Advanced course in dental ceramics
Nordic Institute of Dental Materials (NIOM) is arranging a course on bioceramic engineering with a focus on ceramic materials used in dentistry.
What will you learn?
- How crystal structure and chemical bonding give ceramics their properties
- Behaviors of fine (micro- or nano-sized) powders, granulates and powder dispersion
- Driving forces for sintering and commonly used sintering methods in dentistry
- Forming methods for different geometric designs of ceramic components
- How to analyze the fracture surface of a ceramic material
- Optical properties of ceramics
- Mechanical properties of ceramics, including knowledge about ISO-standards for mechanical testing
- Fracture toughening mechanisms, such as transformation toughening and crack deflection
- Hands-on lab sessions
Who is it intended for?
Ph.D. students, researchers and specialists in prosthetic dentistry (materials science) with interest in ceramic materials
Time and place
The course consists of 9 days divided into three gatherings: 16th to 18th of October, 20th to 22nd of November 2024 and 15th to 17th of January 2025, and is held at NIOM, Oslo.
Contact
For questions and registration contact per.vult@niom.no