Not every workflow starts with a digital file.

Sometimes it starts with an impression. A denture. A bite registration. A physical component. However it starts, for technicians and clinicians alike getting a precise impression is key to a precisely-fitting restoration.

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Join GDS and your local colleagues on October 19th for education, dinner, and 3 scientific CE credits with Professor Andrew Keeling from Leeds University, England.

Learn more about digital impression technologies, an integral part of modern restorative and prosthodontic workflows.

Learn how to recognize the sources of error in full-arch and cross-arch intraoral digital impressions and how to fix them

Learn the limitations of both intraoral and desktop scanners and how to select the most appropriate technique for a case

Get $250 credit at GDS, dinner, and 3 scientific CE credits!

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Aims and Learning Objectives
The seminar will feature a range of digital impression technologies, including intraoral scanners, laboratory model scanners, and the Mimetrik Cubit360 extra-oral scanner.

Digital impressions have become an integral part of modern restorative and prosthodontic workflows, offering seamless integration with CAD/CAM technologies. However, intraoral scanners present specific clinical limitations, particularly regarding resolution at the preparation margin, cross-arch accuracy in full-arch scanning, the effects of mandibular flexion, and the challenges of capturing edentulous anatomy.

In this seminar, Professor Andy Keeling draws on current research and real clinical examples to explore the strengths and limitations of both direct and indirect digital impression techniques.

By the end of this seminar, attendees will:

Understand the current limits of both intraoral and laboratory scanner resolutions
Recognize the sources of error in full-arch intraoral digital impressions, including cross-arch inaccuracy and mandibular flexion, as well as strategies to minimize them.
Select the most appropriate impression technique - intraoral scanning or extra-oral impression/model scanning - based on the clinical situation, including crown & bridge, implant, edentulous, and removable prosthodontic cases
Apply good clinical technique that underpins success with any impression method, including moisture control, gingival retraction, and rigid custom trays
Have a hands-on session with scanner and a Q&A session with Andy

About course intructor Professor Andrew Keeling: I gained a BSc at the University of Bristol in 1996, and my BDS in 1999. I obtained my MFGDP from the Royal College of Surgeons, London in 2007. My PhD (Leeds 2016) was in the field of restorative digital dentistry, specifically related to occlusion.

After spending over 10 years in full-time general practice, I took a full-time post at Leeds School of Dentistry in 2011, where I divide my time between research, treatment and teaching. My research interests focus on providing affordable and accurate digital solutions to common clinical problems, and in implementing novel technologies for the delivery of dental education.

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