Our new lecture venue in Billingham, Cleveland was packed to capacity on 3rd February 2010 for Steve's Smile Design Lecture

The presentation began with a look at the vocabulary used within smile design. It is imperative all concerned are using a common language; whether the communication is between technicians within the same laboratory or from technician to clinician. It went on to cover the 19 anatomical features of an anterior tooth, and how they inter relate.  How the appearance of an individual tooth may be changed by accurate control of the features. The final portion of the presentation looked at 10 components of a natural smile and gave examples of various types of smiles. The arrangement of individual teeth were discussed to show the vital role of reflectivity.

Feedback from the night included:
"Excellent Course.... Great Venue!"
"More of this please"
"An excellent presentation"
"Fantastic course, thanks"

Most successful/useful aspect of the course?
"tooth anatomy"
"correct terminoolgy"
"visual aids"
"description of axis, rotation"
"level of knowledge"
"picking up useful tips"
"defining and illustrating the relevant terminology"
"explanations"
"contouring"
"realised there is a big gap in my knowledge"

How can we improve on this topic?
"more case studies"

Requests for future courses
prosthetics/splints/stents

The meeting was approved as 1.5 hours of verifiable CPD