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Elevating Dental Care: The Specialisation of Prosthodontists

Prosthodontics is a speciality within reconstructive dentistry. A prosthodontist is a specialist who is skilled in the replacement of missing teeth (and associated tissues) and the restoration of natural teeth.

To become a board-registered specialist prosthodontist in Australia, after graduating as a qualified dentist, further full time training is required in a University master’s degree program involving further study in all facets of dentistry.

The Australian training programmes provide in depth training in the areas of:

Fixed prosthodontics, both tooth and implant supported

Implant overdentures

Aesthetic procedures

Complete and partial removable prosthodontics

Temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscle disorders

Dental materials and hypersensitivities

Dento-facial trauma and rehabilitation following corrective jaw surgery

Congenital and developmental defects of the teeth and jaws

Maxillofacial prosthodontics

This level of training gives a Prosthodontist a unique ability to liaise closely with the ceramic technician resulting in the production of biologically compatible dental restorations, which remain serviceable in the long term. The training also includes liaison with the other specialist disciplines of dentistry for the purposes of delivering complex multi-disciplinary treatment.

As the specialist delivering the final restoration the prosthodontist is the co-ordinator of such treatment plans. As a result, a specialist Prosthodontist is a dental expert trained to take a comprehensive approach and capable of co-ordinating and delivering complex treatment plans aimed at rehabilitating the dentition to a state of maintainable health.