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Dental training session for British Forces Germany

Training day for dental officers at VOCO

Dentists from the British Armed Forces stationed in Germany together with course Postendodontic treatments require considerable dexterity. Our hands-on course gave the participants plenty of opportunity to practice each The dental team of the British Forces Germany were equally impressed with the Re

Eight members of the "British Forces Germany" (BFG) recently completed a very special kind of training session at VOCO: the officers from the dental teams of British military bases in Paderborn, Gütersloh and Bielefeld came to Cuxhaven to take a closer look at the products they use on a daily basis. They also had plenty of questions on the development and manufacture of the products, which we were able to answer during the course of a comprehensive tour of the various company divisions.

 

During their visit to the VOCO headquarters, however, Major Mohanad Abu-Mughaisib and his dental staff not only wanted to know more about the origin of the products and the work of researchers and developers, but were also keen to learn more about the application of products created in VOCO's cutting-edge laboratories.

 

Theory and Practice

Our training sessions covered both theoretical and practical aspects of the products: in their compelling lectures, Dr. Matthias Mehring and Dr. Peter Kopecky (VOCO Science Communication) covered a range of fascinating subjects, including the role played by ORMOCER®e in creating a successful, innovative restorative material and the advantages of glass-fibre-reinforced composite root posts for the purpose of postendodontic core build-up. This was followed by a practical session: during a hands-on course in the modern VOCO training centre, participants were taken through the application of root posts step-by-step.

 

This special session for the BFG dentists was then rounded off with a technical discussion on the latest topics in the world of dentistry.