The Tooth Wear Masterclass: Risk Assessment to Restorative Excellence

Aims

To provide clinicians with a practical and evidence-based approach to the diagnosis, risk assessment, and management of tooth wear, combining clinical, and restorative principles to enable predictable and low-risk treatment.

Objectives

This course will enable participants to:

• Understand the cause, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of tooth wear.
• Develop a risk-based approach to diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Improve patient communication and expectation management.
• Gain an understanding of modern adhesive concepts and composite resin techniques.
• Explore direct and indirect approaches to rehabilitating worn dentition.
• Practise digital and analogue workflows for planning tooth wear cases.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Diagnose and classify tooth wear using a structured risk-based approach.
• Communicate effectively with patients regarding treatment options and expectations.
• Perform anterior composite build-ups using a functional wax-up.
• Restore posterior wear using direct composite overlay techniques.
• Decide appropriately between direct and indirect restorative approaches.

12 CPD hours, GDC learning outcome level C

This course is designed to inform, educate and tackle the clinical, psychological, biological and technical aspects of managing tooth wear. It is a two-day course of in-depth theory on Day 1 and hands-on practice on Day 2.

The course covers many aspects of managing tooth wear including the psychological aspects for approach and communication, patient risk management and risk profiles, diagnosis and suitable evidence-based management; as well as rehabilitation of the worn posterior dentition using the composite stamp technique.

The second day puts theory into practice, recreating clinical scenarios and simulating the clinical management using composite resin.

This course is for those who have advanced experience of composite resin restorations as well as for those who wish to treat wear cases effectively and safely. Offering a paradigm shift in management, this course will provide the building blocks required to safely and predictably treat such cases.

Theory:

• Psychological treatment approaches – “The Sway” and Management of the Patient
• Expectations Vs Outcome Theories
• Tooth wear epidemiology
• Current Trends and Definitions
• Current monitoring modes of Tooth Surface Loss
• Current concepts in Adhesion and Composite Resin Technology

Risk Assessments:

• Dento-legal implications
• Communication,
• Managing expectations and needs
• Co-diagnosis
• Introduction to Risk-based Classification
• Clinical presentations
• Common complaints
• Modes of Tooth Wear
• De-programming therapy – Options and Methodologies

Hands-On Component.

• Anterior Build up based on functional wax up
• Palatal and Facial Rehabilitation
• Posterior quadrant direct overlay technique
• Indirect Vs Direct Techniques
• Workflow digitally & analogue to full mouth rehabilitation using direct techniques

Booking options:

**Take advantage of the EARLYBIRD offer to SAVE up to £200 off the full price of the course**

Your course price includes 2 days of training at GC Europe’s Campus in Leuven, Belgium and there are two booking options to choose from.

Option 1: Course only (No travel)

- Early Bird: £1400 (Sale ends 16 August 2026)

- Full Price: £1600

Includes all refreshments/meals and 2 night’s accommodation in a 3/4 star hotel. Internal transfers for the duration of the course are included.

Travel to GC Europe Training Campus, Belgium is NOT included in your ticket price. You will be responsible for making your own travel arrangements. Confirmation of course timings will be sent to you nearer the time, so that you can make your own travel arrangements.

Option 2: Course including travel

- Early Bird: £1650 (Sale ends 16 August 2026)

- Full Price: £1800

Includes travel via Eurostar from King’s Cross St Pancras, London, transfers in Belgium, all refreshments/meals and 2 night’s accommodation in a 3/4 star hotel.

Travel to Leuven will take place the evening before.

**Please note all arrangements under this ticket type are made as a block booking with single-room occupancy. Should you wish to alter your travel arrangements or extend your stay, please select the 'No Trave' option. Any additional accommodation or travel arrangements for your own cost.

IMPORTANT: Valid passport required plus visa dependant on nationality. You must also provide your own personal travel insurance.

GC Campus

As one of the world’s most innovative dental companies, GC has continuously made important and ground-breaking contributions to dental care. This is coupled with the philosophy to promote communication and understanding between dentists and technicians, with the aim of bringing new concepts, products and methodology to the market. This commitment to research and continual education has been the foundation for the GC Europe Campus, Meeting and Education Centre located on our site in Leuven, Belgium. This state-of-the-art environment enables us and our worldwide network of dental professionals to deliver hands-on courses, presentations and demonstrations of all our major technologies and products. We are confident these facilities help us encourage the exchange of knowledge and education between dental professionals throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

Historic Leuven Leuven, Belgium, is a vibrant city where centuries-old tradition meets youthful energy. Anchored by KU Leuven—one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities—the city is an inviting tapestry of history, academia, and relaxed city life. The Gothic spires of the Town Hall and the serene beauty of Saint Peter’s Church set the tone for a stroll through cobbled streets lined with cafés and boutiques.

But when the sun sets, Leuven truly comes alive. The iconic Oude Markt, often dubbed “the longest bar in the world,” transforms into a buzzing hub of nightlife, with student bars, cozy pubs, and cocktail lounges lining the square shoulder to shoulder.

GCE Campus is just on the outskirts of the city centre and there is every opportunity to sample the charms of this beautiful city when you attend one of our courses, including perhaps a chilled bottle of Stella Artois, the iconic pilsner which was born and continues to be brewed here!

Terms and Conditions:

Cancellations must be made at least 28 days before course date.

Refunds will be made at the discretion of GC UK Ltd. All external expenses incurred by GC UK will be deducted from any course fee refund together with a 10% cancellation charge. Refunds for bookings made less than 28 days prior to the scheduled course date are entirely at GC UK management discretion. Alternative attendance on a future course may also be offered.

Cancellation of a course directly by GC UK due to foreseen/unforeseen circumstances will be refundable at 100% of cost.

GC UK are unable to compensate out of pocket expenses incurred in the unlikely event a course is cancelled.