Yes. Full Arch Foundations is the first stage of the Full Arch Mastery Series, establishing the diagnostic, occlusal and restorative foundation before progressing into removable and fixed full-arch implant restorations.
FULL ARCH MASTERY SERIES
Full Arch Foundations
Full Mouth Reconstruction & Occlusion
Full arch reconstruction begins with a deep understanding of the entire masticatory system.
Anatomy. TMJ function and dysfunction. Occlusion. Vertical dimension. Anterior guidance. Aesthetics. These principles determine the success of every full arch reconstruction whether it is supported by teeth or implants.
Full Arch Foundations gives you the diagnostic, occlusal and restorative skills to predictably rebuild worn and compromised dentitions and provides the foundation to progress into advanced full arch implant rehabilitation.
21
CE Hours
3 Days
Duration
2026
November 13-15
Tuition
$3,499 + HST
Develop The Skills To Manage Complex Reconstruction
This course gives you a practical framework for diagnosing and treating worn, compromised and complex dentitions.
You will:
- Gain a deep understanding of how the masticatory system functions in health and dysfunction
- Recognize, diagnose and manage temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
- Diagnose occlusal problems and their impact on function
- Understand when and how to restore lost vertical dimension
- Establish anterior guidance and functional stability
- Determine ideal aesthetic tooth position
- Treatment plan severely worn dentitions
- Sequence comprehensive restorative treatment
- Reconstruct function and aesthetics predictably
Hands On Training
Learn the Concepts. Then Apply Them.
Full Arch Foundations combines focused didactic instruction with practical exercises designed to turn theory into a repeatable clinical process.
Occlusal Diagnosis & Planning
Occlusal diagnosis, treatment planning and determining correct vertical dimension
Transfer & Equilibration
Facebow transfer, articulation and occlusal equilibration
Tooth Positioning & Bonding
Aesthetics, functional tooth positioning and transitional composite bonding
Digital Restorative Design
Chairside digital design and printing of provisional restorations
From Diagnosis To Reconstruction
Day 1 — Understand The System
The Masticatory System in Sickness and in Health
Understand the anatomy and physiology of the TMJ and the muscles of mastication in both health and distress, including common TMJ disorders, their causes and management.
Occlusion
Learn current concepts in occlusion, including MIP, CR and the occlusal schemes appropriate for restorative treatment. You will learn how to recognize and solve common occlusal problems, avoid the mistakes that can complicate everyday dentistry, and understand how the masticatory system is programmed.
Examination, Diagnosis and Risk Assessment
Learn how to properly examine the TMJ and occlusion, quickly identify problems, ask the right questions and clearly explain your findings and treatment recommendations to the patient. You will learn the five occlusal diagnoses, how each is managed and how to identify your patient’s level of risk before treatment.
Day 2 — Establish The Occlusion
The Art and Science of Occlusal Equilibration
There are two fundamental approaches used to correct a malocclusion: refine what exists or restore what has been lost. Learn when occlusal equilibration is appropriate and how to approach it systematically.
Create a Stable, Repeatable Relationship
Occlusal equilibration carefully adjusts the existing dentition so the teeth contact in a stable, harmonious relationship with the TMJ. Learn to establish equal, simultaneous bilateral posterior contacts in a repeatable hinge-axis relationship.
Records, Facebow and Articulation
Learn how to obtain the records required to accurately reproduce the patient’s occlusion outside the mouth, including facebow transfer, bite records and articulator mounting.
Day 3 — Restore What Has Been Lost
Rebuilding Function, Aesthetics and Vertical Dimension
When the dentition has lost tooth structure, function or vertical dimension, equilibration alone cannot restore what is missing. Reconstruction requires a systematic approach to returning the teeth to a position that is functional, aesthetic and harmonious with the masticatory system.
You will learn how to:
- Determine when restoration of vertical dimension is indicated
- Establish the correct position of the anterior teeth for function and aesthetics
- Evaluate tooth display, phonetics and facial harmony
- Develop anterior guidance that functions with the masticatory system
- Use transitional restorations to test and validate your treatment plan
- Sequence complex full mouth rehabilitation cases predictably
- Transition from diagnosis to definitive restorative treatment
Full Arch Mastery Series
Full Arch
Foundations
Removable Full Arch Implant Restoration
Fixed Full Arch
Implant Restoration
Course Details
Full Arch Foundations
$3,499 + HST
Course Dates
2026: November 13-15
2027: October 29-31
CE Hours: 21 (3 Days)
COURSE FOCUS
Occlusion in Practice
TMJ assessment, occlusal analysis, equilibration and transitional bonding through hands-on training.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions About This Course
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The goal of this intense 3 day program is to lay the occlusal foundations required to restore a full arch. The concepts are applicable to both dentulous and edentulous situations. Attendees will leave with a deep understanding of how the masticatory system functions in sickness and in health.
Training includes: TMD’s and how to manage them; which splints and NG are appropriate for different TMJ diagnoses; the five Occlusal Diagnoses and their management; records; facebow transfer; bite records; and the simulation of occlusion with articulators.
Participants will also learn the art and science of equilibration and then carry out a full equilibration in one of the hands on exercises.
Lastly we will cover reconstruction of a full arch with loss of VDO, including treatment sequencing, temporization and carry out a hands on lab where participants will reconstruct a patient with lost VDO using provisional bonding.
Yes. The program combines focused instruction with practical exercises designed to turn the concepts discussed in class into applicable clinical processes.
Yes. Understanding and restoring vertical dimension is an important part of the program. Participants learn how to recognize loss of tooth structure or vertical dimension, determine when restoration is indicated and establish appropriate tooth position for function and aesthetics.
The course examines the masticatory system, TMJ health and dysfunction, common occlusal problems, centric relation, maximum intercuspation, anterior guidance, vertical dimension and functional stability.
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