Downloads

In addition to the continuing education courses of Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ahlers as well as for the lectures at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, you can download the course documentation here.

These documents are only intended for the participants of the respective course. Access therefore requires the respective password; you will have received this in the lecture.

Preview: Ahlers - BoNT Application in Dentistry

Slides from the course on botulinum toxin in neuroanatomy at the UKE

Dear colleagues,

As promised, you can download all the slides from the course “Botulinum Toxin in Dentistry” here so that you can follow the content. As announced, I have created the file as a handout with 2 slides per page, making it clearer for you while remaining easy to read. Important for implementation in your practice:

  • Evidence of the presence of CMD, at minimum with a clinical functional analysis, which can be recorded for the digital practice using CMDfact, module CMDstatus,
  • and/or evidence of bruxism by means of a positive Bruxism Screening Index (BSI), which can be recorded for the digital practice using CMDfact, module CMDbrux.
  • According to the scientific statement on the therapy of CMD and the GOZ 8000, establishing a structured diagnosis, implemented in CMDfact, module DiagnosePilot.
  • Effective and legally secure patient information using the guideline-compliant dentaConcept information sheet.
  • -> Software and patient information forms can be ordered here.

Last but not least, you will find the materials list in the download entry on this website below.

Good luck with the implementation!

Oliver Ahlers

PS: The password is the code number of the cadaver on which we practiced the injection under ultrasound guidance, 4 digits without slashes or hyphens.
PSS: On Sunday, I will replace the presentation with a version in which I include a flow chart and a few anatomy slides on the fascia.

Downloads for the dentaConcept webinar on mandibular movement analysis

Dear colleagues,

What more positive feedback could there be than someone asking others in the same household to be quiet during a webinar because they want to listen to the end? Thank you very much for your focused attention—95% stayed until the end.

Kind regards
Oliver Ahlers

 

 

 

Material list for the course Botulinum Toxin in Dentistry in the Neuroanatomy Department of the UKE on October 9, 2026

and here is the promised list of materials (same password, updated); the promised additions regarding patient record entries and billing information have already been added. Also included are tips for recording the relevant findings, the link to the informed consent form (in paper format, which allows the consent form to be sent in advance with the treatment and cost plan and reviewed together), and for the software required to record and evaluate the underlying findings.

Good luck with it! If you have any questions: Kundenbetreuung@dentaConcept.de

Oliver Ahlers

Preview: 2026 IFG Timmendorf Dental Summer - Slide Handout

Download for the course in Timmendorf at Dental Summer on July 18, 2026

Dear course participants from the course “CMD Expertise Compact: Functional Diagnostics and Therapy According to the Eppendorf Concept” in Timmendorf at the Dental Summer

As promised, here you will find all the slides presented in Timmendorf available for download. I projected the password for you on-site—first letter capitalized, the rest lowercase!

To deepen your knowledge and put it into practice, I gave you further tips, here are the corresponding links:

Deepening your knowledge:

It was very nice with you, thank you for the numerous contacts on Instagram: Ahlers.CMD.

Best regards

Oliver Ahlers

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Slides from the Online Course on Tooth Wear Diagnostics for the Saxony Dental Association

Dear colleagues,

As promised, here you will find all the slides from the lecture of the course for the Saxony Dental Association for download. I heard that this entry was not visible for some devices, so I have re-uploaded it and, by way of compensation, included additional slides that there was no time for during the online course. The password is the one announced in the course; it relates to your hometown, first letter capitalized, the rest lowercase. As announced, I have prepared the file as a handout, always with 2 slides per page, making it clearer for you yet still easy to read.

For implementation in your practice, I have left the QR codes in the presentation and also included a few clickable links.
First of all, the DGFDT findings sheets are important for you, as the tooth wear screening and tooth wear status are officially recognized as high-level scientific services. The same applies, by the way, to manual structural analysis as a supplement to clinical functional analysis; someone asked about that during the discussion. Here is that link: DGFDT / DGZMK findings sheets.

To ensure economic efficiency in practice, it is important that the German Dental Association has formally recognized the three services Bruxism Screening Index, Tooth Wear Screening, and Tooth Wear Status as independent services. You can find them in the Analog List in Section J.

For implementation in the digital practice, you can find the various software modules here:

  • Clinical functional analysis for the digital practice, recordable with CMDfact, CMDstatus module,
  • Bruxism Screening Index (BSI), digitally recordable with CMDfact, CMDbrux module.
  • Establishing a structured diagnosis based on the data recorded in CMDfact with the DiagnosePilot module.
  • Effective and legally secure patient information with a guideline-compliant informed consent form
  • -> Software and patient information forms can be ordered here.

And if you would like to deepen your knowledge through further training of this kind, you can find offers under Continuing Education – CMD-Centrum Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Wishing you much success with the implementation and warm regards up the Elbe from Hamburg!

Oliver Ahlers

Preview: 2026 LZK BW Lake Constance Conference for Dentists

Presentation at the 61st Lake Constance Conference of the Tübingen District Dental Chamber – for dentists

Dear colleagues,

As promised, you can find all the slides from the presentation at the 61st Lake Constance Conference for dentists here for download, so that you can follow the content. As announced, I have created the file as a handout, always with 2 slides per page, so it is clearer for you but still easy to read.

For implementation in your practice, I have left the QR codes in the presentation and also included a few clickable links.
First of all, the DGFDT findings sheets are important for you, as the tooth wear screening and tooth wear status are officially recognized as high-level scientific services. The same applies, by the way, to manual structural analysis as a supplement to clinical functional analysis; someone asked about that during the discussion. Here is that link: DGFDT / DGZMK findings sheets.

To ensure economic efficiency in the practice, it is important that the German Dental Association has successfully completed its tasks and recognized both services as independent services. You can find them in the list of analogous services in Section J.

For implementation in the digital practice, you can find the various software modules here:

  • Clinical functional analysis for the digital practice, recordable with CMDfact, CMDstatus module,
  • Bruxism Screening Index (BSI), digitally recordable with CMDfact, CMDbrux module.
  • Establishing a structured diagnosis based on the data recorded in CMDfact with the DiagnosePilot module.
  • Effective and legally secure patient information with a guideline-compliant informed consent form
  • -> Software and patient information forms can be ordered here.

And if you would like to deepen your knowledge through further training of this kind, you can find offers under Continuing Education – CMD-Centrum Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Good luck with the implementation on Monday and best regards from Hamburg!

Oliver Ahlers

PS: You can find the presentation for the dental assistants one position further down (same password)

Preview: 2026 LZK BW Lake Constance Meeting ZFA

Lecture at the 61st Lake Constance Meeting of the Tübingen District Dental Chamber – for dental assistants

Dear dental assistants,

As promised, I am providing the slides from my lecture here as a PDF. You will find 2 slides per page to help you recap the lecture content.

You can also do this online; the use of the software for bruxism screening and dental wear screening is described here in short tutorials by me: dentaConcept : Software : CMDbrux

Good luck with the follow-up – and have a sunny week!
Oliver Ahlers

Preview: 2026 PD Dr. Ahlers in Feldkirchen - slide handout

Download from the Clinical Functional Analysis | Manual Structural Analysis Course in Feldkirchen near Munich

Dear participants of the course “Clinical Functional Analysis | Manual Structural Analysis | Diagnosis” in Feldkirchen/Munich

Attached are all slides presented in Feldkirchen on both course days, available for download. I had projected the password for you on site; the first letter is uppercase, the rest lowercase!

To deepen your knowledge and put it into practice, I gave you further tips, here are the corresponding links:

Deepen your knowledge:

  • Website dentaConcept with the book Clinical Functional Analysis
  • Curriculum function with me and Prof. Jakstat: Contact the Hamburg Dental Association.
  • Botulinum toxin injection course under ultrasound control (on the cadaver!): The upcoming course on 8.5.2026 is already fully booked. If you would like to attend the next course, simply send an e-mail to Verlag@dentaconcept.de and we will inform you.

It was very nice with you, thank you for the numerous contacts on Instagram: Ahlers.CMD.

Best regards

Oliver Ahlers

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Eppendorf Centric Registration Templates – Manufacturing Instructions V.1 (no password)

Below you will find illustrated instructions for the dental fabrication of the Eppendorf centric registration template. Please note that this illustration reflects the status of the first edition of the workbook “Restorative Dentistry with the Artex System”. Compared to these instructions, three important details were improved with the publication of the second edition of the book in 1998:
– three additional stops on the upper side of the plate regio 12-22 as “tilt indicators”
– marking of the upper midline on the plastic plate
– posterior stops on the upper side in the molar region on the last molars!
These three changes considerably improve the usability of the plate registrations. Therefore, please be sure to inform your dental technician of these changes. The second edition of the book is also available again.

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Condylar position analysis findings sheet: instructions for completion

During condylar position analysis, the findings are recorded on the condylar position measuring instrument using corresponding color markings. The labels are then removed and transferred to a condylar position analysis measurement sheet. These instructions explain in detail how to complete the form.

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Optimized procedure for condylar position analysis (no password)

Issue IV 2013 of the Journal of Craniomandibular Function (CMF) published an article on the optimized procedure for condylar position analysis. If you are not a subscriber, you can find it here and also on this page.

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Implementing condylar position analysis in practice (no password)

Understanding the relevance of condylar position analysis is easy, but implementing the procedure requires the right tools and knowledge of the legal situation and billing principles. In this short guide you will find everything summarized once again.

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Trick film on the preparation of ceramic inlays (no password!)

In addition to the publication in Int J Comp. Dent. I have developed animated films with my colleagues Dr. Blunck, Prof. Frankenberger, Dr. Hajto and Prof. Pröbster that show the procedure for preparing ceramic inlays. I also showed these in the seminar. Dr. Hajto was responsible for turning them into animations. A compilation of some of the films shown in the lecture is freely available on the Internet. Click on this link. The films have been produced in a manufacturer-neutral manner. Komet Dental has requested and received permission to show the appropriate grinders and is posting the film on the Internet, but is neither the author nor the client of the film – just to give you an idea of how it works.

Yours, Oliver Ahlers

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Publication on the preparation of ceramic inlays and partial crowns (no password)

Dear students,
Thank you very much for your attentive interest during my seminar. I promised you access to the original publication describing the set of rules that I presented to you in the seminar and in the script. You can download the paper here by clicking on the title. And if you want to know how often it is cited in Researchgate alone, click here…

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Study on the durability of semi-permanent PMMA occlusal veneers

Certain situations require treatment with restoration of the tooth contours, the tooth volumes and the corrected (re-)adjustment of the jaw joints to a physiological position. Such treatments are rare and extremely difficult because they require the complete – and correct – adjustment of the jaw position in a single step, without overloading the body’s ability to adapt. This is all the more challenging if the patient has an increased sensitivity to changes in tooth contact. The procedure was developed around the 2000s in Hamburg and Munich, with the core element of recontouring all teeth in non-occlusion with a physiological temporomandibular joint position in ONE step using indirect restorations – and then replacing these in groups with prepared dental ceramic restorations in a later step. The results of a study on the durability of this material from…

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Lecture explaining the use of CMDfact and all modules (no password)

Dear participants,
To explain how to use CMDfact, I have given you a presentation explaining its functions. CMDfact contains various modules, including CMDstatus and CMDpain, which you already know, and extension modules that were not included in the workshop; we use all of them in our practice. As promised, you will find a description. Further information can be found here. Have fun! Oliver Ahlers