MDC 2023

Workshops

About The Workshops

1. Stainless Steel Crowns

Stainless steel crowns are the restoration of choice for children with high caries risk. With durability and longevity that leaves all other restorations behind, learn how to place these easily and efficiently on your pediatric patients. This workshop includes:

DISCUSSION:

Objectives and indications
Advantages
Technique and clinical procedure

HANDS-ON:

Tooth preparation on Typhodont
Crown seating and application

Fee – Rs 850

2. Lasers

Lasers in dentistry are an advancement towards a painless, bloodless field, hence regarded as more comfortable for the patient and more efficient for the dentist. They are being employed in numerous dental treatments, including both hard and soft tissue procedures. This workshop includes:

DISCUSSION:

Fundamentals of lasers
Laser physics and laser tissue interactions
Laser basics: different types of lasers, laser machine description
Laser safety: Hazards, precautions and management
Applications in Dentistry

HANDS-ON:

Laser-tissue interaction and different soft-tissue procedures using a diode laser on various substances which simulate oral cavity.

Fee – Rs 1200

3. Lingual Retainers

A fixed Lingual Retainer is used to hold the teeth connected to it in position and prevent relapse, or undesirable movement.

DISCUSSION:

Discover ‘WHEN’ and ‘WHERE’ it is indicated
Discover ‘HOW’ to directly bond lingual retainer
Learn about Types and composition
Learn about Advantages and uses
Learn about Technique and clinical procedure

HANDS-ON:

Step by step direct bonding of fixed permanent retainer on typhodont

Fee – Rs 700

4. Composites Simplified - Dental Veneers

Manipal Dental Conference 2023 bring to you its very own workshop on “composite veneers”! This session entails a basic introduction followed by a detailed discussion on the “what” and “why” of composite veneers along with its case selection and treatment planning.

DISCUSSION:

A thorough explanation on the choices of material :
what to use
when
where
why

A meticulous step-by-step protocol on the following topics :
shade matching
tooth preparation
composite sculpting and secondary characterisations
finishing and polishing
occlusal considerations

HANDS-ON:

A hands-on working experience on a typhodont is also included in the workshop.

Fee – Rs 1000