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The Foundations of Adhesive Dentistry: A Restorative Dentistry Update

Dr Melissa Seibert
Dr Melissa SeibertUSA
1 hour 6 minutes 1 hr CPD/CE

Adhesive dentistry now underpins everything we do. Dr Melissa Seibert updates the essentials: which bonding generation performs best, whether to etch dentin, immediate dentin sealing, bonding to zirconia, resin infiltration and silver diamine fluoride, all grounded in current evidence.

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The Foundations of Adhesive Dentistry: A Restorative Dentistry Update

Adhesive Dentistry now underpins everything we do in Restorative Dentistry. Which generation of bonding agent is most effective? Should we etch dentin? Is there a gold standard bonding agent? Dr Seibert provides an update on the latest advances and innovations in Restorative Dentistry, also discussing key topics such as Immediate Dentin Sealing, bonding to Zirconia, Resin Infiltration and Silver Diamine Fluoride. Thanks to this presentation from Dr Melissa Seibert, you can stay on the cutting edge of Evidence-based Dentistry.

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Learning Aims & Objectives

An overview of the different generations of bonding agents with an emphasis on their clinical uses and an update on the gold-standard techniques.
Understand the different types of etching techniques and how these relate to the bonding agents used in order to achieve predictable results.
Gain an insight into the concept of Immediate Dentin Sealing and understand how to carry out the procedure.
Obtain a Restorative Dentistry update on the topics of bonding to Zirconia, Resin Infiltration, and Silver Diamine Fluoride.
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Meet Dr Melissa Seibert

Dr Melissa Seibert

Dr Melissa Seibert

USA

Dr. Melissa Seibert is the creator and host of the top dental podcast, Dental Digest. The podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts globally and has won most educational podcast in dentistry two years in a row. The podcast has the mission of enabling dentists to stay on the cutting edge of evidence-based dentistry. She was recently awarded…

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