Partial Denture Design: Mouth Preparation and Working Impressions course for Dental Practice
This session describes the concepts and practical aspects of preparing the mouth for working impressions to make a removable partial denture (RPD).
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- explain the importance of planning for a removable partial denture (RPD)
- list the types of RPD which may be provided
- explain how to modify stock trays for primary impressions
The decision to prescribe a RPD should follow careful assessment of the patient’s mouth and their attitues towards dental care and oral health.
Several factors influence the type of prosthesis to be selected; some are patient dependent and others are more general, relating to clinical common sense. For example, not all prostheses should be considered as 'definitive'.
Before commencing this session you should have knowledge of:
- the basic principles of mouth care requisites
- basic dental materials
Fraser qualified in 1970 and spend 10 years in general dental practice before becoming a Registrar in Restorative Dentistry at Edinburgh Dental Hospital in 1980.
He became a lecturer in Prosthodontics in 1983 and, in 1986, was awarded a doctorate also from the University of Edinburgh.
In 1989 he was appointed a Senior Lecturer/Hon. Consultant in Restorative Dentistry in the University of Manchester Dental School and in 1992 was appointed to the Chair of Restorative Care of the Elderly.
In 2002, he was Dean of Manchester Dental School and in 2006 moved to the Chair of Restorative Dentistry in the University of Glasgow. Also in 2006, he was President of the BSSPD and in 2008, was awarded the Gold Medal of the BSSPD.
His main interest within Restorative Dentistry is Prosthodontics and he has co-authored 5 textbooks on prosthodontics and has in excess of 100 reviewed publications.
$45.90
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