Direct Composite Restorations

Direct Composite Restorations is organized by Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA) and will be held from Jul 29 - Aug 01, 2026 at IDEA - Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy, Foster City, California, United States of America.

Description:
In the past, more attractive smiles, improved dental es­thetics and durable results have been directly linked to ceramic veneers and crowns.  Modern composite resin technology has challenged this assumption and is becoming the favorable choice of treatment for anterior teeth.

Moreover, direct com­posite restorations allow for minimally invasive or no preparation at all when mo­difying existing tooth anatomy or replacing decayed tissues; this constitutes an unparalleled advantage of “free-hand bond­ing”.

You Will Learn:

• Esthetic diagnostics
• Indications of direct composite restorations in the smile frame
• Diastema closure, peg lateral build-up, large class IV, and form/color corrections
• Full smile rehabilitation using free-hand direct bonding (as alternative to veneers)
• Direct veneering technique made simple and predictable
• Mock-up and wax-up techniques used in in more complex situations and for multiple restorations – Clinically driven, polychromatic wax-up
• Preparation for invisible margins
• Mastering finishing and polishing
• Achieve predictably outstanding natural and most esthetic results
• Offer innovative and tissue preserving treatment options to your patients
• Reach excellence in direct anterior restorations in the smile frame (class III-V and free-hand veneers)
• Learn from a worldwide recognized clinician how to restore and create attractive smiles and function in a predictable and conservative way

Your Benefit:

• Developments in esthetic restorative dentistry directly to incorporate in your daily practice
• Overcome the drawbacks in composites related to former methods and systems
• Learn how to use the full potential of direct techniques in the smile frame
• The “Natural Layering Concept”
• Achieve predictably outstanding natural and most esthetic results
• Offer innovative and tissue preserving treatment options to your patients
• Reach excellence in direct anterior restorations in the smile frame (class III-V and free-hand veneers)
• Learn from a worldwide recognized clinician how to restore and create attractive smiles and function in a predictable and conservative way