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1-Day Intensive Hands-on Courses
Explore Tipton Training’s one-day intensive hands-on courses tailored to refine your clinical skills under the expert mentorship of our tutors. During these 100% hands-on masterclasses, participants will engage in focused and repeated practice of restorative and operative dentistry techniques using Phantom Heads, to be able to take on more significant & complex cases.
Gold Preparations
The one-day course on Gold Preparations offers a focused exploration of gold crown and onlay preparations, utilising phantom heads to provide hands-on learning experiences. Participants will receive comprehensive guidance on preparing various gold restorations, including:
Longevity / success of gold restorations
Classic Shillingburg Prep Techniques
¾ gold crowns in UR4 and LR7
Gold onlay UR5 as alternative to ¾ crowns
Gold 7/8 crown in UR7 for when only mesio-buccal cusp is saveable
Creating additional Resistance / Retention form
Which burs to use and how to prepare each individual case
Imps / scanning
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Gold Restoration Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
Gold Restorations Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
Full gold crown preparation on UR6
7/8 crown preparation on UR7
MOD gold onlay preparation on UR5
3/4 crown preparation on UR4
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 19th May 2027
London: Thursday 17th June 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Adhesive Bridgework
The one-day course on Adhesive Bridgework offers a comprehensive exploration of maryland bridge design theory and practical techniques for preparing and placing Maryland bridges, utilising phantom heads for hands-on learning. Participants will explore:
Longevity of Adhesive Bridges
Theory on Adhesive Designs
How to prep for Adhesive Bridges
Understanding displacement techniques
Proximal extensions
3/4 crown preps
Full grooves
Labial wrap
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Adhesive Bridgework Webinar by Professor Tipton
Adhesive Bridgework Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
Single cantilever preparation to replace LL2 using LL3
Lower 3-3 fixed fixed preparation
Posterior maryland bridge preparation on UL456
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 14th July 2027
London: Monday 23rd August 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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PFM Crowns
Utilising Phantom Heads / Manikins, the one-day masterclass on porcelain fused to metal crowns covers:
Anterior, Premolar and Posterior Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM) crown preparations
Two handed preparation techniques
Speed increasing handpiece discussion
Laboratory techniques and prescriptions
Fibre optics, magnification and loupes discussion
Bur Design and Selection
How to produce quality impressions
Tooth Anatomy
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
PFM Crown Preparation Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
Margin Design for Restorations Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
PFM Crown Preparation Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns UR1
Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns UL5
Porcelain fused to Metal Crowns LR6
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 14th October 2026
London: Monday 16th November 2026
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Posts
The one-day course on Posts offers a comprehensive exploration of essential techniques and principles for successful post and core restorations, using phantom heads to provide hands-on learning experiences. Under the guidance of Tipton Training’s expert faculty, the one-day course will cover:
Length and Width of the ferrule
Quality of RCT and Occlusion on Posts
Gold Post Core Preparation
How to use Duralay to build cores for casting
Shenker Post Preparation
Glass Fibre / Carbon Fibre Post Core construction
Choosing the right technique
Temporisation Techniques
How to obtain high quality impressions
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Restoration of the Root Filled Teeth Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
Restorations of Anterior Root Filled Teeth Demonstration by Professor Paul Tipton, covering:
Shenker Post
Duralay Post & Core
Temporary Post
Fibre Post & Composite Core
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 4th November 2026
Manchester: Friday 19th February 2027
London: Monday 12th April 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Porcelain Veneers
Under expert mentorship and utilising Phantom heads / manikins, this one day masterclass on Porcelain Veneers will explore:
Preparation techniques - Margin Design, Incisal Edge and Interproximal prep designs
Specific examples examined - Retroclined Lateral Incisor, Proclined Central Incisior
Procedure to seal and impression / scan
Prototype construction
Lab prescriptions
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Porcelain Veneers Webinar by Professor Tipton
Porcelain Veneer Preparation Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
Slice preps vs conventional preps
Conventional preparation on UR1 with a mini chamfer on the palatal aspect
Conventional preparation on UR2 with a butt joint moving into a sloping butt joint
Slice preparation on UL1 with mini chamfer
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 11th November 2026
London: Monday 7th December 2026
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Ceramic Crowns
This one-day, hands-on masterclass is designed to strengthen your expertise in ceramic restorations, with 100% practical training using Phantom Heads / Manikins, the day is focused on enhancing clinical precision and technique. The day will take place as follows:
AM: Ceramic Crowns
Zirconia Adhesive Emax Crown preparation UL2
Cemented Crown Preparation UL3
PM: Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays & Vonlays
Inlay / onlay Cavity design – axial walls, size of cavity, internal line angles and cavo surface margin prep
Preparation of LL6 for porcelain inlay
Preparation of LR6 for porcelain inlay
Other preps we now do for overlays and vonlays
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
A) Ceramic Crowns
Ceramic Crowns Webinar by Professor Paul Tipton
Ceramic Crown Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
All Ceramic Emax Adhesive Crown Preparation on UL2
All Ceramic Zirconia Cemented Crown Preparation on UL3
Verti Preps
B) Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays & Vonlays
Ceramic Inlays & Onlays Webinar by Professor Tipton
Ceramic Inlays, Onlays, Overlays and Vonlays Demonstration by Professor Tipton covering:
MOD ceramic emax inlay preparation on LL6
Ceramic onlay preparation on LR6
Overlay preparation on UR6
Vonlay preparation on UR4
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 2nd December 2026
London: Monday 4th January 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Amalgams
The one-day hands-on masterclass on Amalgams offers a comprehensive learning experience focusing on key aspects of amalgam restorations. Using Phantom heads / manikins, participants will explore and practice techniques related to:
Amalgam Cavity designs
Amalgam in preps
Amalgam slide preps
Etch and seal theory
Matrix bond techniques, Anealing
Where to wedge from
Bonded amalgam techniques
PKT carving techniques
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Amalgam Restorations Webinar by Professor Tipton
Amalgam Restorations Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
Cavity design and the placement & carving of the amalgam
MOD amalgam preparation on LL5
Nayyar core amalgam preparation on LL7
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Thursday 21st January 2027
London: Monday 22nd March 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Anterior Composites
This one-day, hands-on masterclass in Anterior Composites is designed to strengthen your expertise in anterior composites, with 100% practical training using Phantom heads / manikins, the day is focused on enhancing clinical precision and technique. Key topics include:
Update on anterior anatomy: “it’s all about line angles”
Direct labial veneer on upper central incisor-hands-on
Use of colour shapers, brushes to customise during free-hand build-up
Class IV build- up using polychromatic shades and tints.
Focusing on anatomy and refining the finishing and then polishing of anterior composites restorations
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Anterior Composites Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak
Bridge Designs & Preparations
The one-day course on Bridge Design & Preparations provides an immersive learning experience focused on mastering the intricacies of fixed moveable, fixed-fixed, and cantilever bridge designs, utilising phantom heads to facilitate hands-on practice. By the end of the masterclass, participants will have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively prepare various bridge designs, ensuring successful outcomes in their clinical practice.
How to design bridgework
Fixed moveable, fixed fixed and cantilever designs
Importance of crown height, width and taper
Box preparations
Which abutments to use
Prepare UL456 Fixed Movable Bridge
Prepare U3-3 Fixed Fixed Bridge
Prepare LL34567 Fixed Fixed Bridge
Prepare LR456 Cantilever Bridge
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Bridge Design Webinar by Professor Tipton
Bridge Design & Preparation Techniques Demonstration by Professor Tipton, covering:
Upper Posterior Fixed / Moveable Bridge Preparation on UL456
Upper Anterior Fixed / Fixed Bridge Preparation Canine to Canine
Lower Posterior Fixed / Fixed Bridge Preparation on LL34567
Lower Posterior Distal Extension Cantilever Bridge Preparation on LR456
Upcoming Dates
Manchester: Wednesday 17th February 2027
London: Monday 17th May 2027
Manchester: Wednesday 23rd June 2027
Time
9:30am – 5pm
CPD Hours
6
Fee
£695 (inc. VAT)
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Posterior Composites
The one-day hands-on masterclass on Posterior Composites provides an immersive learning experience focused on mastering techniques essential for posterior composite restorations. Participants will explore:
C factor theory
Class I, II restoration technique
Flowable composite and layering technique
Polishing and finishing
Matrix designs including sectional matrix systems
Ahead of this face-to-face day, you will receive access to the below online webinars and demonstration videos to watch in your own time. This includes:
Posterior Composites Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak
Posterior Composites Additional Webinar by Dr Matthew Holyoak
