Advanced course in dental ceramics

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