Advanced Course in Dental Ceramics

How do ceramic materials used in dentistry actually behave – and why?

Picture of Asbjørn Slagtern Fjellvåg during a NIOM course

These questions will be answered when NIOM once again launches the sought-after and unique advanced course in dental ceramics. We invite Ph.D. students, researchers, specialists, and specialist students in prosthetic dentistry, among others, to take part in this course which combines fundamental theory with clinical perspectives.

Course dates

🔸 1. October 21–23, 2026
🔸 2. December 2–4, 2026
🔸 3. February 3–5, 2027

Please note: The course has a duration of 9 days in total.

Location: NIOM

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

More information will follow. For now, save the dates.