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This course offers a comprehensive understanding of direct restorative management in dentistry, focusing on the essential principles and steps involved in cavity prepation in operative dentistry. The aim is to equip dentists with the knowledge and skills required for effective cavity prepation and caries removal.
This course provides a structured and detailed overview of the step-by-step process of tooth preparation. Dentists will explore the essential principles for establishing proper outline form and initial depth, and learn how to effectively incorporate retention, resistance, and convenience form into the tooth preparation. Through this course participants gain proficiency in pulp protection and master the techniques for caries removal, with a special emphasis on selective caries removal and how to approach it in various clinical scenarios.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the aim of restorative management in dentistry.
- Describe different steps in tooth preparation.
- Understand principles and features of establishing proper outline form and initial depth, retention and resistance from, convenience form and pulp protection.
- Discuss how to remove caries and different strategies in selective caries removal.
Instructor: Fatemeh Keshani, DDs, MSc
Dr. Fatemeh Keshani is a skilled dental professional with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Master's in Restorative Dentistry (MSc) from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and a Master’s in Dental Sciences from McGill University (2023). She completed her dental equivalency in Canada in 2023. Dr. Keshani has over a decade of clinical experience and has served as an Assistant Professor in Restorative Dentistry at Isfahan University and a faculty lecturer at McGill University. Her expertise includes restorative dentistry, dental materials, and caries management. She has received multiple awards, including the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (2021) and the Top Researcher Award at Isfahan University (2010).
CDE Coursework Units: 2
Tuition: $69 (Due to the Joint Provider ship of this program with ACDE, UCSF Faculty and Staff discounts are not available.)
Cancellation/Refunds:
Tuition refund, less a $25 cancellation fee, will be issued only for cancellations received in writing at least 3 business days prior to the start date of the course. No refunds will be issued for late cancellations or no-shows. We reserve the right to cancel any course due to circumstances beyond our control; under those circumstances we will refund all course fee payments. Please be aware that UCSF School of Dentistry CDE is not responsible for reimbursement of nonrefundable airline tickets or any other travel expenses in the event that a course is canceled.
ACDE Joint Providership
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts with the Association for Dental Education (ACDE).