Digital Dentures in Practice - Live Patient Intensive

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Digital Dentures in Practice - Live Patient Intensive

A focused clinical program
A practical, workflow-driven 2-day course for delivering digital dentures with confidence.

Gain practical, real-world experience in delivering digital dentures through a comprehensive, workflow-driven program. This 2-day intensive course takes you from case selection and digital scanning through to design, fabrication, and final delivery. Featuring a live patient demonstration, participants will observe and learn how to apply digital denture protocols in a clinical setting, bridging the gap between theory and everyday practice

Course led by Sam Dias- an experienced dental prosthetist with a focus on digital denture systems, this program reflects a commitment to precision, efficiency, and real-world clinical outcomes.

  • Live patient component
    Observe the clinical workflow applied to a real patient, including clinical decision-making, practical techniques, patient communication and management of challenges in real time.
  • Presented by Sam Dias
    Experienced dental prosthetist with a focus on digital denture systems. Sam works in the laboratory and clinically in practice, and is committed to ongoing learning and teaching to remain at the forefront of digital dentistry.

Course Dates & Location

  • Dates: Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd October 2026
  • Time: 8:30am Friday - concludes 5:00pm Saturday
  • Venue: Specialised Dental Shop 1/184 Bong Bong St Bowral NSW
  • Accommodation: Peppers Craigieburn Bowral
  • Dinner: Friday night dinner: Hickory's Restaurant
  • Cost: AUD 1,350 (Including GST)
    *Early booking bonus:
    Enrol before 30 June 2026 for free accommodation on Friday night.

 



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