Description

The Dentist as an artist-technician

The three main problems encountered by all dentists in direct resin placement are:
• How to achieve invisible restorations.
• How to avoid post-operative sensitivity.
• How to place adjustment-free restorations.
Dentistry is a branch of medicine that encompasses science, art and mechanical engineering. Therefore, the competent
operator must be a master of all three disciplines. Dr. Smithson’s presentation covers the art of the anterior direct composite,
describing the protocol required to produce a class 4 restoration that is invisible to the human eye. This is followed by
a more technical analysis of the process required to prepare and place a posterior composite resin restoration, which
requires little to no occlusal adjustment. Finally, a novel technique is outlined that allows rapid restoration of deep class 1
cavities without post-operative sensitivity. This presentation is suitable for all levels.

Course Objectives:
• The art of the anterior direct composite required to produce a class 4 restoration.
• Technical analysis of the process required to prepare and place a posterior composite resin restoration requiring little or
no occlusal adjustment.
• Effective technique in rapid restoration of deep class 1 cavities wthout post-operative sensitivity

About Dr. Jason Smithson: 

DMD, MSD
Jason Smithson, BDS DipRestDent RCS (Eng), qualified at the Royal London Hospital in 1995 and the Royal College of Surgeons in 2008, having a special interest in direct composite resin artistry and minimally-invasive all-ceramic restorations. He has presented to dentists internationally in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Europe, as well as being involved in postgraduate dental teaching in both the Cornwall and Plymouth Foundation Dental Practitioners Schemes. Jason is also a clinical lecturer at The Peninsula Dental School, an Honorary Clinical Tutor in Restorative Dentistry at Warwick University, and is a member of the Bio-Emulation Think Tank. He practices at Pure Dental Health in Truro, Cornwall.

Contact Details: 

P + 44 0187.222.404
E thesmithsons@tsmail.net
W www.cornwalldentists.co.uk

 

Dr. Jamison Spencer

DR. JAMISON SPENCER is the Director of the Craniofacial Pain Center of Idaho (Boise) and the Craniofacial Pain Center of Colorado (Denver). He is the Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), a Diplomate of the American Board of …

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