Functional Occlusion Online Course - Dentistry eBooks

Course Overview

This course builds a complete, sequential system for occlusion diagnosis and treatment, structured so each video builds directly on the last rather than covering topics in isolation. It opens with foundational occlusion training — terminology and anterior guidance design options — aimed at demystifying concepts many practitioners only partially absorbed in dental school.

From there, the course teaches functional analysis and bite record technique for creating predictable, repeatable mounted models of complex cases, followed by the specific articulator settings and mounting techniques needed to accurately represent a patient's clinical condition — detailed enough to also train a dental assistant on precise model mounting. A dedicated system for risk assessment identifies which complex or wear-pattern patients are more likely to damage future restorations, followed by a treatment planning approach specifically for high-risk wear cases, including a force management checklist for occlusion design under higher bite forces.

The course also covers a simplified equilibration technique applicable to natural dentition, provisional restorations, porcelain restorations, or splint therapy, and closes with a predictable system for altering vertical dimension in wear patients — including guidance on when to test new vertical dimension with a splint first. Across 9 videos and nearly 12 hours of content, this is a genuinely complete occlusion curriculum from diagnosis through advanced treatment planning.

What You'll Learn

• Foundational occlusion terminology and anterior guidance design
• Functional analysis and bite records for predictable model mounting
• Articulator settings and accurate case mounting technique
• Risk assessment for complex wear-pattern patients
• Treatment planning and force management for high-risk cases
• Simplified equilibration technique and predictable vertical dimension alteration

Who Is This Course For?

• General dentists
• Prosthodontists managing patients with attrition, erosion, or bruxism

Course Details

• Course format: Digital video course
• Number of videos: 9
• Duration: 11 hours 50 minutes