Objective
This Course is a continuous education international training program designed to offer comprehensive training in all aspects of aesthetic and contemporary restorative dentistry.
The postgraduate Diploma shall define a level of competence that is consistent with an experienced clinician. The goal of the curriculum is to provide dentists with a scientifically based rationale for all diagnostic, treatment planning, and patient care decisions. The course is designed to provide advanced evidence-based core knowledge in modern aesthetic and restorative dentistry and to refine practical skills. This includes aesthetic dental techniques, adhesive procedures, as well as dental materials used in all aspects of aesthetics, contemporary restorative dentistry as well as Botox and the use of dermal fillers for intra- and perioral tissues. Emphasis is placed on the integration of this training program into the on-going practice of dentistry for each participant and the future benefit for dental patients. Six two-day modules held in the host country compose the course. Elements of the course are didactic theoretical and applied clinical knowledge of adhesive techniques in all aspects of restorative dentistry.
The didactic format will include lectures, laboratory time, video review literature review and an intensive hands-on practice. The training program includes topics such as treatment planning and smile design, use of articulator, and training in other instrumentation as dental laser, ceramic veneers, ceramic posterior restorations, aesthetic metal ceramics, all- ceramic systems, computer-generated ceramic restorations, composites (direct and indirect restorations), anatomical layering technique for frontal and posterior dentition as well as science of contemporary aesthetic materials. The training also includes the application of Botox and dermal fillers.
The teaching faculty is selected from members of the University of Genoa and accredited International specialists in aesthetic and restorative dentistry. The international training program is directed by Prof. Stefano Benedicenti and coordinated by Prof. Antonio Signore.
Successful completion of the course and final examination shall be recognized by the presentation of a certificate:
“Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry”, and a transcript of records legalized by the Italian government providing 10 ECTS ( 250 credit hours with 72 hours of theoretical lessons and hands on, 153 hours of individual study and 25 hours of thesis preparation )
Course Structure
The course is comprised of five “two-day” modules, for the duration of eight months.
Module I
• Properties and indications of composite materials.
• Properties and indications of adhesive-systems.
• Light polymerization.
• Cavity preparation for direct composite restorations in posterior teeth (I and II Black class).
• Filling according to the anatomical layering technique
• Bulk filling concept.
• The color and color determination of natural teeth light diffusion in natural teeth, fluorescence and opalescence and their relevance in natural teeth and composite material.
• Management of the contact points and matrix systems.
• Finishing and polishing.
• Hands-on training.
Module II
• Diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Isolation of the working field.
• Indications, preparation and temporarisation technique of inlay and onlay.
• Material selection for posterior partial restoration.
• Adhesive luting procedures for inlay and onlay.
• CAD-CAM in restorative dentistry.
• Hands-on training.
Module III
• Cavity preparation for direct composite restorations in frontal teeth (III, IV and V Black class).
• Direct composite restorations in anterior dentition according to the anatomical layering technique.
• Finishing and polishing of anterior direct restoration.
• Direct smile lifting for diastema closure.
• Pulp capping materials and techniques.
• Hands-on training.
Module IV
• Indications and preparation and temporarisation technique of veneers.
• Material selection for anterior restoration.
• Adhesive luting procedures for veneers.
• Full-ceramic crowns in the aesthetic region.
• Smile design and mock-up procedure.
• CAD/CAM in aesthetic dentistry.
• Bleaching of vital and non-vital teeth.
• Hands-on training.
Module V
• Clinical properties of endodontic treated teeth.
• Bleaching of endodontic treated teeth.
• Restorative procedures of endodontic treated teeth.
• Properties, indications and adhesive luting procedures for fiber post.
• The core build-up.
• The ferrule effect.
• Prosthetic treatment planning.
• Principles of tooth preparation.
• Biological and functional integration in Prosthodontics.
Clinical Requirements
The practical sessions will be based on the latest state-of-the-art for aesthetic in anterior and posterior dentition, providing predictable tooth preparations and outcomes, using a variety of new materials and procedures.
The practical sessions will comprise:
• Shade selection.
• Anatomical layering technique.
• Direct composite veneer in anterior dentition (class IV).
• Direct composite posterior dentition (class I and II).
• Finishing and polishing technique.
• Learning the process of doing mock-ups for the patient.
• Preparation technique for Veneer, Inlays, Onlays, Overlays and metal free Crowns, including luting procedures.
• Adhesive cementation of a glass fiber post and core build-up.
• Digital impression and CAD CAM technologies.