A hands-on guide crown lengthening

IN-PERSON EVENT

What to expect

This highly interactive one-day event will introduce delegates to the world of aesthetic periodontal surgery and provide hands-on training in surgical crown lengthening.

The role of aesthetic periodontal surgery to facilitate aesthetic restorative outcomes will be discussed and attendees are encouraged to bring along their own cases for group discussions. Copies of the course notes will be provided, along with access to surgical videos and consent letter templates for use in practice.

All instruments and materials will be provided. Delegates are requested to bring loupes with them for the hands-on sessions.

Please note, the hands-on sessions will be conducted on pigs jaws.

Learning objectives

Be able to assess patients for crown lengthening procedures
Decide which technique to apply to any given situation
Raise a full thickness flap and remove bone with different equipment
Provide crown lengthening confidently for patients.

Development outcomes

A and C

Meet the speakers

Ian DunnSpecialist in Periodontics

Rajan NansiSpecialist Periodontist and Past President, British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry

Ian Dunn

Ian qualified from Leeds in 1998. He went into NHS general practice after qualifying and was a general dental practitioner for many years. During that time, though a part time teaching role at Liverpool University, he developed a passion for periodontology and concentrated his postgraduate studies and teaching activities on perio whilst maintaining a busy general practice list. This culminated in him pursuing an MSc in Periodontology and ultimately becoming the Teaching Lead in Periodontics at Liverpool University and gaining a place on the GDC Specialist List in Periodontology.

Ian continues to maintain a busy referral network on the North West working between Liverpool and Wilmslow. He has been the Honorary Editor and Webmaster for the British Society of Periodontology and lectures nationally through the UK, having spoken at most of the major UK dental conferences.

Rajan Nansi

Rajan is a Specialist Periodontist, his clinical work is dedicated to periodontology and implant dentistry. He is based in the East Midlands, working within private referral practices and multi-disciplinary teams at The Campbell Clinic (Nottingham), Derby Dental Specialists and Ascent Dental Care (Loughborough). Rajan is also a lecturer on the PerioCourses team.

Rajan is the Immediate Past President of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (BSP) and is on the BSP Faculty. He has previously served on BSP Council and was the inaugural Chairman of the Society’s Early Career Group.

More information

08:30 Registration and refreshments

09:00 Think pink!

Understanding the role of aesthetic periodontal surgery.

10:30 Morning refreshments

10:50 Crown lengthening theory, treatment planning and techniques

Discuss case selection
Review treatment planning options
Discuss consent
Review adjuncts to crown lengthening, such as wax-ups and stents.

11:30 Hands-on - Basic flap design and the apically repositioned flap

Understand basic surgical techniques and anatomy
Using different instruments to achieve the osseous re-contouring.

13:00 Lunch

13:30 Hands-on - Resected flap

Review the resected flap approach for providing crown lengthening
Discuss the role of a simple gingivectomy.

15:30 Afternoon refreshments

15:50 Case discussion

Discuss cases to help build crown lengthening into daily practice
Delegates are encouraged to bring their own cases for discussion and planning.

16:30 Close of seminar

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Feedback from past delegates at previous BDA Hands-on Crown lengthening events

Really enjoyed the course. Great to get hands on experience and teaching from a very highly respected and talented professional.

This was a well thought out and structured lecture which provided delegates with useful information on the techniques and instruments required to carry out a successful crown lengthening procedure.

A hands-on guide to crown lengthening