The Restorative Toolkit: Dentine Replacement, Cusp Build-up, and Shared Decision Making

Theory and Hands-on Topics to be Covered:

1. The Recipe to Deep Restorations and Anatomical Cuspal Build-up.

2. Minimum Intervention (MI) and the Stamp Technique.

3. Ethical Implications to Consider for Aesthetic Dentistry

Objectives

By the end of the lecture and hands-on, participants will be able to:

Restorative Materials & Techniques

• Identify indications and contraindications for various dentine replacement materials.
• Apply an evidence-based decision-making flowchart to select the ideal material combination for different clinical scenarios.
• Use handling techniques to achieve void-free restorations.
• Perform cuspal build-ups to create anatomically accurate posterior teeth.
• Apply fissure staining techniques using Optiglaze.

Minimum Intervention & Advanced Techniques

• Recognise indications and contraindications for minimum intervention approaches.
• Implement an evidence-based protocol for minimum intervention dentistry.
• Apply the Stamp Technique effectively with appropriate handling tips and tricks.
• Demonstrate placement and polishing techniques for glass ceramic hybrid materials.

Ethics & Patient-Centred Care

• Understand and apply the principle of respecting patient autonomy and informed consent.
• Transition from a paternalistic approach to shared decision-making with patients.
• Use the “daughter test” as a practical ethical guide in aesthetic dentistry.

CPD: 2 clinical and 1 ethical CPD point

Time: 13:30-16:30