Mastering Injectable Composites: Techniques for Anterior Restorations
Instructor: Marcos Vargas, BDB, DDS, MS
Course Description - MV404
2-HOUR COURSE
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 780
A new generation of injectable composites with improved physical properties has allowed the expansion of their indications in dentistry. These materials can be used in almost any clinical situation, including closing diastemas, veneers, Class IV restorations, and abfraction lesions. Whatever workflow, analog or digital, is chosen this technique greatly facilitates and reduces chair time while obtaining high aesthetics and function. This course is designed for dental professionals seeking to enhance their skills in using injectable composites for anterior composite restorations. Participants will learn basic and advanced techniques, material selection, clinical applications, indications, and contraindications to achieve optimal aesthetic and functional outcomes.
Course Outcomes & Hands-On Learning Objectives
- Learn the workflow for using digital and flowable composites.
- Learn the workflow for using analog materials and flowable composites.
- Create direct composite restorations using flowable composites.
- Contour and polish restorations.
Course Technique Kit includes:
3D Printed Patient Models (3), Clear Impression Tray, Clear Matrix Impression Material, Mixing Tips, Finishing & Polishing Discs, Mandrel, Universal Dental Adhesive, Microbrush, All Surface Access Polishers, Polishing Paste, Cotton Polishing Wheel, # 3 Brush, Anterior Composite Instrument, Injectable Flowable Composite, 19ga Tips, Flame Diamond Bur
Required Materials (not included):
This course requires the following materials be available in your operatory and are not supplied in the Hands-OnLine Technique Kit: High Speed Handpiece, Air/Water Syringe, Dual Port Impression Gun, #12 Scalpel, Curing Light, Teflone Tape, Scissors, Floss, Sharpie, Diamond Strip or Serrated blade
Hands-OnLine Technique Kits will be sent the day after registration closes.
Marcos Vargas, BDB, DDS, MS
Dr. Marcos Vargas attended Cayetano Heredia University School of Dentistry in Lima, Peru and graduated in 1985. He spent two years, 1990 to 1992, in the AEGD program at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York. Dr. Vargas received his Certificate and master’s degree in Operative Dentistry in 1994 at the University of Iowa where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Family Dentistry. His primary research interests are in the area of dental materials including glass ionomers, dentin bonding, composite resins, and esthetic dentistry. Dr. Vargas is also recognized for his expertise in Direct Restorative Treatment Procedures and conducts numerous lectures and hands-on seminars in the US and internationally. Dr. Marcos Vargas has published extensively in the area of dental adhesion and resin composites for over 25 years. He maintains a private practice limited to Operative Dentistry with an emphasis on esthetic dentistry.
HANDS-ONLINE LIVE
Nationally Approved PACE Program
Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
4/1/2023 to 3/31/2026. Provider ID #401651
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