Due to extreme weather causing hazardous driving conditions, Renishaw's 'Process to Precision' seminar scheduled for 18 January at New Mills was postponed, and has been re-scheduled for 15 March 2007
A second seminar is also planned 15 February at the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport.
The free Process to Precision seminars introduce all members of the dental team, including the clinician, technician and dental nurse, to the importance of their roles within the Cad/Cam process, and how they can get the best from these latest technologies.
Drawing on Renishaw's unique research into impression materials and the impression taking process, members of the dental team will learn how best to prepare teeth and take accurate impressions for all Cad/Cam systems.
All presentations will be given by experienced clinicians.
The early evening seminars will appeal to all members of the dental team who are looking to broaden their knowledge of the latest Cad/Cam technologies, and see how the latest restorations can achieve superb aesthetic results, fast gingival recovery and restoration longevity, while minimising chair time and cost.
Covering three key areas, the seminar presentations will examine clinical evidence for the benefits of Cad/Cam, the science behind good restoration fit, and dental metrology.
This will include the importance of marginal fit, metal-free dentistry and the use of zirconia, impression taking techniques, traditional practice versus Cad/Cam, and making the right choice of impression materials.
All attendees at the seminar qualify for verifiable CPD hours and will also receive a voucher entitling them to a discount off their first order for an incise crown or bridge, placed with an incise partner laboratory.
Registration for each seminar starts at 6pm, with a free buffet served on arrival at each location.
Places are limited, so to book a free place at either the New Mills or Celtic Manor seminar, or for further information, contact Fiona Barnett at Renishaw using the links provided.
Cad/Cam is experiencing the fastest growth in any area of dentistry.
The technology impacts directly on the clinical and laboratory processes and will bring dramatic improvements in productivity and profitability.
Advanced performance ceramics that can be manufactured to within very precise limits are today making metal-free dentistry a reality.
Metal free dentistry.
Today, more and more patients are concerned about the long term effects of dental amalgams and the use of non-precious metals in dentistry.
The introduction of medical grade zirconia gives dentists the ability to fit exceptionally durable crowns and bridges with superb aesthetics.
Zirconia has been used for many years to manufacture prosthetic appliances used in orthopaedic reconstruction, with a long history of biocompatibility and safety.
incise precision fit ceramics.
At the centre of Renishaw's new incise Cad/Cam system is a precise end-to-end manufacturing process controlled by science.
The process incorporates the use of contact scanning techniques that have been certificated to recognised international standards.
The data collected either at the surgery or laboratory is sent to Renishaw, where it is used to create a coping or framework machined from hard state zirconia.
Every Renishaw coping or framework is supplied with a ten year warranty and a Certificate of fit analysis.
incise scanners.
The creation of electronic data with the incise scanner brings a new dimension to the understanding of the importance of clinical design and tooth preparation.
The software created by Renishaw illustrates to the dental team in graphic detail any flaws or imperfections in their techniques and an ability to provide solutions based upon clinical and technical excellence.
Renishaw's research has led to a unique understanding of the behaviour of impression and model materials, plus the ability to machine zirconia frameworks in the hard state, eliminating errors caused by sintering processes.
The company recently announced the UK introduction of its incise metal-free dental Cad/Cam system, the only process available to the dental market that will certify the quality of fit for manufactured ceramic restorations.
Renishaw has a dental training facility at its headquarters in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
