ACDE - Fundamentals of Tooth Preparation in Operative Dentistry: from outline form to caries removal
This 2 hour course offers a comprehensive understanding of direct restorative management in dentistry, focusing on the essential principles and steps involved in cavity prepation in operative dentistry. The aim is to equip dentists with the knowledge and skills required for effective cavity prepation and caries removal.
This course provides a structured and detailed overview of the step-by-step process of tooth preparation. Dentists will explore the essential principles for establishing proper outline form and initial depth, and learn how to effectively incorporate retention, resistance, and convenience form into the tooth preparation. Through this course participants gain proficiency in pulp protection and master the techniques for caries removal, with a special emphasis on selective caries removal and how to approach it in various clinical scenarios.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants will:
Describe the aim of restorative management in dentistry
Describe different steps in tooth preparation
Know principles and features of establishing proper outline form and initial depth, retention and resistance from, convenience form and pulp protection
Know how to remove caries and different strategies in selective caries removal
