1 YEAR CLINICAL MASTERS PROGRAM IN ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY PROSTHODONTICS (2025)

7^th Year

MODULE.#1 21-24 May 2025

MODULE.#2 9-12 July 2025

MODULE.#3 24-27 September 2025

MODULE.#4 14-15 November 2025

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-Educators-

Stavros Pelekanos
(Course Director)

Starting from a single tooth restoration to a full mouth reconstruction, Prosthodontics remains the basic foundation in clinical Dentistry involving basic steps like the diagnosis, treatment planning, tooth preparation, impression, model articulation, laboratory procedures and final delivery. Current evolvement in computer technology (DSD, intraoral scanners, CAD CAM procedures) enables a faster and sometimes easier workflow in some of these steps, but still basic prosthodontic rules need to be applied from the beginning till the end.

This 1-year curriculum aims to a comprehensive training in the field of prosthodontics starting from the clinical evaluation and documentation at the first appointment till the final delivery, including basic steps throughout the treatment.

Topics:

Dental photography
Diagnosis – treatment plan
Digital smile design (DSD)
Articulators and face bow
Occlusal concepts in modern prosthodontics
Maximum intercuspation (MI) vs centric relation (CR)
Management of full arch-mouth cases increasing or reducing the VDO
Tooth preparation designs in modern prosthodontics
Reconstruction of endodontically treated teeth
Ceramic veneers
The synergy between digital and analog workflow. When and how?
Materials used in Prosthodontics. What has changed?
Cementation procedures.

In all sessions live patient demonstrations, and hands on will be performed. At the end of this curriculum all the participants will be able to complete a prosthetic rehabilitation starting from ceramic veneers to full mouth cases using updated modern concepts.

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Module 1 (Athens)

21-24 MAY 2025

Dental photography-clinical evaluation diagnosis-DSD -treatment plan-Interdisciplinary dentistry: the biometric age

Day 1

09.00-10.30
Concepts of modern prosthodontics (esthetic and functional analysis). Case analysis (esthetic and functional analysis). Articulators and face bow.
Stavros Pelekanos

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Kois splint digital design. (Live demo)
Tania Spyropoulou

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Initial impression. Analog and digital workflow. CR registration using anterior deprogrammer and bimanual manipulation ( Lucia jig, Kois deprogrammer) Live Demo
Stavros Pelekanos

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Live Patient MODJAW and FACEHUNTER Live demonstration.
Stavros Pelekanos

Day 2

09.00-10.30
Treatment position according to the prosthetic space. Occlusal registration (CR or MI)
Ilia Roussou

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Altering the VDO according the prosthetic space. The use of anterior deprogrammer and occlusal splints.
Ilia Roussou

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Full mouth rehabilitations. Diagnosis and treatment sequence
Ilia Roussou

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Practical Part (hands on). Anterior deprogrammer, stabilization appliance, Increasing the VDO, occlusal adjustment
Ilia Roussou

Day 3

09.00-10.30
Esthetic and functional fundamentals. 2D – 3D – 4D process of design.
Florin Cofar

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Inconsistencies in the design steps. From mock-up to final restorations. Addressing emergence profiles and models.
Florin Cofar

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Managing errors in occlusion and guided procedures. Bottlenecks. Overcoming dark substrates and reductive scenarios.
Florin Cofar

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Mindset and tools for consistency and predictability. Initial impression. Analog and digital workflow. CR registration using anterior deprogrammer.
Florin Cofar

Day 4

09.00-10.30
Digital smile design and its contribution in prosthodontics. Become the architect of the smile! Why to adopt the Digital Smile Design philosophy?
Andrea Ricci

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
What are the advantages of DSD? Interview and photo documentation Diagnose functional and esthetic issues
Andrea Ricci

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
What are the advantages of DSD? Interview and photo documentation Diagnose functional and esthetic issues
Andrea Ricci

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Photo and video documentation (LIVE DEMO) Designing the new smile (LIVE DEMO on iPad App and/or Keynote)
Andrea Ricci

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Module 2 (Athens)

9-12 JULY 2025

Prosthodontics on implants (from single to full mouth rehabilitation)

Day 1

09.00-10.30
Treatment planning for single implants in the esthetic zone. Abutment design, selection (customized vs. prefabricated abutments, screw- vs. cement-retained) and treatment sequence.
Stavros Pelekanos

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
How to perform immediate loading and provisionalization. The digital incorporation in contemporary implant prosthodontics.
Stavros Pelekanos

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

14.00-15.30
Concept of treatment: Supracrestal implant complex- from implant position to prosthetic design
Giannis Vergoulis

15.30-17.30
Immediate loading and provisionalization, customization of the emergence profile and cervico (hands on).
Stavros Pelekanos,
Giannis Vergoulis

Day 2

09.00-10.30
Treatment plan with implants in edentulous cases with different treatment modalities (fixed vs removable vs “retrievable”). Selecting the appropriate attachment and/or bar design for overdentures. Pink esthetics and how this need affect the treatment planning. Part I
Stavros Pelekanos

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-13.00
Treatment plan with implants in edentulous cases with different treatment modalities (fixed vs removable vs “retrievable”). Selecting the appropriate attachment and/or bar design for overdentures. Pink esthetics and how this need affect the treatment planning. Part II
Stavros Pelekanos

13.00-14.00
Light lunch

14.00-15.30
Full mouth implant reconstructions FP1 TO FP3 (live demo)
Stavros Pelekanos

15.30-16.00
Coffee break

16.00-17.30
Creating the digital patient (face hunter, plane analyzer)
Stavros Pelekanos

Day 3

09.00-10.30
Esthetic and functional analysis as base in prosthodontics
Facebow vs natural head position
Ideal orientation of the occlusal plain in prosthodontics
Francesco Mintrone

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Traditional vs Digital: when and why choose the digital path Intraoral scanning: scanning protocol and precision
The digital patient concept
Francesco Mintrone

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
From the single tooth to the full mouth rehab
From the first to the last generation of Zirconia: an evolving material Cementation matter of our digital materials
Francesco Mintrone

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Digital patient concept (live demo)
Francesco Mintrone

Day 4

09.00-10.30
Advances in Implant dentistry for your daily practice -conventional and digital diagnostics (part 1) – how to cement a monolithic crown to a Ti-base
Vincent Fehmer,
Irena Sailer

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-13.00
Advances in Implant dentistry for your daily practice -conventional and digital diagnostics (part 2) – restorative options, their possibilities and limitations – selection of restorative options for predictable white and pink esthetic
Vincent Fehmer,
Irena Sailer

13.00-14.00
Light lunch

14.00-15.00
Advances in Implant dentistry for your daily practice -conventional and digital diagnostics (part 2)
Vincent Fehmer,
Irena Sailer

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Treatment Planning Session.
Vincent Fehmer,
Irena Sailer

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Module 3 (Athens)

24-27 SEPTEMBER 2025

Day 1

09.00-10.30
Cervical contouring concept around teeth
Nitzan Bichacho

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
SCTA and vertical preparations
Nitzan Bichacho

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Implant esthetics
Nitzan Bichacho

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Vertical preps- hands on. Upper central incisor and lower first molar
Nitzan Bichacho

Day 2

09.00-10.30
Ceramic veneers – materials and step by step clinical procedures
Stavros Pelekanos

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Ceramic veneers – cementation procedure theory
Stavros Pelekanos

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Clinical video presentation of veneer cementation – discussion
Stavros Pelekanos

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Hands on – silicon indexes, and practical veneer cementation
Stavros Pelekanos

Day 3

09.00-10.30
Indications for ceramic veneers and onlays Rules of preparation
Fabrication of ultra-thin provisional restorations Secrets of isolation
Bonding procedures step by step Presentation.
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-12.30
Indication for minimally – invasive treatment. Wax-up, mock-up, transfer of info to the lab. Possible problems and mistakes.
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

12.30-13.30
Light lunch

13.30-15.00
Importance of magnification of MI treatment. Choice of instrument for preparation.
Burs and enamel chisels.
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Preparation for veneers/onlays. Step by step protocol. (demo & hands on)
Fabrication of ultra-thin provisional restorations. (demo & hands on)
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

Day 4

09.00-10.30
Hands on: Demonstration and hands-on of teeth preparation for
different types of veneers/onlays
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

10.30-11.00
Coffee break

11.00-13.00
Hands on: Demonstration and hands-on of teeth preparation for
different types of veneers/onlays
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

13.00-14.00
Light lunch

14.00-15.00
Demonstration and hands-on of different techniques of using rubberdam
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

15.00-15.30
Coffee break

15.30-17.30
Demonstration and hands-on of different techniques of using rubberdam
Nazariy Mykhaylyuk

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Module 4 (Munich)

14-15 NOVEMBER 2025

Introduction into CAD/CAM-Technology, Practical Exercises in Pretreatment, Preparation and Adhesive Technique

Prof Dr. Edelhoff
and team

Day 1

13.00-13.15 Welcome and reception of the participants
Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff
Room B1.01

13.15-15.00
Theoretical Part 1Essentials, Biomechanics, Etiology of “Worn Dentition”, Diagnostics, Esthetic and Functional Analysis, Digital tools in Communication for Teamwork Dentist-Lab technician, Treatment planning, Waxup, Mock-up, New options in Esthetic and Functional „Test-drive“ with the Munich Splint Concept, Material
selection including new CAD/CAM-Materials,
Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff Auditorium

15.00-15.15
Coffee Break
Room B1.01

15.15-17.15
Theoretical Part 2 Single tooth restorations: Veneers, Onlays CAD/CAM-fabricated Zirconia based cantilevered resin bonded FDPs (CRBFDP), Preparation, Munich Splint Concept: Simplified procedures in complex rehabilitations, Step-by-step, Case
demonstrations.
Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff Auditorium

17.15-17.30
Coffee Break
Room B1.01

17.30-19.00
Demonstrations of CAD/CAM – Materials and CAD/CAM – Systems
including Munich Splints LMU – Team 3. Level
Room B3.02

Day 2

09.00-09.15
Presentation of time schedule and content
Room B1.01

09.15-10.45
Practical Part I Munich Concepts Preparation of different Veneer- types & CRBFDP on Simulating Units,
Room CU1.60

10.45-11.00
Coffee Break
Room B1.01

11.00-12.00
Practical Part II Munich Concepts Preparation of Occlusal onlays with new Prep.-Sets on Simulating Units, Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff
and Team Simulating units UG
Room CU1.60

12.00-13.00
Lunch Break
Restaurant Sinans

13.00-14.30
Practical Part III Munich Concepts Demonstration of Intraoral Scanners, Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff and Team Simulating units Fabrication of temporaries on simulating units and Models UG
Room CU1.60

14.30-14.45
Coffee Break
Room B1.01

14.45-16.15
Practical Part IV Munich Concepts Adhesive Placement on Simulating Units and Models Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff and Team
Simulating units UG
Room CU1.60

16.15-16.30
Conclusion and final discussion,
Prof. Dr. D. Edelhoff
Room B1.01