In this course, Dr. Maggio provides a literature review as a framework for reworking our approach to caries as a disease. Specific guidelines will be developed for prevention, and for treatment of small carious lesions, very deep lesions, and recurrent caries. Clinical cases will be presented, to directly apply this information to the dentist’s daily routine. 

After completing the course, you will:

• see caries as a disease process and approach it using the medical model
• recognize risk factors and methods of prevention
• know how to recalcify incipient lesions, and unsightly white, yellow or brown lesions on anterior teeth
• be able to differentiate between indirect pulp caps, stepwise excavation, and incomplete caries removal
• understand the nature of soft dentin, and its ability to be recalcified
• know the indications for, and advantages of, the open sandwich technique
• see opportunities for repair of restorations, over replacement

This course stresses the need to rely on research findings to inform clinical decision making.

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