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Klécio de Andrade Alves
Dr. Klécio de Andrade Alves - Instructor
Sep 14-15 2023
16 CE Credits
Live In Person
Chicago, IL

Direct Composite Veneers: The Art of Creating Smiles

Direct Composite Veneers: The Art of Creating Smiles

This course is sold out. Seats are still available for April 11-12, 2024 and September 19-20, 2024.
$3,595

Course Overview

8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day
AGD Codes: 250, 780

This two-day course focuses on achieving aesthetic excellence in anterior teeth restorations. The class focuses on practical content, including simulating daily challenges and learning to “replicate nature.” Dr. Alves will share his daily clinical routine and demonstrate how to transform smiles in most cases without wear, just additions.

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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)
  • Important factors for the longevity of composite veneers
  • Finishing and Polishing protocol (macrotexture and microtexture)
  • Optical and mechanical principles of composite resins
  • Planning our cases
  • Masking dark substrates
  • Use of opaques and tints
Hands-on
  • The direct veneer on a worn incisor – upper central incisor (reproducing halos, translucency, incisal effects, lifelike results)
  • Direct veneer on a dark tooth – (using opaques and tints to create depth and details)
Day 2
Lecture
  • Advanced clinical cases
  • Closing diastemas and peg laterals
  • Cervical management to achieve periodontal health
  • Maintaining the shine and smoothness of composite resins
  • Importance of canine guidance
Hands-On
  • Restoring a peg lateral tooth – reproducing nature
  • The direct veneer on an upper canine – occlusion considerations

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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Klécio de Andrade Alves

Meet the Instructor

Klécio de Andrade Alves, DDS, MS

Dr. Klécio Alves graduated in 2008 from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, where in 2010, he received a Master of Science degree. His specialization is in Implantology and Prosthodontics, with postgraduate courses in Periodontics and Occlusion. He maintains his private clinic in Recife, Pernambuco, where he receives patients from all over Brazil and the world, working in oral rehabilitation and aesthetic treatments. In addition to being in constant clinical activity, Dr. Alves travels throughout Brazil and the world, teaching hands-on courses on direct composite veneers and adhesive restorations.