CEREC Design: Same Day Crowns, Onlays & Short Span Bridges with Confidence

27 FEBRUARY 2027 · THE MARKET CROSS, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Move beyond the software basics and build the confidence to design predictable chairside restorations yourself.

CEREC gives clinicians the ability to take control of the restorative workflow but achieving consistently good results requires more than knowing which buttons to press.

This intensive hands on course focuses on the practical design skills required for same day crowns, onlays and short span bridges, helping you understand how to assess, refine and optimise a restoration before it ever reaches the milling stage.

You'll work through the design process with a focus on the decisions that matter clinically: margins, contacts, occlusion, morphology and restoration form. The aim is to develop a repeatable design workflow that makes chairside CAD/CAM feel more controlled, efficient and predictable.

Everything taught is designed with clinical implementation in mind, giving you techniques and workflows you can begin applying the very next day.

What you'll learn

During the course, you will:

• Develop a structured approach to the CEREC restorative design workflow.
• Work through the digital design of crowns, onlays and short span bridges.
• Understand how to assess and refine digital margins before progressing a restoration.
• Develop greater confidence managing proximal contacts and occlusal relationships.
• Learn how to assess and modify restoration morphology, anatomy and contours.
• Understand the additional considerations involved when progressing from a single restoration to a short span bridge.
• Learn how to critically assess a proposed digital design rather than simply accepting the software's initial proposal.
• Recognise common design problems and understand how to correct them efficiently.
• Understand how decisions made during CAD design influence the milling, finishing and clinical delivery stages.
• Develop a more efficient and repeatable approach to chairside restorative design.

Course aims & objectives

The aim of this course is to give clinicians greater independence and confidence when designing restorations in CEREC.

By the end of the day, delegates should be able to approach crowns, onlays and short span bridges using a logical design sequence and understand the key clinical considerations that should be assessed before a restoration is manufactured.

Rather than relying on default proposals, you'll develop the skills to critically evaluate and refine your own designs.

What you'll leave with

A repeatable CEREC design workflow.
Know what to assess, in what order and how to progress a restoration efficiently.

Greater confidence designing independently.
Become less reliant on accepting automated proposals without understanding how or why they should be adjusted.

Practical experience across multiple restoration types.
Work with crowns, onlays and short span bridges rather than learning a single isolated workflow.

Better control over restorative details.
Develop your understanding of margins, contacts, occlusion, morphology and contours and how they affect the finished restoration.

A stronger connection between design and delivery.
Understand how decisions made on screen translate into the restoration you ultimately manufacture and fit.

Skills you can apply the next day.
Leave with a practical workflow you can take directly back to your own CEREC cases.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for dentists using CEREC who want to improve their chairside CAD design skills and become more confident designing their own restorations.

It is particularly suited to clinicians who understand the fundamentals of digital dentistry but want a more structured approach to crowns, onlays and short span bridges before progressing into more advanced aesthetic workflows.

Course details

Date: 27 February 2027
Location: The Market Cross, Bury St Edmunds
Format: Hands on training

Limited places available.

Take greater control of your chairside restorations. Learn to assess, refine and confidently progress your CEREC designs so the digital workflow becomes a practical part of everyday restorative dentistry.