This one day 7 CPD hours course is based on contemporary, evidence-based knowledge and provides the Dental Clinician with a detailed step-by-step treatment guide on direct and indirect composite restorations. Prof Vasilios Chronopoulos and Dr Areti Vrochari will cover materials, techniques and bonding related to direct and indirect resin composite restorations. 

By the end of the course, participants will be familiar with current direct and indirect composite restorative materials, with contemporary bonding techniques and they will be able to restore challenging restorative cases by following a step-by-step decision tree.

Topics Covered - Lecture content:
• Direct and indirect Composite Resin Materials.
• Classification, Composition, Polymerization and Clinical Applications.
• Bonding procedures for Direct Composite Resin Restorations.
• Cavity preparations. What has changed? Beveling, preparation extension, deep cavities, pulp protection.
• Occlusal Adjustments, polishing and finishing.
• Decision making tree in direct restorations.
• Preparations for indirect Composite Resin Restorations.
• Bonding of Indirect Composite Resin Restorations, IDS technique.