects of both complete and partial dentures
To get you started, this animation shows the amount of hard tissue loss that needs to be replaced in the edentulous mouth, and some of the anatomical factors that will try to spoil your complete lower denture.
Course Review: Prosthodontics
Participant Feedback Overview
Participants provided consistently positive feedback on Dentaljuce’s online CPD course, "Prosthodontics," highlighting its thoroughness, clarity, and practical relevance to clinical practice.
Key Strengths
Participants especially valued:
- Comprehensive and Detailed Coverage: The course provided an extensive overview of removable prosthodontics, effectively covering the principles, techniques, and complexities involved in denture provision, including implant-retained prostheses.
- Clear and Structured Presentation: Participants appreciated the clear structure and well-organised content, making complex topics such as dental surveying and impression techniques easy to understand.
- Clinical Relevance and Practical Application: The interactive components, videos, and practical explanations allowed learners to directly apply their knowledge to everyday clinical practice, significantly enhancing professional competence.
Specific Positive Comments from Participants
- "A very impressive, thorough, and thought-out module."
- "Extremely useful recap of prosthodontics; very detailed and a helpful update."
- "Great module—comprehensively covered. Learned further about providing partial and complete dentures."
- "Very good overview of removable prosthetics in dentistry with interactive components and videos to hold attention."
- "This online study course is excellent. Prosthodontics is very essential in day-to-day practice."
- "I enjoyed this module and found the teaching well-structured, clear, and easy to follow."
- "Every aspect of removable prosthodontics has been elaborated and discussed clearly; highly recommend it."
Participants highlighted the effectiveness of visual aids and interactive content, which significantly improved learning outcomes.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary
- Met learning objectives: 98.1% strongly agree/agree
- Good quality: 98.0% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & relevant: 96.0% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 92.1% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at right level: 100% strongly agree/agree
These results confirm strong participant satisfaction, especially regarding course quality, relevance, and educational value.
Suggestions for Improvement
Participants suggested minor improvements, including updating the videos to enhance visual quality. Additionally, some learners felt that breaking down lengthy modules into more manageable sections could improve the learning experience.
Overall Impression
The "Prosthodontics" course was highly regarded by participants as comprehensive, clinically relevant, and effectively structured, significantly contributing to their professional development and competence in removable prosthodontics.
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 removable prosthodontics, in line with their identified personal development requirements.
Module objective
- to provide an overview of the complexities of managing patients requiring partial or complete dentures.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- understand and be able to apply the principles and techniques needed for the diagnosis, planning and treatment involved in removable prosthesis construction, including implant retention.
- understand the applications of the dental surveyor.
- understand and be able to apply the principles of impression material selection and taking.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC's development outcomes A, B, C, D.