Prosthodontics with Prof Riaz Yar | Professor Riaz Yar | Friday 28 November 2025

For: Dentists,

Aims

• To diagnose an articulatory system dysfunction accurately.
• To utilise digital technology and scanning with precision. • To comprehend the causes and necessity of a comprehensive mouth rehabilitation.
• To perform a thorough occlusal examination and prescribe accordingly.
• To design functional restorations using digital technology.
• To review the process of recording CRCP (centric relation and centric occlusion).
• To understand the appropriate circumstances for increasing the vertical dimension and the method to do so.

Objectives

• Recognise and manage Tooth surface loss
• Advocate the use of a standardised protocol when treating complex cases
• Modify current practice in relation to best clinical guidelines

Speakers

Professor Riaz Yar

Professor Riaz Yar graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1999. After spending some time in general practice Prof Riaz set up his own practice in 2003 before gaining MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2005. Following this, in 2008 Riaz completed an MPhil in restorative dentistry and in 2011 completed a 4 year long M Pros Dent mono-specialty training in Prosthodontics at the University of Manchester where he is also an Honorary Clinical Teaching fellow in Prosthodontics.

In addition, Prof Riaz is also an Internal examiner for the Membership of Joint Dental Faculties of the Royal College of Surgeons England and an Internal examiner for the Overseas Registration Exam and License in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons England.

As well as completing the specialty prosthodontic training, Riaz has undertaken a Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies (DPDS) with the University of Bristol and a Diploma in Implant Dentistry with the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

Prof Riaz is also a Joint Director of The Square Advanced Dental Care – a specialist referral centre established in 2011 with the ethos “experience excellence” in dentistry,

Prof Riaz lectures nationally and internationally and is a keen advocate of postgraduate teaching and this is evident with the setting up of RED (Restorative Education of the Dental Team) Square – providing a MSc in Restorative Dentistry in partnership with the University of Chester for which he is the programme director.

Currently, he is completing a Masters in Soft tissue around teeth and implants with Professor Zuchellii at the University of Bologna.

Rehabilitation of Smiles

Practising in dental clinics in Manchester, London and lecturing all over the world, Prof Riaz is a pioneer in dentistry and at the forefront of new technology.

His work is based around the philosophy of not just restoration but rehabilitation of a patient’s smile.

His innovative treatments have transformed what is possible in aesthetics and occlusion and inspired a huge cohort of dentists across the world.

Links

• Professor Riaz Yar

Sessions

09:30 - 11:00, session 1

11:30 - 13:00, session 2

14:00 - 15:15, session 3

15:45 - 17:00, session 4

GDC outcomes

A, B, C, D,