Comprehensive Occlusion Course for General Dentists
About This Event
Occlusion Unlocked is a two-weekend continuum (four full days) taught by prosthodontic specialists to give general dentists a practical, evidence-informed framework for diagnosing and managing occlusal problems. Through lectures, live demonstrations, clinical case reviews and digital/analogue workflows you will learn systematic occlusal examination, bite registrations (MI and CR), use of occlusal indicators, digital bite-force analysis, virtual jaw tracking, articulator principles, and restorative/implant and removable prosthodontic considerations. Weekend 1 (Foundations & Everyday Application) covers ten-point occlusal exams, bite registration techniques, intraoral scanning in MI/CR, occlusal indicators, and everyday restorative checks and adjustments. Weekend 2 (Tooth Wear, Vertical Dimension & Complex Occlusion) addresses diagnosis of wear patterns, assessing true vertical dimension loss, testing/increasing vertical dimension with appliances or additive provisionals, analogue articulator use and integration with virtual articulators, implant occlusion, and occlusal schemes for removable prosthodontics. What’s included: 32 hours of CE, course materials and clinical checklists, breakfast and lunch each day, faculty access and small-group format (limited to 40 dentists). Instructors include Dr. Faraj Edher and Dr. Marijana Eic. Dates: Weekend 1 — January 17–18, 2026; Weekend 2 — April 18–19, 2026. Daily hours: 9:00 am–5:00 pm (check-in 8:30). Location: BC Dental Study Club, 925 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC. Tuition: Early Bird CAD 4,700 (register by Nov 15, 2025); Regular CAD 5,200 (after Nov 15, 2025). Payment plan available for Early Bird registrants (CAD 1,700 deposit by Nov 15, 2025; remaining CAD 3,000 in three monthly installments). Capacity limited; taxes applied at checkout.
Learning Objectives
- Perform a complete ten-point occlusal examination including MI, CR, excursive movements, anterior guidance, wear patterns, TMJs and muscles
- Review relevant anatomy as it relates to function, diagnosis and treatment planning
- Identify when to intervene versus monitor a patient’
- s occlusion
- Use occlusal indicators (articulating paper, shimstock, silicone bite record transillumination) to visualize and verify contacts
- Capture accurate intraoral scanner registrations in MI, CR and at increased vertical dimension
- Explore and apply methods for recording centric relation (leaf gauge, Lucia jig, etc.)
- Use removable appliances and nightguards to record, stabilize and verify bite registrations
- Deliver and adjust occlusal appliances and nightguards
- Determine when to restore at existing vertical dimension vs. increase vertical dimension predictably
- Test vertical dimension using removable appliances or fixed additive provisionals
- Understand analogue articulators (facebow, mounting) and compare with digital/virtual articulators
- Integrate virtual articulators and virtual jaw tracking into treatment planning and laboratory communication
- Apply occlusal design and adjustment strategies for equilibration, simple and complex fixed prosthodontics, implant prosthodontics and removable prosthodontics
- Communicate occlusal treatment plans effectively with patients and the laboratory.