Complete Occlusion: Foundations, Diagnosis, and Clinical Application. Hands-on by Ian Buckle

Elevate your clinical expertise with a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to occlusion!

This practical course provides participants with a clear, unified, and clinically applicable understanding of occlusion, enabling confident occlusal assessment, risk identification, and predictable restorative decision-making in general practice.

Under the guidance of Dr. Ian Buckle, you will confidently assess, diagnose, and manage occlusal challenges in every patient, transforming everyday dentistry into precise, predictable, and biologically sound treatment.

During the seminar, you will:

— Understand occlusion as a dynamic system involving teeth, joints, muscles, and function
— Recognise occlusal stability and instability in everyday patients
— Differentiate between conformative and reorganised occlusal approaches
— Apply occlusal principles to both routine and advanced restorative dentistry.

During the hands-on session, you will learn how to:

— Perform a structured occlusal examination and identify occlusal stability
— Record occlusion in centric relation
— Stabilize the occlusion in centric relation using splint therapy
— Use provisional restorations to test the new occlusal position
— Manage occlusion when delivering crowns, bridges, and implant prosthetics.

Join and gain the knowledge and skills to apply evidence-based occlusion concepts in everyday clinical practice.

IMPORTANT: the “Seminar. Standard”, “Seminar. Comfort” and “Seminar. VIP” participation options are also available for purchase.

Advantages of the “Hands-on workshop participation option:

– Participation in the scientific program

– Participation in the hands-on workshop
– Coffee break
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request
– Lunch 
– Priority seats in the venue
– Distinct reception counter
– VIP certificate
– VIP badge 

– Access to online training by Riaz Yar «Digital Occlusion Diagnosis»
– Access to online training by Jean-Daniel Orthlieb «CR registration using hard wax»
– Access to online training by Marcelo Matos «From the historical mechanic «centric relation» to a biological model»
– Access to online training by Nazzareno Bassetti «Functional rehabilitation In the concept of Slavicek and Sato. Diagnosis and concept»
– Access to online training by JeanDaniel Orthlieb «Occlusion on implants. Making decisions and clinical illustrations»
– Access to online training by Jean-Daniel Orthlieb «The main components of the ОСТА concept»

Program

Theory

— Why Occlusion Still Matters?

- Why occlusion is misunderstood and avoided
- Occlusion as a planning and risk-management tool.

— A Unified Concept of Complete Occlusion:

- Shared principles across major occlusal philosophies
- Stability, adaptability, and biological tolerance.

— Mandibular Position and Joint Stability:

- Clinically relevant centric relation
- When joint position matters and when it does not.

— Occlusal Disease and Risk Assessment:

- Tooth wear, parafunction, and overload
- Identifying red flags for instability and TMD.

— Conformative vs Reorganised Occlusion:

- Clear decision-making frameworks
- Indications, limitations, and common errors.

— Occlusion in Everyday Dentistry:

- Direct restorations
- Crowns and bridges
- Avoiding iatrogenic occlusal problems.

— Vertical Dimension and Occlusal Space:

- Understanding VDO
- Safe and practical space creation.

— Anterior Guidance and Functional Harmony:

- Guidance, disclusion, and envelope of function
- Protective vs destructive guidance.

— Occlusion, TMD and Splints:

- Evidence-based understanding
- Screening, monitoring, and referral.

— Communication, Consent and Long-Term Stability:

- Explaining occlusal risk to patients
- Consent and medico-legal considerations.
 

Practice

— Practical Occlusal Assessment:

- Extra-oral and intra-oral examination
- Identifying instability and risk.

— Occlusal Records. What Matters and When:

- CR records: indications and technique
- Digital and analogue considerations.

— Visualising Occlusion:

- Guidance and interferences
- Selective adjustment principles (when not to adjust).

— Splints and Provisionals as Diagnostic Tools:

- Indications and limitations
- Using provisionals to test occlusion.

— Case-Based Application:

- Worn dentition
- Crown and bridge cases
- Implant-related occlusal considerations.