Dental CE Course: Improving Smiles through Conservative Techniques...

A Workshop on Cosmetic Contouring & Bonding

A 2-Day Hands-On Training Course
Dates: December 4 & 5, 2009

One of the keys to esthetic success is improving your artistic skills. This is especially important in cosmetic procedures, such as cosmetic contouring and direct bonding. The world’s economy ensures that there will always be a place for conservative esthetics and this 2-day course will focus on such techniques in both lecture and hands-on applications.

Schedule:

Day 1: Lecture
Diagnosis and smile design are the foundations of a successful result. In day 1 participants will learn a systematic approach to choosing the best treatment options, as well as important elements of case presentation.

Among the topics to be discussed are:
1. Planning and recording your essential records for esthetic problems
2. Learning “face first” esthetic diagnosis and treatment planning
3. Creating illusions via cosmetic contouring – step-by-step techniques
4. Designing smilelines to meet patient demands
5. Trial smile techniques for cosmetic contouring and bonding
6. Achieving invisible margins
7. Creating the illusion of translucency and dimension to direct bonding
8. Solving esthetic problems with step-by-step techniques for treating diastemas, discolored and crowded teeth
9. Avoid direct bonding failure
10. Obtaining optimal results with composite resin repairs
11. Contouring, finishing and polishing both composite and ceramic restorations for maximum esthetics
12. Conservative combination techniques for complex cases
13. Final touch esthetics

Day 2: Hands-on Session
While working on specially prepared models, participants will maximize their skills with step-by-step procedures on crowded and unevenly spaced teeth, practicing both cosmetic contouring and direct bonding.

Final Session:
Problem solving and review of materials covered during the 2 days.