DAY 1 (July 17th)
Intro. to Implant Restoration Design in exocad
Audience: Dentists, dental technicians, assistants
Duration: 1 Full Day (8 hours)
Goal: Equip attendees with the ability to confidently design basic single and multi-unit implant restorations using exocad.
🕘 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM - Welcome & Setup
- Introductions and course objectives
- Overview of exocad and the Implant Module
- File types and workflow overview
🕘 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM - Single Implant Crown Workflow
- Case setup: importing scan data and selecting components
- Using scan bodies and aligning to implant library
- Designing the emergence profile and crown morphology
☕ 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM - Coffee Break
🕘 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Session 2: Posterior Screw-Retained Crown
- Step-by-step design of a single posterior crown and anterior crowns
- Cemented vs screw-retained designs
- Checking fit and exporting STL files
🍽️ 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM - Lunch Break
🕘 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM - Session 3: Multi-Unit Restoration Basics
- Multi-implant case setup
- Designing a 3-unit bridge over implants
- Overview of custom abutments and Ti-base workflows
☕ 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM - Coffee Break
🕘 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM - Session 4: Single Arch All-on-4 Design
- Participants complete their first full arch cases
- Designing Gingiva
- Setting Teeth
- Adapting Implant positions
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Tips for real-world application
🕘 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM - Wrap-Up & Next Steps
- Recap of key concepts
- Resources for further learning
- Q&A, feedback, and certificate distribution
DAY 2 (July 18th)
All-on-X Restoration Design in exocad
Audience: Dentists, dental technicians, assistants
Duration: 1 Full Day (8 hours)
Goal: By the end of the course, participants will be able to competently design a screw-retained All-on-X full-arch prosthesis in exocad, using both virtual models and implant libraries, and understand key design considerations for functionality, esthetics, and long-term success.
🕘 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM - Welcome & Introduction
- Meet & greet
- Overview of All-on-X concept (clinical & digital)
- Importance of digital workflows in modern implantology
🕘 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM - exocad Basics Refresher & Workflow Overview
- Navigating the exocad interface
- Key tools relevant to full-arch design
- Workflow for All-on-X cases: scanning → design → manufacturing
- Project setup: selecting the right indications and implant libraries
☕ 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM - Coffee Break
🕘 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Step-by-Step Case Design – Part 1
- Importing scan data (intraoral or lab scan)
- Setting up the restoration type (bridge / full-arch / implant-based)
- Choosing and setting up implant libraries
- Designing the primary structure (bar or framework)
- Tissue support and emergence profile considerations
🍽️ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM - Lunch Break
🕘 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM - Step-by-Step Case Design – Part 2
- Tooth setup and alignment
- Gingiva design (digital pink aesthetics)
- Screw channel positioning and angulation
- Virtual try-in and functional checks
- Finalizing the design and preparing for output
☕ 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM - Coffee Break
🕘 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM - Hands-On Design Session
- Participants work on a complete All-on-X case from scan to finish
- Instructor guidance and troubleshooting
- Emphasis on real-world tips and optimization for print/mill
🕘 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM - Review, Wrap-Up, & Certification
- Review of participant designs
- Group discussion and feedback
- Course completion certificates
- Q&A and resources for further learning
