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Complete Denture Prosthodontics

1. Objectives:
   1. Establish an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of complete denture prosthodontics.
   2. Develop clinical expertise in patient care at a specialty level of Competency.
   3. Develop a thorough knowledge of all aspects of patient referral to allied specialties.
   4. Become proficient in the fabrication of implant supported prostheses both fixed and removable.
2. Guidelines:
   1. In-depth knowledge of complete denture prosthodontics will be established through lecture presentations (staff, resident, consultant), practical / exercise/ demonstrations, and by literature reviews.
   2. Practical exercises and demonstrations will be utilized to develop expertise in all phases of clinical and laboratory fabrication of complete dentures. First year residents will perform all related laboratory tasks until Competency is demonstrated.
   3. The clinical practice of advanced complete denture prosthodontics will include experience in overdenture fabrication, fabrication of single complete dentures, immediate dentures (including all surgical phases), and opposing complete dentures. A variety of denture occlusions will be utilized to allow for rational selection of occlusal schemes based on individual clinical situations.
   4. Interaction with other clinical specialties will be accomplished through scheduled joint treatment planning sessions related to pre-prosthetic surgery, implant surgery, maintenance, and other clinical specialties as appropriate.