Advanced GNM Bite Management & Occlusal Transfer
Mastering the Bite Transfer — From Orthotic to Restoration with Precision, Protocol, and Lab Communication
A 2-Day Hands-On Masterclass with Dr. Clayton A. Chan — small-group enrollment, bring your cases. This is where GNM clinical mastery meets full-arch reconstruction.
Course Information — AGD PACE
- Course Title
- Level 6 — Advanced GNM Bite Management & Occlusal Transfer
- Course Description
- “Bite Management, Transfer and Lab Communication — Mastering the Precision Protocols for Full-Arch Reconstruction”
- Teaching Method
- Lecture and Participation
- Prerequisite Courses
- Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4
- CE Credit Hours
- 16
- AGD Subject Code(s)
- 610 Prosthodontics/Fixed | 010 Basic Sciences | 180 Occlusion | 250 Operative/Restorative Dentistry
In most full-arch cases the laboratory technician is effectively determining the maxillary cast mount — because no one ever taught the dentist how to transfer the optimized GNM bite without losing the craniomandibular relationship.
This is the problem no one taught you to solve.
Level 6 requires only Levels 1–4 — no instrumentation of your own is needed to attend. The work is bite transfer, cast mounting and laboratory communication, done by hand on your own cases. More on the curriculum logic →
The Problem No One Taught You to Solve
In most full-arch cases the laboratory technician is effectively determining the maxillary cast mount — because no one ever taught the dentist the specific steps to transfer the optimized GNM bite from the orthotic stage through preparation and into the final restoration without losing the craniomandibular relationship. The result:
- Canted mounts and lost craniomandibular relationships
- Crowns requiring excessive grinding at delivery
- Multiple follow-up adjustment visits
- Cases that never feel quite right — to the doctor or the patient
Dr. Chan has spent decades developing and refining exactly these protocols. If you want full-arch results that are precise, predictable and repeatable, Level 6 is where it begins.
Five Things Level 6 Changes on Monday Morning
- Stop losing the bite between appointments — bite loss during Phase I to Phase II is the most common and costly full-arch error. Level 6 gives you the protocol to prevent it, every time.
- Learn the Modified Fox Plane Recording — your laboratory is mounting your maxillary cast and guessing. Level 6 puts that control back in your hands.
- Master the Cranial Transfer Index — manage the maxillary cast accurately from pre-preparation through final delivery. Once you learn it, you use it on every case.
- Communicate with your laboratory at a new level — most lab errors start with the records the dentist provides. Level 6 teaches exactly what your technician needs, so they never have to guess.
- Immediate next-day clinical impact — doctors return home and immediately change how they approach bite registration, mounting and lab communication, with confidence.
Bite Management — Phase I to Phase II
- Dr. Chan’s 2 Bite Management and Transfer Protocols — step by step
- From orthotic stabilization through wax-up, preparation and final delivery
The Modified Fox Plane and Cranial Transfer Index
- The most accurate maxillary cast mounting method available
- Manage the craniomandibular relationship from pre-prep through final restoration
Occlusal Table Design and Lab Communication
- Precise records, matrixes and photographs your laboratory actually needs
- Design the occlusal plane for exact dot contact landing — every time
After Level 6, your bite transfer will be precise, predictable and repeatable.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Transfer and manage the bite precisely in coordination with the laboratory technician
- Execute Dr. Chan’s Modified Fox Plane recording protocol for accurate maxillary cast mounting
- Apply the Cranial Transfer Index through all phases of reconstruction
- Communicate specific records, photographs and matrixes to the laboratory with precision
- Execute step-by-step bite management protocols from Phase I orthotic stabilization through Phase II restorative finishing
- Design the occlusal plane for precise dot contact landing and wax-up accuracy
- Apply optimized provisional matrixes for ease and precision at the chair
- How to accurately and precisely transfer the vertical position of the maxillary cast
- How to accurately and precisely transfer the vertical mandibular cast
- How to accurately and precisely transfer the antero-posterior relationship
- How to transfer the new vertical GNM bite without losing the craniomandibular relationship — from orthotic stage through prep stage and onto finishing
- How to orient the maxillary casts correctly — avoiding cant problems as they relate to a properly leveled head position
- The Modified Fox Plane — accurately registering the cranio-maxillary orientation to an occlusal analyzing table
- How to position the maxillary cast correctly to the analyzing table
- How to establish the maxillary occlusal plane when waxing a full arch
- How to create and use the Cranial Transfer Index
- How to use the bite stent to relate the mandibular cast to the maxillary cast accurately and precisely
- What photographs and patient poses are most helpful to the laboratory
- How to design the occlusal plane for precise landing of the contact marks and dots
This is the Level 6 protocol applied to a full-arch case — the GNM bite carried from the Phase I orthotic, through mounting and preparation, into the finished restoration without losing the craniomandibular relationship.
This course is designed for OC Masterclass graduates who have completed Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 and are ready to bring that same GNM precision to full-arch reconstruction and laboratory communication — doctors performing or planning full-arch cases, clinicians ready to eliminate bite loss, mounting errors and excessive adjustment visits, and doctors who want restorative outcomes that match the precision of their GNM diagnosis. If you have completed Levels 1 through 4, Level 6 is your next step.
Course Details
Format: 2-day seminar and hands-on training, small group
Teaching method: Lecture and Participation
CE Credit: 16 continuing education credit hours
AGD Subject Codes: 610 | 010 | 180 | 250
Audience: General dentists, specialists and laboratory technicians
Hours: 8:00am–5:00pm daily (lunch provided)
Dates, Tuition & Registration
Next course: 2026 date to be arranged. Attendance is limited — contact Jane to request enrollment.
Small-group hands-on. Taught personally by Dr. Chan. Bring your cases.
Tuition: $4,695 doctor, technician or team member · $2,150 audit*
*Audit fee applies only to those who completed this course at OC previously.
Location: Dental Implant Institute · 6170 W. Desert Inn Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89146
Register with Jane (Office Administrator): Text/Call (702) 271-2950 · jane@occlusionconnections.com
Registration must be completed with Jane Chan and confirmed with payment. If cancellation is less than 30 days from the program date, tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. Cancellation policy →
Occlusion Connections Inc — Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 9/1/2026 to 8/31/2032. Provider ID# 349336.
Clayton A. Chan, D.D.S. — Founder, Director, and Teacher of Occlusion Connections — The Center for Gneuromuscular Dentistry and Orthopedic Advancement.
Dr. Chan is widely recognized as one of the leading educators and innovators in the field of GNM — Gneuromuscular Dentistry. With over four decades of clinical experience, he has pioneered the Chan Optimized Bite™ protocol, the Modified Fox Plane recording system, the Cranial Transfer Index, and the comprehensive bite management protocols that have redefined full-arch reconstruction for dentists worldwide. More about Dr. Chan →