ABOUT SPEAKER - PROFESSOR DAVE A. FELTON
Professor Dave A Felton
Excellence In Restorative Dentistry
Professor Dave A Felton
is Chair, Department of Prosthodontics, University
of North Carolina School of Dentistry at Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, a position he has held since
1992 and since 2001 he has been Director, Graduate
Prosthodontics at UNC. He holds many important
teaching and administrative responsibilities as well
as sits on several University Committee and
Consultant Positions - including honours and awards
too long to list. His interests lie in all aspects
of restorative dentistry and prosthodontics and he
has made numerous presentations at major meetings in
and outside the USA.
Excellence In Restorative Dentistry
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The Art of All-Ceramic Restorations and
Fixed Prosthesis
- Seeking Perfection and Avoiding Clinical
Pitfalls
In the US marketplace,
all-ceramic restorations are rapidly replacing
conventional cast metal and
porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations as the
restorative material of choice to replace
missing teeth or damaged tooth structure.
"Reality" television continues to heighten the
awareness of the Amercian public as to what can
be achieved with ceramic dental restorations.
However, care must be taken to select
appropriate materials (and luting agents) for a
given clinical situation to avoid the pitfalls
of premature restoration failure. This
presentation will describe currently available
all-ceramic restorative materials for use in
restoring single tooth and short-span fixed
partial dentures, and will compare and contrast
their clinical performance over time.
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Management of the Mutilated Dentition
Severe wear of the intact
dentition can result from numerous etiologic
agents, including occlusal habits, medical
conditions, iatrogenic dentistry, and
environmental factors. While determining the
etiology of the patient's wear is important,
restoring the severely mutilated dentition
presents a multitude of clinical challenges for
the restorative dentist. This presentation will
focus on proper diagnosis, treatment planning,
and treatment of the severely worn dentition,
and will present the clinician with the
knowledge to provide clinical solutions to one
of dentistry's most challenging patients. The
importance of occlusion and articulator
selection in treatment of this patients will be
explored, and the use of non-traditional
materials considered.
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Fabrication of Provisional Restorations for
Dental Auxiliaries
Dental auxiliaries continue
to play a critical role in the provision of care
for restorative dental patients, and will play
an ever increasing role as access to dental care
issues continue to be debated on the
international scene. One key role in restorative
dentistry is the fabrication of provisional
(temporary) restorations for crowns and fixed
partial dentures. This presentation will focus
on techniques and materials that will enhance
the auxiliary's skills in providing provisional
restorations that will protect the prepared
tooth and periodontal tissues in the transition
from tooth preparation to permanent restoration
placement and cementation. Basic information on
fabrication, contouring, repair, and cementation
of provisional restorations will be provided.
