“3D Scanning and Innovation in Denture Care for Care Homes”
Duration: 1 hour
Target audience: Dental Care Professionals (DCPs)
Format: Video + interactive Moodle activities
Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognise challenges in oral care delivery in care homes.
• Describe how 3D scanning and printing can support denture care.
• Identify potential applications of digital technology in dentistry.
• Reflect on their own role in prevention and innovation
Target audience: Dental Care Professionals (DCPs)
Format: Video + interactive Moodle activities
Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognise challenges in oral care delivery in care homes.
• Describe how 3D scanning and printing can support denture care.
• Identify potential applications of digital technology in dentistry.
• Reflect on their own role in prevention and innovation
After years of sitting through lectures and ticking CPD boxes, it can feel a bit underwhelming. A handful of people still get the benefit of proper face-to-face interaction, but most don’t — and that’s what I’d like to change.
This course is designed for the whole dental team, but with one important difference: your CPD certificate can’t be self-certified. It needs to be signed off by the colleagues you complete it with.
The idea is simple: watch the material together — ideally in one go over an hour and a half, in a relaxed setting with time for discussion (and maybe some food and drink). Alternatively, break it into shorter lunchtime sessions at work.
Most importantly, use it as a chance to talk about how we can improve oral health and wellbeing in new ways. I’m sure you’ll come up with better ideas than mine, and that’s exactly the point.
This course is designed for the whole dental team, but with one important difference: your CPD certificate can’t be self-certified. It needs to be signed off by the colleagues you complete it with.
The idea is simple: watch the material together — ideally in one go over an hour and a half, in a relaxed setting with time for discussion (and maybe some food and drink). Alternatively, break it into shorter lunchtime sessions at work.
Most importantly, use it as a chance to talk about how we can improve oral health and wellbeing in new ways. I’m sure you’ll come up with better ideas than mine, and that’s exactly the point.
Check the timings for video above beginning, and end. 😉
Section 1: Introduction & Evidence/Research (0:00–5.00)
Summary:
• Challenges in oral health delivery in care homes.
• Government figures on missing dentists.
• Initial exploration of 3D scanning in this context.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the problem of reduced dental access in care homes.
• Recognise the potential for technology to address gaps.
Reflection prompt:
What are the main barriers to providing dental care in care homes you’ve seen or heard about?
How could you help?
1 What percentage of UK care homes currently have an oral health champion?
2 True or False: Dentures must always be made using traditional impressions.
3. What is the name of the dental group who carried out the reseach into single colour 3d printed dentures.
4. What is the name of the App used to scan the dentures on an iphone ( a new dental vesion 16X better has just been relaeased)
Summary:
• Challenges in oral health delivery in care homes.
• Government figures on missing dentists.
• Initial exploration of 3D scanning in this context.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the problem of reduced dental access in care homes.
• Recognise the potential for technology to address gaps.
Reflection prompt:
What are the main barriers to providing dental care in care homes you’ve seen or heard about?
How could you help?
1 What percentage of UK care homes currently have an oral health champion?
2 True or False: Dentures must always be made using traditional impressions.
3. What is the name of the dental group who carried out the reseach into single colour 3d printed dentures.
4. What is the name of the App used to scan the dentures on an iphone ( a new dental vesion 16X better has just been relaeased)
