DENTSPLY Prosthetics today announced the Summer/Fall, 2004, course schedule for its Education Center in York, PA. Basic Procedures, Complete Denture, Expanded Denture, Basic Partials and SUCCESS® Injection Processing System courses are included in the schedule, as are two certification classes in the ECLIPSE® Prosthetic Resin.
These removable prosthodontic courses will present a wide range of basic and advanced education, featuring mostly two and three-day instruction in proven, predictable techniques for tooth set-up, acrylic and monomer-free resin processing, and partial denture design, alloy casting and finishing. Additionally, one-day Complete Denture Workshop programs are scheduled in various locations across the US. More information on these and all training options can be viewed at www.trubyte.dentsply.com/education.
Course fees range from $225 per person for single-day training in the SUCCESS Lucitone® FRS® System to $375 per person for the E.P.F. Complete Denture Workshop. Credit hours also vary from 8 to 24 hours, based on the hours of class room training.
The York, PA, Educational Center is about an hour from Baltimore and less than two hours from Philadelphia. It is also within an easy drive of the Gettysburg National Battlefield, one of the largest PA Dutch/Amish populations in the country, as well as the PA state capital, antique and outlet shopping, and Harley Davidson factory attractions.
2004 DENTSPLY Prosthetic Removable Prosthodontic Training Schedule in York -
Trubyte® E.P.F. Complete Denture Technique Course
June 28-30, 2004 and October 18-20, 2004
Two-Day Expanded Complete Denture Workshop
August 2 & 3, 2004 and November 15 & 16, 2004
Introduction to Basic Procedures
June 7 � 9, 2004 and September 27 � 29, 2004
Advanced SUCCESS® LUCITONE® FRS™ Certification Course
August 9, 2004 and November 19, 2004
Removable Partial Dentures Made Easy
June 10 & 11, 2004 and August 23 & 24, 2004
ECLIPSE® Prosthetic Resin System Certification Course
August 16 & 17, 2004 and December 6 & 7, 2004
DENTSPLY Prosthetics Abbreviated 2004 Removable Course Descriptions
Trubyte® E.P.F. Complete Denture Technique Course
June 28-30 and October 18-20, 2004, York, PA
Enrollment Fee: $375
Credit Hours: 24
This three-day, hands-on laboratory course provides information and instruction concerning Esthetic, Phonetic and Functional requirements for complete upper and lower dentures.
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will:
� be able to use the Protar®-5 Articulator and facebow.
� understand proper case orientation for preliminary mounting in a suitable articulator � Kavo.
� understand the selection of anterior and posterior denture teeth using anatomic guidelines.
� be able to properly articulate and arrange Trubyte denture teeth.
Prerequisite: a minimum of 2 years of set-up experience.
Trubyte® Expanded Complete Denture Workshop
August 2-3 and November 15-16, 2004, York, PA
Enrollment Fee: $350
Credit Hours: 16
This two-day program is a hands-on bench program concentrating on concepts of anterior and posterior tooth arrangements.
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will learn:
� the various anterior tooth moulds and their arrangement in the arch.
� the various posterior tooth designs and the correct articulator settings needed to achieve bilateral balanced occlusion with Trubyte posterior teeth.
� personalized anterior set-up techniques based on facial characteristics, oral landmarks and factors of denture contours which benefit the patient.
� the subtle characteristics nature employs between various facial/arch/tooth forms and their relationship to aesthetic functional tooth positions.
Prerequisite: Must have attended "Introduction to Basic Removable Procedures" course.
Trubyte® Introduction to Basic Removable Procedures
June 7-9 and September 27-29, 2004, York, PA
Enrollment Fee: $275
Credit Hours: 24
This three-day hands-on course offers an opportunity to become familiar with a variety of materials and procedures that are used routinely in a denture laboratory.
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will:
� develop skill in using Triad light curable materials.
� understand different waxes, and how to properly use several types.
� understand anterior and posterior tooth positioning guidelines.
� learn the fundamentals of tooth positioning and wax contouring of the denture.
� develop skill in flasking, processing and polishing.
� understand anterior and posterior tooth positioning guidelines.
Advanced Success® Lucitone® FRS™ Certification Course
August 9 and November 19, 2004
Enrollment Fee: $225
Credit Hours: 8
This one-day "hands-on" course provides the attendee the opportunity to experience the versatility and the accuracy of the Success Injection System featuring Lucitone FRS™.
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will:
� learn the benefits obtained with precision injection.
� learn the indications for Lucitone FRS.
� learn the correct clasp design, spruing technique, investing and finishing for flexible partial dentures.
� inject, finish and polish a clear occlusal splint.
Removable Partial Dentures (RPDs) Made Easy
June 10-11 and August 23-24, 2004, York, PA
Enrollment Fee: $295
Credit Hours: 16
This two-day program will allow all participants to make a partial framework using the Vitallium® System!
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will:
� learn about each component in the Vitallium System.
� learn how to troubleshoot RPD problems.
� obtain tips to help improve fit of RPD frames.
ECLIPSE® Prosthetic Resin System Certification Course
August 16-17 and December 6-7, 2004
Enrollment Fee: Free with purchase of Eclipse System. Without purchase, fee is $350, which includes one participant and one observer, or $600 for two hands-on participants and one observer.
Credit Hours: 12
This two-day hands-on laboratory course provides information and instruction for DENTSPLY Trubyte's newest system � the Eclipse Prosthetic Resin System, a revolutionary new light cure system for making removable prosthetic appliances.
Upon completion of the course, each attendee will:
� be able to demonstrate to the dentist and patient that fit at try-in equals fit at delivery.
� understand how your dental laboratory can realize increased productivity, while reducing labor costs and increasing capacity.
� develop skill in using Eclipse Prosthetic Resin System materials for fabrication of complete and partial dentures, hard and complaint occlusal splints, provisional removable partial dentures and for processing fracture, tooth repairs and relines.
� be certified in the Eclipse Prosthetic Resin System.
Please contact Ms. Donna Senft at DENTSPLY Prosthetics, 1-800-877-0020, ext. 4318, or visit www.prosthetics.dentsply.com for additional information regarding course content and registration.
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