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Rhodri Thomas, BDS
Dr. Rhodri Thomas - Instructor
Nov 09-10 2023
16 CE Credits
Live In Person
Chicago, IL

Creating Natural Composite Restorations

The Art of Resin: Creating Beauty by Recreating Nature

This course is sold out. Seats are still available for March 14-15, 2024, and November 7-8, 2024.
$3,595

Course Overview

8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day
AGD Codes: 010, 130, 180, 250, 610, 780

In this two-day composite hands-on course, you will be immediately led into a unique hands-on 3D dental anatomy exercise to encourage your creative spirit. Short, impactful mini-lectures will be coupled with a variety of hands-on exercises.

Recreate nature with composite resin.

Dr. Thomas will demonstrate step-by-step simple and complex Class IVs, how to create direct resin veneers with different effects, and the easy process for mastering finishing and polishing. ALL of his secrets and tips will be revealed so you can confidently take every skill back into your practice and to your patients. You can practice all the exercises live with Dr. Thomas and gain invaluable feedback as you work.

Two Days of Workshops

This hands-on course will immerse attendees into the world of composite resins!

Day 1
Lecture
  • Anatomy of anterior teeth – morphology (transitional and incisal line angles, embrasures, developmental grooves, light-reflected areas, and light-deflected areas)
  • An appreciation of the beauty of nature
  • Understanding 3D volume control
  • Optical and mechanical principles of composite resins
  • Different matrix options and contact point techniques
  • Finishing and Polishing protocol masterclass (macrotexture and microtexture)
  • Important factors for the longevity of composite
Hands-on
  • Simple Class IV (understanding the bevel, simple layering protocol)
  • Natural Class IV incisor – upper central incisor (reproducing halos, translucency, incisal effects, lifelike results)
Day 2
Lecture
  • Advanced clinical cases
  • Cervical management to achieve periodontal health
  • Masking dark substrates
  • Use of opaquers and tints
  • Maintaining composite resins long-term
  • Importance of occlusion and planning for success
Hands-On
  • Mature Direct veneer
  • Youthful Direct veneer
  • Advanced techniques to achieve a polychromatic effect, create halos, craze lines, internal nuances, appreciate different dentine and enamel optics, multi-unit tooth build-up

Questions? Need Help Financing? Contact Us.

If you are interested in a payment plan or have questions about the course, please contact Erika Heier at (800)-837-2321 or email erika@cosmedent.com

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This course has not only changed the way I perform my composites but the way I will approach all of my dentistry. I have never felt more inspired to go to work on Monday! This was a GAME CHANGER

Course participant

The attention to detail and videos were MIND-BLOWING. This is what happens when an artist creates a course!
A must for all dentists!

Course participant

Rhodri is an artistic master whos enthusiasm shines through during the course. He makes you realise that you can achieve excellent restorations with easy and reproducible approaches. Highly recommend!

Course participant
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What Makes this Course Special?

  • Maximum hands-on experience
  • Exclusive access to post-course online training videos
  • Exclusive access to post-course support group
  • Clinical exercises on at least 4 different teeth
  • Unique 3D anatomy learning
  • Full exploration into what we can achieve with the Renamel system
Rhodri Thomas, BDS

Meet the Instructor

Rhodri Thomas

Undeniably committed to his career, Rhodri believes it is his background as an artist that has spurred on his love of esthetic dentistry. As a landscape painter, his eye for color and composition transfers from the canvas into his dental work, recreating the natural landscapes of the mouth. Rhodri lectures and teaches internationally on the subject of esthetics, presenting at conferences or running courses across the globe, and publishes articles in leading dental magazines. He has gone on to be three times winner of Best Young Dentist at British Dentistry Awards alongside a national award for his research. He was the instructor for a worldwide online composite course and is now founder of The Art of Dentistry courses and co-founder of Art2aesthetics a new series of unique training programs and esthetic-based training courses for dentists. He believes every clinician has a natural creative ability inside of them and enjoys nothing more than helping to ignite it.