Removable Partial Denture

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Our lecture series provides an overview of the Removable Dental Prosthesis and Surveying. We have tried to improvise your concepts and give a clear picture of this topic. For interviews, some dental schools require you to perform surveying of a cast on a Dental Surveyor and present a design. A few other schools test your theoretical knowledge on this topic extensively. 

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

• Removable partial denture and its indications
• Kennedy’s classification for partially edentulous arch and the Applegates rules
• Components of a removable partial denture
• Rests and rest seats – function, classification, characteristics, and placement of each type of rests
• Direct retainers – types, a brief overview on clasp types, RPI and RPA system
• Indirect retainers
• Temporary partial denture – types, indications, and designing procedure
• Dental surveyor – parts, various types, and the surveying procedure of a removable partial denture
• Basic steps and principles in RPD Surveying
• Designing of a removable partial denture

Validity of course – 4 months