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When taken to the highest level of excellence, direct anterior composite restorations can command an esthetic outcome that is extremely conservative and predictable, yet able to exist in harmony with natural teeth.

This course will help participants understand the criteria to achieve a higher level of composite artistry with results that can seamlessly emulate natural teeth or rival the beauty of porcelain restorations by learning the concepts of both anterior composites and their restorative applications. Dr. Chan will cover the fundamentals of composites pertaining to the physical and optical properties of resins including strength, predictable shade selection recipes, tooth morphology as well as simple but very effective polishing techniques. The nuance that makes a restoration average verses exceptional based on the restorative goal will be presented in detail.

This course will be using composites to restore a peg lateral incisor in real time from beginning to end and discussion of other innovative ways to use composite resins such as temporization of dental implants or the duplication of the soft tissue architecture with composites.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the details of how to create shade selection recipes for any shade scenarios, tints and opaquers to mitigate color correction and other pearls that ensure consistent results
• Learn how to restore a peg lateral incisor predictably that emulate nature
• Learn how to use nominative techniques to use composites to shape soft tissue for anterior dental implants
• Learn how to use composites to replicate soft tissue architecture for a predictable outcome with anterior implant crowns
• Learn very simple work flows to recreate primary, secondary and tertiary anatomy

Who Should Attend:

This course is specifically designed to expose the dentist to the fundamental concepts and understandings that are necessary to restore a peg lateral incisor with composites and how this material can also be used as an adjunct to anterior implant restorations.

David Chan earned his DMD degree in 1989 from Oregon Health Sciences University. He maintains a full-time practice focused on cosmetic and comprehensive dentistry located in Ridgefield, Washington.

Dr. Chan currently serves as the President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, as Director at the Center for Dental Artistry and a Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington.

He is an Accredited Member of the AACD and has been published widely in peer reviewed dental articles, including several articles in the prestigious “Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry”.

In addition, David travels nationally/internationally giving lectures to dentists on comprehensive esthetic dental care and serves as a key opinion leader for many dental product companies.

Class II composite restorations remain the bread and butter procedure of many general dentists. Although this procedure may seem trivial, there are many factors which lead to a long-lasting restoration, including diagnosis, isolation, caries removal, cavity preparation, use of liner, matrix and wedge placement, bonding technique, composite placement, and finishing and polishing. This course aims to review the techniques for each of these steps based on current evidence.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss treatment guidelines for interproximal caries and caries removal endpoints
• Discover materials and techniques to promote a long lasting adhesive bond and create a well-adapted restoration
• Analyze matrix utilization and contouring instruments to achieve a tight and well-contoured contact

Who Should Attend:

Clinicians interested in learning clinical tips and techniques for eliminating common problems associated with routine clinical procedures.

Dr. Lawson is the Director of the Division of Biomaterials at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry and the Program Director of the Biomaterials residency program. He graduated from UAB School of Dentistry in 2011 and obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2012. His research interests are the mechanical, optical, and biologic properties of dental materials and clinical evaluation of new dental materials. He was the 2016 recipient of the Stanford New Investigator Award and the 2017 3M Innovative Research Fellowship, both from the American Dental Association.

He served on the American Dental Association Council of Scientific Affairs and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry and Compendium. He has lectured nationally and internationally on the subject of dental materials. He also works as a general dentist in the UAB Faculty Practice.

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