DentCast

About this course

The DentCast pathway starts with clinical questions: why does a crown hurt, when should a tooth be retained, and how should treatment options be compared? Prosthodontics, implants, aesthetics and occlusion are organised alongside evidence appraisal and scientific decision-making.

Topics include: Clinical troubleshooting and treatment planning; Fixed prosthodontics, posts, cores and tooth restoration; Implant prosthodontics and long-term outcomes; Aesthetics, ceramics and adhesive restorations; Occlusion, tooth wear and digital dentistry; Evidence appraisal and comparison of treatment options.

The current pathway contains 14 learning modules, 54 sections and 278 lessons, combining text lessons and practice questions. It is designed for dental students and dentists seeking an organised sequence for study and revision.

1. 1Pain and Trouble After a New Crown5 lessons
2. 2The Tooth That Needs a Second Look5 lessons
3. 3Vague Pain: Diagnosis by Elimination5 lessons
4. 4The Chief Complaint and Choosing Your Patient6 lessons
5. 5Keep or Extract? Is a Crown Really Needed?7 lessons
6. 6Biomechanics and Phasing of the Treatment Plan7 lessons
7. 7Space, Orthodontics and the Missing Tooth6 lessons
8. 8The Patient with Medical Considerations8 lessons
9. 9Tooth Preparation and Finish Lines5 lessons
10. 10Impressions and Soft-Tissue Management6 lessons
11. 11Cement Selection and Technique6 lessons
12. 12Contacts and Crown Delivery5 lessons
13. 13Provisional Crowns and Extensive Reconstructions5 lessons
14. 14Crown Design and Splinting5 lessons
15. 15Endocrowns and Partial-Coverage Restorations6 lessons
16. 16Ferrule in Practice5 lessons
17. 17Post and Core Design and Work Sequence7 lessons
18. 18Choosing a Post: Fiber, Cast or Zirconia8 lessons
19. 19Split Posts and Chairside Tricks7 lessons
20. 20Ferrule in Bonded Restorations and Revisiting the Rules7 lessons
21. 21When an Implant Crown Will Not Seat5 lessons
22. 22Screws: Loose, Stripped, Broken5 lessons
23. 23Scan Bodies and Ti-Bases5 lessons
24. 24Residual Cement and Crown Attachment10 lessons
25. 25Managing Space and Angulation7 lessons
26. 26Implants Alongside Orthodontics and Natural Teeth5 lessons
27. 27Biology and the High-Risk Patient5 lessons
28. 28Surgical Decisions and Full-Arch8 lessons
29. 29Smile Design in Real Cases7 lessons
30. 30Shade and Discoloration9 lessons
31. 31Laminate Veneer Preparation6 lessons
32. 32Cementation, Occlusion and Veneer Survival5 lessons
33. 33Gummy Smile and Black Triangles4 lessons
34. 34Chairside Occlusal Checking and Adjustment6 lessons
35. 35Canine Rise or Group Function5 lessons
36. 36Vertical Dimension in Patients Without Posterior Stops5 lessons
37. 37Vertical Dimension and the Dahl Concept5 lessons
38. 38Tooth Wear5 lessons
39. 39Bruxism4 lessons
40. 40Cracked Teeth6 lessons
41. 41Caries and Its Removal6 lessons
42. 42Precise Scanning5 lessons
43. 43Beyond the Scan8 lessons
44. 44Dentures and Overdentures5 lessons
45. 45Implants for the Edentulous Patient and Snap-On Smile4 lessons
46. 46Choosing Ceramics in Practice5 lessons
47. 47Surface Preparation and Silane6 lessons
48. 48Ceramic Classification and Zirconia Generations7 lessons
49. 49Clinical Techniques: DME, IDS and Snow Plow7 lessons
50. 50Biomimetic Principles6 lessons
51. 51Fundamentals of Bonding and Composites5 lessons
52. 52How to Decide5 lessons
53. 53Tooth or Implant? Reading the Evidence Right4 lessons
54. 54Weighing the Evidence: Read and Appraise a Clinical Study14 lessons