Description:

The successful selection of ceramic material for the restoration of teeth requiring crowns is based upon esthetics and function. This presentation will explore the selection of ceramics from aspects of biological compatibility, occlusion, and patient acceptance. Cases demonstrating success and failure of currently utilized ceramic materials will be presented.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Choose appropriate ceramic materials to restore teeth requiring crowns based upon esthetics and function.
2. Compare and contrast the manufacturing techniques of various ceramic crowns.
3. Select appropriate cements for various ceramic crowns.

Audience: Dentists

 Chris Wyatt, BSc, DMD, MSc, Dip Pros is professor and chair of the Division of Prosthodontics & Dental Geriatrics in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Wyatt graduated with a DMD degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986, a diploma in Prosthodontics in 1995, and an MSc in Dentistry in 1996 from the University of Toronto. In 2010, Dr. Wyatt was appointed as head of the new Graduate Prosthodontics Program at UBC. He is past president of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada and the British Columbia Society of Prosthodontists.

Conflict of Interest: In accordance with ADA CERP Standard V, everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. This information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE)

The ACDE, of which the University of Louisville School of Dentistry's Office of Continuing Education (ULSD CE) is a member, brings together individuals who represent university-based continuing dental education programs associated with accredited dental schools in Canada and the United States.

The ACDE and 35 of its member schools are jointly providing this series of live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.

Each lecture will be presented by a different member school's faculty member. By registering through this page, ULSD CE will provide your verification of attendance document. Similar to our other CE offerings, we will maintain a record of your attendance in our database, which you may always access through your personal ULSD CE account.

CE staff of participating schools declare that neither they nor any member of their family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program, nor do they have a financial interest in any commercial product(s) or service(s) the speaker will discuss in the presentation, within the last 12 months that are relevant to this educational activity.