Professional Development Courses

Speech Pathologist, Tia Pearce, explains the causes of and treatment for Tongue Thrust, which is so often responsible for causing tooth displacement in children that subsequently needs to be treated by Orthodontics. As Tia describes, the condition can be detected early and treatment is simple and effective and may even avoid the need for Orthodontics, if treated early.

In the second part of the interview, Dr Mandikos asks Tia about her views on Tongue Tie in infants and if, how and when it should be treated. Watch the interview to hear what she has to say about this often controversial topic !

This interview with Tia was made immediately after the 2023 Kassie Aegean Dental Conference in Greece.

Completion of this online program will provide a CPD Certificate for 1 Point.

What you will learn:

• What is Tongue thrust ?
• How the swallowing reflex develops and what can go wrong
• Correction with Orthodontics or Speech Pathology or both ?
• Tongue Tie – when it does and does not need to be treated

29 Minutes

Why should you offer Gold Restorations to all of your patients ?

In this post-course interview, Dr Mandikos speaks with a "Legend of Gold", Dr Randy Allan, about all of the amazing benefits of cast Gold restorations. Dr Allan explains how Gold can be beneficial for the patient (from conservatism through to its incredible longevity) and also discusses why it is beneficial to the Dentist too - notably its simplicity to cement and lack of post-operative complications. The pair also discuss the place of Gold alongside or even instead of, modern all-ceramic restorations. 

34 Minutes

Speech Pathologist, Tia Pearce, explains the various speech sounds that are controlled by tooth and lip position and how the reshaping of teeth by dental procedures may impact on these sounds.

Tia goes on to explain the importance of maxillary incisal edge position in the enunciation of “S” and “F & V” sounds. Watch this interview to understand how these sounds are made, and thus understand how to use these phonetic tests clinically, to determine whether your planned new restorations are actually too long, too short, or just right.

This interview with Tia was made immediately after the 2023 Kassie Aegean Dental Conference.

Completion of this online program will provide a CPD Certificate for 1 Point.

What you will learn:

• What is Tongue thrust ?
• How the swallowing reflex develops and what can go wrong
• Correction with Orthodontics or Speech Pathology or both ?
• Tongue Tie – when it does and does not need to be treated

54 Minutes

This presentation briefly explains the nature of White Spot Lesions that affect tooth aesthetics, and a simple, conservative approach for treatment. The technique is primarily non-invasive and does not involve restorative materials. The results are predictable, effective and long lasting.

What you will learn:

• Case Selection for conservative management
• In-surgery treatment protocol
• At-home treatment protocol

15 Minutes

This 4 minute video summarises the basic design features to create a perfect Michigan-style, Stabilisation Splint. These points can be used on the laboratory prescription card, to order a night splint.

The PDF Download contains this information so that it can also be sent to the laboratory when you are prescribing a splint for the first time.

What you will learn:

• 6 important design elements for a Michigan-style Stabilisation Splint
• How to prescribe a night splint from the Laboratory

This is a recording of the full, 1-Day lecture and demonstration program as presented by Dr Michael Mandikos. The course spans a total of over 6 hours and has been separated into chapters to facilitate online viewing. The program is suitable for anyone who attended the live course, who wishes to review certain sections of the program, or for someone who was unable to take the course at the time.

In this 1-day course, Dr Mandikos will provide an overview of modern occlusal schemes used to restore single teeth, multiple teeth, and full mouth cases, including treatment for edentulous patients. In the practical exercise, attendees will learn and practice the correct way to take bite records for their cases.

What you will learn:

• A basic understanding of occlusion for simple and complex cases
• The correct bite records to take
• When to take a Facebow
• The role of Centric Relation and MIP in your case
• When and how to alter Vertical Dimension
• How to make and fit a Splint
• Completion of this online program will provide a CPD Certificate for 7 Points.

6:30 Hours

The Resin Bonded Bridge is a very conservative and relatively simple alternative to conventional fixed bridgework. This 49 minute presentation covers the history of these bridges and how they evolved from a more complex metal-framed design, to the more modern and simpler Zirconia-based construction. The presentation provides guidelines on how to prepare, provisionalize and bond these restorations to place – for both metal and zirconia framed bridges

What you will learn:

• Success rates for Metal and Zirconia bonded bridges
• Correct case selection and contraindications
• Preparation designs for Metal and Zirconia Bonded Bridges
• Bonding protocols for Metal and Zirconia Bonded Bridges
• Multiple case examples

49 Minutes

Course Description:

This 3 minute video will show you how to carefully remove impression cord, syringe light body impression material around each preparation, air-blow it, and then seat a custom impression tray in order to achieve perfect veneer impression. 

What you will learn:

• Impression cord should be carefully “teased” out of the sulcus, not pulled out
• Light Body impression material (PVS) should be refrigerated for at least an hour before use to extend working time
• Air thin the impression material to “blow” it into the sulcus
• Second pass of Light Body starts in areas observed to be deficient in impression material
• Seat the tray loaded with Heavy Body material, and set a timer to ensure full setting time is achieved