Restorative Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliaries
About This Event
This four-day lecture and hands-on course is designed for dental assistants who would like advanced training in restorative dentistry and will include those duties which may be performed under the supervision of a dentist. The course provides pre-clinical proficiency in restorative procedures including placement and finishing of amalgam and composite restorations to clinical competency and a hands-on practical component of digital dentistry (intraoral scanning). The course consists of didactic and practical components presented in two weekend-long sessions (3/14/2026, 3/15/2026, 3/28/2026, 3/29/2026). Faculty demonstrations and evaluations verify competency. Participants who successfully complete requirements will receive a certificate of completion.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss tooth morphology in reference to restorations.
- Identify various restorative dental materials, including bases, liners, composites, flowable composites, and amalgam.
- Select and place rubber dam clamps appropriately to a clinical standard.
- Place rubber dam efficiently to a clinical standard.
- Select and place matrices to a clinical standard.
- Select and place wedges to a clinical standard.
- Place bases and liners effectively.
- Place anterior and posterior composite restorations effectively.
- Place amalgam restorations effectively.
- Demonstrate finishing and polishing techniques for composite and amalgam restorations.
- Demonstrate the technique of insertion, carving, finishing, and polishing of Class I, II, and V amalgams.
- Demonstrate the technique of insertion and finishing of Class II and V composite resins.
- Expose the students to the most popular uses of digital technology in Dentistry.
- Use of an intraoral scanner to produce a 3D printed model.