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Steven |  Evie |  Helen |  Belinda |  Martin |  Kerry |  Sue

Steven

• The founder of Bon-Dent Dental Laboratories, 1983
• An Advanced Dental Technician and Dental Prosthetist, Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne, 1985
• Holds over twenty eight years of experience behind him
• Has the ability to successfully manufacture both acrylic and chrome cobalt dentures, FRS dentures, Overdentures and BPS dentures

Steven is a member of:

• The ‘Dental Technology — Australian Institute of Surgical and Dental Technicians’, 1993
• The ‘Australian Dental Technicians Association’, 1986
• The ‘Dental Practise board of Victoria’, 1985

• Theory and Practical Application of Full Over Denture Treatment, International Team for Implantology, ITIAG, 2003
• Crown and Bridge, Halas Dental, RMIT, 1989
• Removable Orthodontics, RMIT, 1987
• Achieving Perfect Fit, Form and Function, DPAV (Dental Prosthetists Assoc. of Victoria), continuing.
• Infection Control and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, DPAV (Dental Prosthetists Assoc. of Victoria), continuing.

• Oral Examination of Edentulous Mouth
• Oral Medicine
• Promoting Quality in an Oral Health Setting
• Creating the Ultimate Finish

• Implant retained overdentures

• Procedures for Immediate Dentures
• The Future of Digital Dentistry in Australia
• Implants both Extraoral and Intraoral, Pathology, Malignancies and other general Maxio Facial Issues
• Patient Records and Informed Consent

• The Trade Practices Act
• Hepatitis C Procedures
• Infection Control
• CPR
• Record Keeping Compliance
• Psychology of the Denture Wearer
• Neuromuscular Dentistry
• Medicare

• Precision Dentures Utilizing Candulor Teeth
• Treatment Options Utilizing Dental Implants for the Completely Edentulous Patient
• Issues for the Ageing Population
• Link between Oral Disease and General Health
• Bio-logical Consideration in Removable Prosthetics
• Reproducing Centric Jaw Relation in the Edentulous Patient
• Creating the Premium Denture
• Pharmacology
• Implant Overdentures

• Same Day Dentures
• Patient Centred Prosthetics
• Implant Overdentures and Aesthetic Procera Restorations
• Mastering the Aesthetics of Removable Prosthetics
• Marketing and Ethical Advertising

• The presentation of the BPS system
• The Biofunctional Set up of Cross and Deep Bite
• Clinical and Technical Procedures on Implant supported Dentures
• Marketing Measures for the dental laboratory and practice
• Planning instruments for complete denture prosthetics
• Characterisation of denture teeth and denture base material

• Precision dentures
• The health benefits of Ivocap.
• Impressions for Implant Overdentures

• Tooth Morphology
• Oral Pathology
• Business Presentation

• Achieving perfect fit, form and function
• Infection Control
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

• The making of Ivoclarvivadent teeth
• Techniques in BPS denture construction
• Improved materials

• Advanced Set Up Techniques
• Implantology

• Implantology
• Digital Oral Photography
• Infection Control
• Alternative Techniques and Materials
• Implant Overdentures
• Improved Technologies

• An introduction to BPS
• BPS Advanced Denture Techniques

• Designing Partial Dentures incorporating Implants
• Practise Management
• Introducing Implant Options to your patients
• Understanding Fear and Anxiety in the Implant Patient
  

• Evie joined our team in 2008 undertaking duties that include administration work, delivering and picking up work from dentists, infection control and attending to client queries.

• Evie completed her Dental Technology Course in 2012
• Evie completed her Advanced Prosthetist Course in 2015 and is now consulting with patients for all their denture needs

• Procedures for Immediate Dentures
• The Future of Digital Dentistry in Australia
• Implants both Extraoral and Intraoral, Pathology, Malignancies and other general Maxio Facial Issues
• Patient Records and Informed Consent

Helen

• Helen started working at Bon-Dent in 2000
• From working part-time and doing deliveries to various dentists, Helen has progressed to the position of practise manager
• Helen also planned past BPS Study Group lectures
• Completed a course in Infection Control and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, DPA

Helen attended:

Helen completed her Diploma of Business Management Course in 2010

6th World Symposium on Denturism, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA , 2009 Courses attended

• Issues for the Ageing Population
• Developing an Implantology Practice

A Practise Management Workshop run by Oasis in 2008

An AUSDEC course in 2006 for Successful Practise Management

Planned and organised BPS Study Group lectures held in Hobart, Tasmania, 2006, broadening knowledge in:

• Tooth Morphology
• Oral Pathology
• Business Presentation

• Precision Dentures
• Practise Management
• Health Benefits of Ivocap.
• Implant Overdentures

• The making of Ivoclarvivadent teeth
• Techniques in BPS denture construction
• Improved materials

• Implantology
• Infection Control
• Alternative Techniques and Materials

A BPS Clinical and Technical procedures course, Canadian Denture Education Centre, 2003

ADPA (Assoc. of Dental Prosthetists of Australia) lectures, 2003 including:

• Designing Partial Dentures incorporating Implants
• Practise Management
• Introducing implant options to your patients
• Understanding the fear and anxiety in the Implant patient
   

• Certified Dental Technician, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1984
• Advanced Dental Technician, Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, 1988
• Belinda began working for Steven when he first started from his residence
• Is currently one of our qualified technicians holding over 28 years of experience behind her
• Attended a BPS information evening (Biofunctional Prosthetic System) led by Nancy Tomkins, a certified BPS lecturer from Brantford, Canada
• Completed a 2 day BPS short course furthering her knowledge in Clinical and technical procedures of BPS
• Belinda is qualified in constructing acrylic and chrome cobalt dentures, and specialises in the setting up of BPS dentures

• Joined our team at Bon-Dent in the middle of 2008
• Has over 23 years experience in the construction and design of dentures

• Dentsply, in the Success Injection System, and
• VITA Aesthetics
  • Festooning, setting and balancing partial dentures

• Martin specialises in FRS (Flexible Resin System) Dentures
• His skills also enable him to design and construct your conventional acrylic and chrome cobalt dentures

• Kerry joined our team in 2011. Her duties include administration work, delivering and picking up work from dentists as well as autoclaving instruments.
• Kerry is currently studying Business Management.

• Sue attends to general office duties.