Postgraduate
M.Clin.Dent.
in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics
Detailed
Syllabus
Introduction
to fixed and removable prosthodontics
The module will cover the following
topics:
- anatomy, physiology and pathology
of the masticatory system, pulp and periodontium
- prevention of dental diseases
- preparation design for inlays,
onlays, crowns and bridges, and fixed prostheses conforming
to existing ICP and anterior guidance
- theory and practice of occlusion
including the use of all classes of articulator
- endodontics (includes surgical
endodontics)
- restoration of the endodontically
treated tooth; radiology
Treatment
planning and preparation of the mouth
The module will cover the following
topics:
- comprehensive diagnosis and
treatment planning;
- periodontics in relation to
prosthodontics – Part 1
(includes periodontal indices, monitoring periodontal health
and root planning)
- orthodontics in relation to
prosthodontics
- removable partial dentures (includes
design, path of insertion, support, retention and bracing)
Complete
dentures
The module will cover the following
topics:
- effects of tooth loss
- limitations of complete dentures
- mouth preparation, including
simple surgery
- impression techniques
- aesthetics and tooth position
- establishing jaw relationships
- balanced occlusion and articulation
- troubleshooting
- copy dentures and rebasing
Fixed
prosthodontics
The module will cover the following
topics:
-
periodontics
II (including periodontal surgery)
-
planning for
bridgework (including design and preparation and resin bonded
bridges)
-
impression
techniques for crown and bridgework
-
temporary restorations
-
endodontics
II (including endodontic surgery)
-
aesthetic treatment
options
-
pharmacology
and therapeutics in fixed and removable prosthodontics
Aetiology
and management of tooth wear
The module will cover the following
topics:
- aetiology, prevention and maintenance
- treatment planning for fixed
prosthodontics in the worn dentition
- temporomandibular disorders
- reorganising the occlusion and
changing anterior guidance
- combination of fixed and removable
prostheses
- overdentures
- tooth wear – restoration using
alternative methods
- occlusal splints
Biomaterials
science
This module will cover the following
topics:
- amalgam; its place in contemporary
clinical practice
- modern restorative materials
(composites, compomers and cements)
- durability of materials in the
oral environment
- adhesive dentistry: fundamentals
- polymers in removable prosthodontics
- ceramic materials
- biocompatibility
- implant materials
The module will cover the following
topics:
- maxillofacial prosthodontics
- implant-supported prostheses
- congenital and acquired clefts
- precision attachments
Prosthodontic
care
....for medically/clinically compromised patients and elderly
people
The module will include:
- management of medically/clinically
compromised patients
- care for elderly people
- facts and figures
- psychology of ageing
- dry mouth
- shortened dental arch
- failing dentition, including
immediate dentures
- sedation
Statistics
and epidemiology
The module will include:
- descriptive statistics;
- analytical statistics
- probability
- sampling distribution
- tests of statistical significance
- non-parametric methods
- correlation and regression
- analysis of variance
- epidemiology
- examiner calibration
- research methodology
- audit.
Report
Students will be
required to carry out an approved project relating to a problem
within the broad field of Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics).
The report on this project must include a survey of the relevant
literature, and should normally be approximately 10,000 words
in length, excluding bibliography, illustrations and appendices.
