Digital Dentures in Practice - Live Patient Intensive

2-Day Digital Denture Workflow Course (2-3 October 2026) 

DAY 1 

DATA CAPTURE + LIVE PATIENT DEMO + HANDS-ON IOS SCANNING

8:30 – 9:00 (30 mins) - Welcome & Course Overview

• Course objectives

• Full digital denture workflow overview

• Learning outcomes for both days

9:00 – 10:30 (90 mins) - Data Capture Fundamentals (Lecture + Slides)

• Intraoral scanning vs traditional impressions

• Face scanning, photography, and patient records

• Patient surveys and data collection

• Clinical communication workflow

• Translating analogue to digital dentistry

10:30 – 10:50 (20 mins) → Morning Tea Break

10:50 – 12:00 (70 mins) - Scanning Protocols & Clinical Workflows

• Step-by-step scanning techniques

• Full denture vs partial denture workflows

• Difficult case management

• Minimising scanning errors and patient discomfort

• Pre-export scan review and quality control

12:00 – 3:00 (180 mins) - LIVE Patient Demonstration + Denture Issue

• Live patient intraoral scanning

• Multiple impression techniques demonstrated

• Real-time clinical decision-making explained

• Preparing and reviewing data for design/lab communication

• Denture issue to the patient at the end of the session

• Patient fit, function, and initial adjustments

• Open Q&A throughout the procedure

3:00 – 3:35 (35 mins) → Lunch Break

3:35 – 4:45 (70 mins) - Hands-On Practical IOS Scanning

• Participants will scan each other using techniques demonstrated earlier

• Full and partial denture scanning workflows

• Bite registrations captured and reviewed

• Guided feedback and technique refinement

4:45 – 5:15 (30 mins) - Post-Processing & Case Review

• Cleaning and preparing scan data

• File export formats (STL / PLY / OBJ)

• Lab communication workflow

• Case review and troubleshooting

• Common errors and prevention strategies

5:15 – 5:45 (30 mins) -  Discussion + Q&A

DAY 2 

DESIGN + PRODUCTION + HANDS-ON BONDING TEETH & FINISHING

8:30 – 9:00 (30 mins)- Day 1 Recap + Discussion

• Key learnings recap

• Questions from Day 1

• Clinical integration discussion

9:00 – 10:30 (90 mins) - Digital Denture Design (Overview Session)

• Digital denture workflow basics

• Exocad design overview

• Denture teeth libraries and selection

• Tooth setup principles

• Material options:

• Printed

• Milled

• Carded

10:30 – 10:50 (20 mins) → Morning Tea Break

10:50 – 12:30 (100 mins) - Design Principles & Troubleshooting

• Denture base design fundamentals

• Retention, support, and stability

• Occlusion considerations

• Common design errors

• Troubleshooting workflows

12:30 – 1:05 (35 mins) → Lunch Break

1:05 – 3:35 (150 mins)- Production – LIVE Demonstration + Hands-On Workshop

LIVE Demonstration

• Carded denture teeth workflow

• Milled denture teeth workflow

• Printed denture teeth workflow

• Step-by-step bonding techniques

• Tips and tricks for accuracy and efficiency

Hands-On Participant Session

• Participants will connect dentures after live demonstration

• Guided bonding and assembly workflow

• Real-time correction and support

• Clinical accuracy and handling tips

3:35 – 4:35 (60 mins) - Finishing & Polishing

• Finishing techniques for aesthetics and function

• Material-specific polishing protocols

• Final adjustments and detailing

4:35 – 5:00pm (30 mins) - Final Discussion + Q&A