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Composite Challenge…Which composite to use?  When?

Aesthetic posterior restorations does not equal a compromise in functionality. The replacement of posterior Class II restorations is one of the most common procedures found in a modern dental practice, and this course will provide you with an increased knowledge and skills for better direct posterior composite restorations, to help build your practice.

Discover the differences in today’s composite materials and identify which ones are more efficient to use and also will extend the success and prognosis of your direct restorations.

Experience for yourself innovative techniques for aesthetic and long-lasting posterior restorations through hands-on practical exercises, in a clinical setting.  Benefit from the supervision and guidance of Dr Tam and a compete Hu-Friedy StyleSkulpt Kit, which you keep.

Achieve aesthetic posterior restorations from a better understanding of innovative techniques, materials and instruments. Register early as places are limited.

Topics include

• Esthetics
• Occlusion and Design
• Posterior Layering Fundamentals
• Guided and unguided cusp reconstruction for complex direct restorations
• Staining and Shading techniques
• Finishing and Polishing techniques
• Advanced anatomy and maverick effects

Learning Objectives

• Review the fundamentals in case assessment and suitability for layered posterior composite restorations

• Learn how to recreate missing cusps efficiently in a controlled, predictable fashion using a putty stent derived from a diagnostic wax-up/mock-up or pre-operative situation.

• Discover two techniques to incorporate maverick staining or tinting in the posterior region using Essentia Modifiers

• Learn how to layer posterior Class I and II restorations to achieve minimal C-Factor influences and excellent chameleon effect.

• Learn the fundamentals of “how to make a fissure look like a fissure”

Other Information

Recieve a take home Hu-Friedy StyleSkulpt Kit, worth $466 (RRP) with your registration.