7 CE Credits | HAAD 7.5 CME | DHA 6 CME
Course fee: 2,200 AED | 599 USD

Prof. Paul Tipton, UK 
Prof. Paul A. Tipton, UK is an internationally acclaimed Specialist in Prosthodontics who has worked in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the President of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD) and is the founder of Tipton Training Ltd, one of the UK’s leading private dental training academies and the author of over one 100 scientific articles for the dental press. He has been named at #12 in ‘The Dentistry Top 50’ for 2017 in the UK and voted in the Top 20 ‘most influential dentists in the UK’ by his peers in Dentistry Magazine in April 2012, the leading Prosthodontist in the poll. Prof. Paul was also voted in the top 5 dentists in Private Dentistry’s Elite 20 poll, January 2012.

He gained his Master’s Degree in 1989 from the Eastman Dental Hospital and London University and started teaching on the University of Manchester’s MSc in Restorative Dentistry. He is now Professor of Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry at the City of London Dental School.
His private dental training academy, Tipton Training, was founded in 1991 and to date over 3000 dentists have completed a one year course at the Academy.

In 1992, Prof. Tipton was awarded an honorary Diploma in General Dental Practice from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was appointed a member of the British Dental Association’s Independent Practice Committee. In 1999, he was certified as a Specialist in Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council.

Prof Tipton is on the editorial board of Private Dentistry Magazine, The Journal of Indian Prosthodontics Society and Implant Dentistry and is a medical writer and part of the advisory board at Expert Beauty Magazine and ‘Woman’s’ magazine. He was a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is the past president of the British Academy of Implant Dentistry and is currently the President of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He was recently elected Fellow of the International Academy of dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE) and Associate Fellow of the University of Warwick.

Prof Tipton practices at his clinics in Manchester, Watford and Harley St. London. All details can be found at www.drpaultipton.co.uk.

Course Outline:
• Delegates will receive an introductory course to ‘The Restorative & Aesthetic Certificate & Diploma Course by CAPP-Tipton Dental Academy and BARD’, a two year program which will start in the middle of 2018 (group 4)
• Delegates will learn about the latest practical techniques in Aesthetic Dentistry.
• Tooth preparation on models for the latest designs of veneers, crowns and bridges.
• Understand when and how to prepare teeth for different styles of veneer preps.
• Learn when and how to prepare teeth for different types of aesthetic crowns.
• Understand and use the correct types of impression materials and soft tissue manipulation techniques.
• Understand the basics of Occlusion and how to simplify what is required to improve aesthetics and function.
• They learn how to communicate better with your dental technician.
• They learn how to design and prepare teeth for bridgework.

Course Description:
The morning session will consist of a seminar on tooth preparation followed by a lecture which will cover:
• Two handed preparation
• Magnification
• Choice of burs
• Laboratory Support
• Speed increasing hand pieces
• 4 stages of tooth preparation
• Occlusal reduction
• Axial walls
• Margin choice
• Resistance & retention form

The afternoon will be a hands on practical on phantom head models in two groups and will cover:
• Anterior & posterior PFM crown preps
• Use of prep matrics
• Shillinburg wings
• Impression techniques
• Retraction cords