Composite Artistry

🗓️ 26-27 September

The Marylebone, 47 Welbeck St, London W1G 8DN

day one

    • Bring your setup for us to optimise and unlock the hidden features

    • Integrating high-level photography in every case

    • Building your eye for aesthetic morphology begins with consistent photography

    • An overview of key literature on adhesive protocols and their relevance to everyday practice.

    • Pragmatic product recommendations and the science behind what we use.

    • See the distilled approaches and decision ladder for isolation in both anterior and posterior treatments.

    • Caries removal and bonding to the varying types of dentine beneath

    • Develop your eye and innate taste for natural beauty to recreate it—or even enhance it.

    • Learn the core principles of natural surface contours, colour reproduction, and light perception in nature versus our synthetic materials.

    • Watch Dr. Stewart Beggs in his element whilst he gracefully forms the anatomy in the posterior dentition.

    • Understand his material selection and their unique properties to replicate dentine and enamel.

    • Restoring Class I & Class II cavities, both as individual teeth and back-to-back

    • Class I - Fast & Perfectly Formed

    • Matrixing & Margins

    • Class II - Contacts & Contours

    • Back-to-back

    • Fibre Placement & Cores

    • Fissure Staining & Effects

day two

    • Case & Technique Selection

    • Composite Selection & Shade Creation

    • Extending Enamel - Monoshade

    • Post-Ortho - Micro-Layering

    • Class IV - Full Layering

    • Direct & Indirect Planning

    • Full Polishing Live Workflow

    • Recommendations for a streamlined and distilled selection of burs/tips

    • Post-course PDF guide

    • Composite Maintenance & Repairs

    • Extending Enamel - Monoshade

    • Matrixing Techniques

    • Class IV - Full Layering

    • Post-Ortho - Micro-Layering

    • Managing Opacity

    • Full Sculpting & Polishing Sequence

    • Case & Technique Selection

    • Post-Ortho Sequencing

    • Restorative Case Discussions & Treatment Planning

    • One-to-one time with both Dr. Stewart and Dr. Edward.

natural details

The subtlety and beauty can be recreated time and time again with direct composite without increasing appointment times. Learn purposeful use of the selected composites and their impact on the final result.

micro-layering post alignment and whitening by Dr. Edward Li

undetectable camouflage and masking by Dr. Stewart Beggs

layer by layer

See how the natural forms and desired results emerge from well-controlled and implemented layers. Learn to pre-visualise the end-point before clinical treatment begins.

silhouette control & symmetry creation by Dr. Edward Li

restoration of contact point & anatomy by Dr. Stewart Beggs

creative solutions

Mastering the handling properties of composite and pre-visualising appointments allow for wider treatment solutions to be offered that may not have previously been accessible to the patient.

restorative space closure by Dr. Edward Li

DB cusp rebuild along with back-to-back by Dr. Stewart Beggs

restorative sequence

Learn to plan the full picture for an integrated appointment sequence, removing complexities and stress from appointments.

anterior proportion creation by Dr. Edward Li

direct & indirect quadrant sequence by Dr. Stewart Beggs

BONUS MODULE photography

Reflect away from the clinical chair and see your development case-by-case is the fastest way to discover areas of improvement. Learn to maximise what access you have to photography and have high-quality documentation for every appointment.

post-treatment photography and review by Dr. Edward Li

Dr. Edward Li and Dr. Stewart Beggs share their refined insights and clinical workflow, offering a masterclass in replicating and enhancing nature’s beauty.

This intensive two-day course is designed to deliver the most impactful knowledge in the artistry of direct resin restorations for both anterior and posterior teeth.

Gain a fundamental skill set that serves as daily building blocks for transformative patient treatments.