Day 3

Workshop Leader:

Prof Nasser Barghi, Professor and Head of Division – Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA 

Exceeding the Limit:  Achieving Better Esthetic and Functional Results with Direct Composite Resins

Direct esthetic restorations should be durable, require less chair time and involve fewer steps, while providing desirable esthetic and functional outcomes.  Improving the color of the teeth by bleaching reduces the need for excessive tooth reduction and results in better esthetic outcomes.  New families of composite resins have been developed for both anterior and posterior esthetic restorations.  These composites have unique components for layering to emulate the appearance of natural teeth.

This course is designed to provide participants with practical information on direct anterior esthetic restorations.

Topics to be Discussed:

- Rethinking the traditional concept of direct esthetic restorations

- Achieving esthetics and function with direct composite resin; practicing minimally invasive dentistry

- Anterior direct esthetic restorations; practicing the concept of layering

• Live Demo

Participants will observe emulating life-like direct anterior restorations using layering  method on a typodont model ( Live demo ). 

-        Hands-On Session

• Two anterior restorations (Class IV and Veneer)

Prof Nasser Barghi, Professor and Head of Division – Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

Prof Nasser Barghi, Professor and Head of Division – Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

Live Demonstration
Anterior direct esthetic restorations; practicing the concept of layering

Prof Nasser Barghi, Professor and Head of Division – Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

Hands -on Session
Two anterior restorations (Class IV and Veneer)
Prof Nasser Barghi, Professor and Head of Division – Esthetic Dentistry, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

 Room 2

This one day workshop for Dental Health Care Professionals is designed to be innovative, interactive, and informative.

Amanda Feest, Dental Nurse Team Manager, National Health Services, UK
Sue Field, Tutor and Examiner for the National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBON), UK

Session 1- Risk Assessment

This workshop will focus on Health and Safety in the workplace.

Delegates will be encouraged to consider risk assessment by identifying hazards and forming strategies to minimise risks thereby keeping themselves, their colleagues and patients safe. 

Amanda Feest, Dental Nurse Team Manager, National Health Services, UK
Sue Field, Tutor and Examiner for the National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBON), UK

Session 2- Medical emergencies

This workshop will concentrate on medical emergencies that may occur in the dental clinic.

The emphasis will be on identifying and correctly managing the emergency, and selecting and preparing the appropriate drugs found in the emergency drugs kit.

Amanda Feest, Dental Nurse Team Manager, National Health Services, UK
Sue Field, Tutor and Examiner for the National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBON), UK

Session 3- Communication skills

This very interactive workshop is designed to identify all the different communication skills that are necessary for a Dental Health care Professional to carry out their job effectively.

Amanda Feest, Dental Nurse Team Manager, National Health Services, UK
Sue Field, Tutor and Examiner for the National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBON), UK

Session 4 – Tooth surface loss (dental erosion)

This final session discusses tooth surface loss and in particular dental erosion as a result of the consumption of dietary acids contained in soft drinks. It will also cover the role of fluoride in the prevention of the problem.

Session 5 - Using communication skills to give effective oral health advice to patients
This session utilises the skills identified in the previous presentation and focuses on the delivery of oral health advice to a range of patients on a variety of dental issues

Amanda Feest, Dental Nurse Team Manager, National Health Services, UK
Sue Field, Tutor and Examiner for the National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBON), UK