Designing Smiles
Veneer Course
For dentists to learn how to complete beautiful, minimally invasive smile makeovers, using porcelain veneers in a predictable way.
Dentists travel to London from across the world for this course. It runs twice a year, for ten delegates at a time, around one live patient.
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Why Designing Smiles?
Small Group Teaching
This is a cosmetic dental course giving you the opportunity to learn from Dr Manrina Rhode, one of the leading Cosmetic Dentists in the UK. The qualification required to complete this course is a Dental degree.
Experience of over 15,710 Porcelain Veneers
Dr Manrina Rhode graduated as a dentist from Guys Hospital in 2002 and has worked in Private Cosmetic Dental Practice since. She has completed more Porcelain Veneers than most dentists in the world. Use her experience and predictable methods to create beautiful smiles for your patients.
Facially Driven Dental Design
Dr Manrina Rhode uses facially driven dental design to give patients the smiles they should have.
There is no 'one size fits all' approach. Every case is customised. Learn in detail how to do this for your patients.
Laboratory communication, taught by the laboratory
Alan Smyth, head of Precision Dental Studio, teaches the lab communication session on every course. He has been making crown, bridge and implant work since 1998. Learning to write a prescription from the person who receives it is a rare thing on a veneer course, and it is the difference between veneers that come back right and veneers that come back nearly right.
Flexible Payment Available
Choose PayPal at checkout to see if you’re eligible for PayPal Pay in 3, allowing you to spread the cost over three interest-free monthly payments. Eligibility is determined by PayPal.
One month of Manrina's Mentorship included.
Every delegate receives a month inside Manrina's Mentorship, so the support continues after your three days in clinic: live calls with Manrina, case reviews, the resource library and a community of dentists on the same path.
The course fee rises to £3,000 on 1st October 2026. Book before then and you pay £2,600, whichever course dates you choose, including 2027.
Designing Smiles
3 Day Course
Small group teaching with a live patient.
You will watch and participate in the full smile makeover start to finish with Dr Manrina Rhode, as well as lectures explaining the procedures.
Flexible Payment Available
Choose PayPal at checkout to see if you’re eligible for PayPal Pay in 3, allowing you to spread the cost over three interest-free monthly payments. Eligibility is determined by PayPal.
Book NowSmall group teaching. The course runs just twice a year and places are strictly limited.
Travelling to London for the course
Designing Smiles has been taught to dentists from Norway, Italy, Germany, Brazil, the United States, Dubai and Thailand, among others. If you are travelling in, here is everything you need to plan the trip.
The three days are not three days in a row. This is the single most important thing to know before you book flights. You are in clinic on the Monday and the Tuesday, and then again the following Monday. The February 2027 course, for example, runs on the 1st and 2nd of February, then the 8th.
There is a clinical reason for the split. The course is built around one live patient having a complete smile makeover, and all six appointments of that case happen in front of you across the three days. The Monday covers the consultation, records, photography, veneer preparation and temporaries. The laboratory then needs time to make the definitive veneers properly. The following Monday is the fit. Compressed into three consecutive days, it would stop being a real case.
So you are in London for a week, which is rather the point. Wednesday through to Sunday is yours. Most delegates flying in treat those days as a holiday. Some stay in London, others use the time to see more of Europe while they are this close to it: Paris is a train journey away, and Italy, Spain and Switzerland are a short flight. It is a good week to bring someone with you.
How the teaching works. Dr Rhode carries out all of the treatment on the patient herself. You watch every stage at close quarters in a small group, and your own hands-on veneer preparation is done on models alongside it. That is a deliberate choice. It means you see a real case run properly from first consultation to final fit, and it also means you do not need to be registered with the GDC to attend.
If you do need to fly home in between, the third day is a fixed date, so please book around it rather than hoping it can move.
Where it is held - DRMR Clinic, Floor 1, 251 Brompton Road, London SW3 2EP. The clinic is 15 miles from Heathrow, 30 from Gatwick and 35 from Stansted. The nearest underground stations are South Kensington, on the Circle, District and Piccadilly lines, and Knightsbridge, using the Harrods exit. Both are a five to ten minute walk.
Where to stay - There is a wide choice of hotels within walking distance. The Franklin London is almost next door and The Rembrandt is a few minutes away, with 100 Queen's Gate, The Hari and the Mandarin Oriental all within a mile. Accommodation is not included in the course fee.
CPD - The course carries 20 hours of verifiable CPD. If you are registered outside the UK, please check recognition with your own registration body before you travel.
What to bring - Your loupes if you work in them, and a camera you already know how to use. The photography we teach is far more useful learned on the equipment you will pick up again when you are home.
Visas - Requirements vary by country and change from time to time. Please check your position as soon as you have a date in mind rather than close to the course.
After you go home - Every delegate receives their first month of Manrina's Mentorship included with the course. It is fully online and the live calls are recorded, so it carries on wherever you are. That month matters most in the weeks straight after you fly back, when you are looking at your first case on your own.
Designing Smiles
Course Dates
- 28th & 29th September, followed by 5th October 2026 - sold out
- 1st & 2nd February, followed by 8th February 2027
- 27th & 28th September, followed by 4th October 2027
Flexible Payment Available
Choose PayPal at checkout to see if you’re eligible for PayPal Pay in 3, allowing you to spread the cost over three interest-free monthly payments. Eligibility is determined by PayPal.
Book NowSmall group teaching. The course runs just twice a year and places are strictly limited.
Designing Smiles Veneer Course
20 hours of verifiable CPD
Designing Smiles Day 1 |
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Cosmetic Dental Consultation Record Taking Photography Veneer Preparation Temporary Placement (theory and practical with live patient for all above topics) |
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Designing Smiles Day 2 |
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Lab communication Advanced Smile Design Artistic Recontouring of Temporaries Tooth Surface Loss and Occlusion |
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Designing Smiles Day 3 |
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Optimum Veneer Fit Protocol Imaging for Patient and Lab Communication Influence and Persuade in Business Treatment Planning All 6 appointments required for a Smile Makeover are with LIVE patient as we take the patient through their transformation together over the 3 days. Delegates are welcome to arrive from 9.30am to settle in |
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DRMR Clinic, London, UK
Your Questions, Answered.
No. You need a dental degree, and the course takes you through the full smile makeover from consultation to fit. Dentists at every stage attend, from first veneer case to experienced clinicians refining their protocol.
Yes. Designing Smiles provides 20 hours of verifiable CPD.
Small group teaching with a live patient at DRMR Clinic, 251 Brompton Road, London. You watch and participate in a full smile makeover from start to finish with Dr Manrina Rhode, alongside lectures explaining each procedure. All six appointments of the smile makeover happen across the three days.
Yes. PayPal Pay in 3 is available at checkout, splitting the fee into three interest-free monthly payments.
You'll receive a confirmation email with everything you need to prepare, and our team will be in touch ahead of your course dates. Any questions before then, email academy@drmr.co.uk.
Refunds: Please note the course fees are non-refundable from two months prior to the course start date.
Deferrals: In the event of illness, unforeseen circumstances, or any other valid reason, we may, at our discretion, allow you to defer your place to the next available course. Supporting documentation may be requested. Discretionary deferrals are not guaranteed and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Yes. Delegates have travelled to the course from Norway, Italy, Germany, Brazil, the United States, Dubai and Thailand, among others. It is taught in English, to ten delegates at a time, at DRMR Clinic in Knightsbridge.
Ten, and no more than ten. There is one patient and one chair, and ten is the number of people who can stand close enough to see the work properly.
Dr Manrina Rhode teaches the course and carries out all of the treatment. Alan Smyth, head of Precision Dental Studio, teaches the laboratory communication session, so you learn to write a prescription from the technician who receives it.
Day one and day two run from 10am to 5pm, and day three runs from 10am to 6pm. You are welcome to arrive from 9.30am to settle in over refreshments.
A week. The course runs on a Monday and Tuesday, then again the following Monday, because the laboratory needs time to make your patient's veneers between the preparation and the fit. The days in between are free, and delegates travelling from abroad usually treat them as a holiday.
No. Dr Rhode carries out all of the treatment on the patient herself. Delegates observe every stage of the case at close quarters and do their own hands-on veneer preparation on models, so UK registration is not required to take part. You need a dental degree.
The course provides 20 hours of verifiable CPD. Recognition outside the UK is determined by your own registration body, so please check with them before booking.
No, the fee covers the course itself. The clinic is on Brompton Road and there is a wide choice of hotels within walking distance, from The Franklin London almost next door to The Rembrandt a few minutes away. Delegates also stay at 100 Queen's Gate, The Hari and the Mandarin Oriental, all within a mile. Your welcome pack includes the full list once you have booked.
DRMR Clinic, 251 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3.
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I'm Janesca Casalli, Brazilian dentist and specialist in Cosmetic Dentistry . I've just finish a special mentoring with dr. Manrina Rodhe. It was an amazing day, where I could see all the Manrina's protocols and workflow and your great ability to do veneers and take care of her patients. She is charismatic, cheerful, smart and so chic and also has London's most luxurious dental clinic . Now I have so many ideas and principles to settle in my dental office. I highly recommend taking the course. Then you will understand why she is the best dentist of the year in 2022.
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The Designing Smiles Course was incredible and inspiring. Dr Manrina guided us through her workflow with veneer classes and shared many priceless tips. I find her very knowledgeable and her passion is infectious. Highly recommend!
The Crown Lengthening Course was also fantastic.
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An amazing learning experience.
A comprehensive course that dives deep into the world of veneers and what is truly possible.
Great topics covered all the way from smile design, Case selection, Case preparation through to fitting and managing the patients care and expectations.
Compared to other aesthetics courses on offer this tops them. Small group teaching, live patient preparation. Live fitting of veneers.
The quality of work shown was truly amazing.
A true please to have Dr Manrina Rhode share her experience and skill.
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I attended the Designing Smiles course in June this year, and it was one of the best decisions I have made for my dental career! Manrina taught the course so well, drooping some invaluable gems from her years of experience and expertise which has helped me not only in my veneer cases but my basic day to day Dentistry too! I thoroughly enjoyed the course and met some amazing delegates who all shared my passion for smile makeovers! Couldn't recommend the course enough!! Thank you Manrina ☺️
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An absolute must for any dentist that wants to provide any cosmetic work.
Small interactive teaching (with a patient) helps you pick up all the tips and tricks from Manrina's 19 years of experience!
Invaluable lessons for veneers but also has improved my workflow for everything, not just cosmetics!
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Dr Rhode's smile design course enables her not only to share her knowledge with you in a very small group setting but you will get to literally stand over her shoulder whilst she carries out an entire case in clinic from start to finish. This is so much more than the standard videos and lectures you often get.
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Amazing course!! Over 4 days of lectures and practical sessions Manrina shared her extensive knowledge on smile design.
Was great to treat a patient and see step by step the smile transformation.
It's a very complete course, full of practical tips , also marketing and patient journey advice and more...
Thanks Manrina you definitely make a difference on my daily dentistry.
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Dr Manrina has so much experience in smile makeovers, it was about time she started her own course! Dr Manrina has always been helpful towards other dentists seeking advice. She selflessly shares her knowledge and amazing tips with everyone. A 4 day course with one to one teaching and a live patient demo is a great way of learning all about designing smiles!
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Dr Manrina Rhode is an excellent evidence-based educator with years of experience and knowledge. She has been a great encouragement to me as a mentor over the years. I'm pleased she has decided to share this experience with her peers and colleagues through structured courses. She is professional, approachable and her portfolio speaks for itself.
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Such an amazing course! Really enjoyable and very informative. Being able to take part and see a live case with a small group really sets this apart from other courses out there. It has set me up to be able to complete Veneer cases predictably and safely. Dr Manrina is really approachable and will make sure you leave feeling confident. Highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to improve their practice and upskill!
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I had a great time at the Designing smiles course. Manrina is a great teacher and a lovely person. I felt comfortable enough to start with my first veneer case straight after the course and I'm delighted to say that it turned out beautifully.
I can highly recommend this course!
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Manrina gave an excellent talk for Kcl Dental Council's well-being conference on her facial aesthetics journey. Her work ethic and passion for her craft is evident. I really enjoyed listening to her insights and tips. Her enthusiasm in teaching and helping others is very clear.
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Dr Manrina is exactly what you are looking for : an incredibly knowledgeable teacher , with 20 years of experience, a beautiful person inside out , generous , honest , kind , incredibly skilled and a pleasure to be with . You will leave the course with all the skill set you are looking for and beyond . I could NOT recommend her enough.
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Dr Manrina Rhode has been an amazing educator and will always be my go-to for any cosmetic dentistry queries. I'm so grateful for her sharing all her knowledge and experience!
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Excellence in all aspects. Dr Rhode is superb and has a plethora of experience and knowledge to ensure a fantastic result - for patients as well as other dental professionals who are looking to achieve better aesthetic results in their practice.
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A fantastic course with so many real-world skills on show. Manrina made what can be quite a daunting and complex topic very easy to understand and gave me great confidence to carry out what I learnt with my own patients.
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Absolutely fantastic course arranged and led by Dr Manrina. From consultation, to record taking, to temps and fits it was a brillant course all around.
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Changed my practice for better after just the 1st day. A real eye opener and game changer.
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Great educator and passionate dentist
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