Delivery: In-Person Lecture & Hands-On: 2-Day Program
Time: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM (Both Days)
Speaker: Donald Yancey, CDT
Location: Washington AGD Global Learning Center, 19415 International Blvd, #410, SeaTac, WA 98188
Subject Code: 670 – Removable Prosthodontics
Credit Hours: 14

Tuition:

• AGD Member Dentist: $499
• Non-AGD Member Dentist: $795
• Lab Technician with Dentist: $399
• Lab Technician without Dentist: $499
• AGD Dental Student AGD Member: $199

Course Description and Objectives

Welcome to the cutting-edge course on “Complete Denture Prosthetic Concepts: From Traditional to Digital Functional and Esthetic Dentures!” Are you ready to enhance your knowledge, proficiency, and productivity in complete denture fabrication?

In this course, we will dive deep into the three critical areas of complete denture creation: Communication, Setting Denture Teeth, and Denture Processing.

1. We will emphasize the importance of accurate patient records to guide the dental laboratory in selecting and placing denture teeth, and how proper articulation facilitates predictability, efficiency, and consistency to achieve the most desirable outcome.
2. We will explore the latest Smile Design tools of communication, including a demo on Articulating Systems and Components.
3. You will learn how to set both anterior and posterior denture teeth correctly and use set-up templates for accuracy.
4. We will cover the two primary methods of denture processing- Traditional Injection and Digital accuracy- and highlight the importance of processing accuracy in achieving the best fit, form, and function with full complete dentures.

Outline:

1. Communication Tools – Demo
   1. Papillameter
   2. Denture Gauge
   3. Rim Former
   4. Centric Tray
   5. Form Selector
2. Proper Setting of Teeth
   1. Anterior Placement
   2. Posterior Occlusion Options
   3. Set up templates
3. Traditional and Digital Denture processing
   1. Injection
   2. Digitally Milled

Meet Your Speaker:

Donald Yancey

CDT

Mr. Yancey has been involved in the dental profession since 1973. He has gained a broad background in dentistry by working as a chair side assistant and laboratory technician in the U.S. Navy. Owner/operator of a highly specialized removable laboratory for 23 years. Don is certified in Full Dentures and Managed the International Center for Dental Education in Sarasota Florida sponsored by Ivoclar Vivadent; Inc. Don is currently the Manager of Field Technical Support and lectures extensively to Universities, Dentist and Dental Laboratories.