Cosmetic and Adhesive Dentistry

 

Dr. Paul E. KleinChairman:
Paul E. Klein, D.D.S., M.Ed., FAGD

 

Dr. Paul Klein received his Bachelors of Science in 1969 from the University of Florida, his Masters in Education in 1971 from the University of Miami and his D.D.S. from Meharry Medical College in 1975. Dr. Klein has been practicing general dentistry in Boynton Beach for over 30 years. He is a member and a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. He has served four times as President of the Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic and currently serves this year on its Board of Directors and as its Immediate Past President. Dr. Klein has been lecturing extensively on the subject of Cosmetic and Adhesive Dentistry for over 25 years. Serving as the Chairman of the Cosmetic and Adhesive Section of the Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic for over 30 years, he has had the pleasure and privilege of teaching and interacting with his colleagues and being a local resource person in the continually changing field of adhesive dentistry.

 

We are all so busy trying to please our patients, our staff and ourselves, that we often find it difficult to keep abreast of all the new changes in materials and techniques that we need to use everyday in our practice. This course will present an up-to-date, state -of-the-art, in-depth look at the all important developments in adhesive and restorative dentistry. Because advances in technology happen so rapidly, this course will answer the questions that we should ask ourselves periodically, such as: Is there something better out there than we are currently using? Is it time to try new materials and/or  techniques? Are the new types of materials and equipment worthy of consideration or are they just more gimmicks? Are we offering our patients the best material available at this time?

 

This course will provide an opportunity to learn new techniques and time-saving tips that you will be able to utilize immediately in your practice. We will not only look at the latest adhesive and cosmetic materials and equipment, but will also give a rating of the best ones. You will learn specific methods to save valuable chair time, increase patient acceptance and build your clinical skills in these frequently utilized and essential cosmetic and adhesive procedures. Past students have reported that this course has brought new excitement and enthusiasm to their practice giving them experience and confidence in these procedures.

 

Specific Areas That Will be Covered During This Year’s Course Are:

  • Dental Adhesive Systems
    • Multiple Component and Single Component Adhesives and Self-Etching (All in One) Adhesives
    • 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th Generation - Is there an 8th? - Which is Best?  Should I be changing my adhesive?
  • Importance of Bond Strength Studies
  • Posterior Composites
    • Materials and Techniques for Achieving Predictable Proximal Contacts and Sensitive Free Restorations
  • Flowable Composites
    • When and how should we them?
    • Why is SureFil SDR Flow different?
    • What are these new self adhesive flowables, like Vertise Flow?
  • Selection of Composites Resins and Their Multiple Uses
    • Which composites are the best to use and why?
    • What should we us to lubricate our instruments?
    • Why should we use a composite surface sealant?
  • Product Highlights
    • New products and technology will be presented.
    • Products and equipment that will help solve some of the problems we encounter will be presented.
  • New Self-Etching Restorative and Cementation Materials
    • No Adhesive Use
  • Current Status of Pulp Protection Under our Restoration
  • Problem Areas with Adhesive Materials, such as:
    • Rapid curing light and resin initiator incompatibility
    • Polmerization shrinkage stress and proper light curing techniques
    • White line formation
    • Incompatibility of single bottle adhesives and self-cured composites
  • Light Curing Techniques
    • LED Light Curing vs. Halogen Light Curing
  • LED Curing Lights
    • Why should we use them?
    • Which ones are the most advanced and best?
    • How good are the new generation of LED curing lights?
  • Common Tooth Pain Differential Diagnosis
  • Prefabicated Non-Metallic Post and Core Systems
    • Why we should be using them.
  • Ongoing Trends in Restorative Dentistry
  • Restoring the High-Risk Caries Patient
    • The proper use of glass ionomer restorative material.
  • Tooth Bleaching Options
  • Porcelain and Composite Repair
  • Types of Cements and Their Indications for Use
    • Self etching resin cements
  • Tooth Desensitizing Materials and Techniques
    • Treating tooth sensitivity in the cervical area as well as restoration sensitivity
    • Amorphous Calcium Phosphate – Is this something we should be interested in?
    • Use of desensitizing materials like M.I. Paste, Varnish XT Extended Contact Varnish, resin desensitizers and other fluoride varnishes
  • Restoring Abfractive Non-Carious Lesions
    • What are they?
    • Why do they need to be restored and how do we do it?
  • General Information on Safe and Effective Bleaching Methods
    • Home, In-Office, Non-Vital and Over-the-Counter
  • Total Etch Techniques
    • Hybrid Zone and Wet Field Bonding
  • Porcelain Laminate Veneers
  • Ceramic and Indirect Resin Materials and Techniques
    • Potential Crown and Bridge Uses for Newer All Ceramic Systems
    • What are the newest materials out there now?
    • Are they worthy of our consideration?
  • Bonded and Sealed Amalgams
  • Use of Caries Disclosing Agents
  • Splinting Teeth With the Use of Reinforcement Fibers and Composite
  • Metal Adhesion and Opaquers

Participants of this course will attend morning didactic sessions followed by afternoon clinical sessions. The clinical sessions with patients allow the participant the opportunity to gain experience trying actual materials and techniques that were presented during the didactic sessions.