IPS II: Advanced Preventive and Restorative Dentistry Concepts.

Catalog description

This is a second-year preclinical restorative concepts and technique course. The course continues to build on foundational concepts that have been introduced in the first-year restorative courses with respect to materials and techniques in operative dentistry and fixed prosthodontics. Restorative treatment planning concepts will be reviewed and reinforced using clinical cases and scenarios. Students will learn advanced concepts and techniques such as restoration of badly broken down teeth with fiber posts and core build ups. Students will also learn the differences in preparing vital and non-vital teeth for indirect restorations. Advanced direct and indirect procedures such as whitening, composite and porcelain veneers, inlays, onlays, survey crowns and erosive tooth wear treatment options will be discussed and performed using hands-on simulation laboratory exercises. Students will also be introduced to digital dentistry and the CAD/CAM process, including tooth preparation, intra-oral scanning, design, 3D printing and milling and post-mill processing and characterization. Students will also be taught the use of soft tissue lasers in restorative dentistry for gingival contouring or tissue management.