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Back-tooth restorations that last — Lincoln Harris and Pasquale Venuti on planning, isolation, cracks and vertical preps
Australian general dentist Lincoln Harris and Italian clinician Pasquale Venuti, a co-founder of the Tomorrow Tooth group, teach molar and premolar care as a chain of decisions in Posterior Dentistry. Thirteen parts (12 h 30 min) run from outcome-based planning and consent to anaesthesia, rubber dam and matrices, Class II technique, fracture mechanics, vertical preparations, posts and indirect bonding.
- 13parts
- 12 h 30 minof video
- 2instructors
What you’ll be able to do
- Plan posterior cases that respect patient autonomy, wear, cracks, caries and cost
- Protect remaining structure by prioritising ferrule, retention and resistance
- Achieve reliable anaesthesia, including intraosseous injections for hot teeth
- Choose clamps, split dam, wedges and matrix systems for predictable contacts
- Diagnose and manage cracked teeth using fracture-mechanics principles
- Prepare with a vertical, edgeless protocol and weigh extrusion against crown lengthening
Inside the course
Thinking before cutting
The first parts contrast paternalistic and autonomy-based planning, list warning signs such as parafunction and biotype, and explain the golden rule of adding steps for precision, direct versus indirect choices, bonding and cementation.
Pain control and reasoning
Local and intraosseous anaesthesia and patient management lead into process- versus outcome-based reasoning and the three enemies of teeth: caries, structural bending and material fatigue.
Isolation, matrices and Class II work
Several hours cover rubber dam step by step, Teflon and cord, diagnosing decay and cracks, matrix science, Bioclear-style injection moulding, cavity design and failure patterns of adhesive restorations.
Crowns, posts and tissue control
The later parts detail vertical preparation, deep margins, burs, the “no post, no crown” philosophy, lab communication, a full crown protocol with checklists, biologic width, cusp building and bonding of direct and indirect work.
Built for
- General dentistsMolars and premolars make up most daily restorative work, and this course targets exactly that.
- Restorative clinicians rethinking crownsClear arguments on when bonding beats full coverage.
Curriculum
Foundations of Treatment Planning (1 h 10 min) 14 topics
- Treatment Planning Paternalism vs Autonomy
- Patient Language Cost and No regrets Face
- Forces and Function
- Warning – Know the signs
- Aesthetics
- Crowding
- Wear and Comfort
- Inter Proximal + Time
- Occluso-Osseous Space
- Occluso – Pulpal Dimension Vertical Dimension Wear
- Pulps and Long Term Goals Resistance
- Retention and Ferrule Occluding Parafunction Caries Periodontitis
- Biotype Warnings – RCT, Cracks
- Financial Loss
Consent, Precision & Materials (1 h) 9 topics
- The Golden Rule
- Consent
- Direct v’s Indirect
- Adding steps for precision
- Enamel Ferrule
- Retention and Resistance
- Bonding
- Cementing
- Materials
Anaesthesia & Patient Management (42 min) 6 topics
- Materials
- Local Anaesthetic
- Patient management
- Switching Cost
- Intra Osseous Injections
- Painfull Dentistry
Reasoning, Enemies & Isolation Basics (1 h) 12 topics
- The Italian Man
- Paradox
- Process Based Reasoning
- Outcome Based Reasoning
- Three enemies in Dentistry
- Caries
- Structure Bending
- Material Fatigue
- Rubber Dam Isolation
- Wedges
- Matrix
- Teflon
Rubber Dam & Matrix Science (1 h 02 min) 11 topics
- Rubber Dam continued
- Step by Step Protocol
- Clamps
- Split Dam
- Cord
- Teflon
- The Diagnostic mistake
- Diagnosing Decay and cracks
- Wedges
- The science of Matrixing
- Products
Matrix, Wedges & Class II Restorations (1 h 02 min) 8 topics
- Choosing the right Matrix
- Choosing the right Wedge
- How restorations fail
- Cavity Design
- Cracks
- Dentine
- Iatrogenics
- Step by Step Class II Restorations
Protocols, Isolation & Crack Management (1 h) 9 topics
- Step by Step procedure protocols
- Wedging and Matrixing Strategies
- Split Dam and Isolation
- Myler Bioclear
- Injection Molding
- Engineering the tooth and restoration
- Fracture mechanics – Crackology
- Posts
- Dentine
Adhesive Restorations & Failure Risks (1 h 02 min) 9 topics
- Marginal Ridge and the biomechanical role
- Paradox
- Doxa – Adhesive restorations
- Crack
- Dentine – Enamel
- Bonding
- RCT and re-treatments
- Failure
- Ferrule = Crown
Soft Tissue & Vertical Preparations (59 min) 7 topics
- Soft Tissue Management
- Vertical Preparation
- Step by Step Vertical Prep Protocol
- Orthodontic Extrusion v’s Crown Lengthening
- Deep Margins
- Materials
- Burs
Posts, Preps & Lab Communication (1 h) 12 topics
- Plonking v’s Bonding
- Posts
- Instruments
- No Post: No Crown Philosophy
- Cases: Outcome-based dentistry
- Provisional
- Burs
- Vertical Preparation Cases
- Shoulderless and Edgeless
- Lab communication
- Reverse Shoulder
- Impression
Step-by-Step Crown & Tissue Control (1 h 01 min) 14 topics
- Patient Management
- Intraoseous Technique (Ceramic Slow Speed Bur: Kmet Bur K1SM 016)
- Pre-Medication
- Checklists (Trello)
- Routine
- Electric v’s Turbine
- Step by Step Protocol
- Occlusal Reduction
- Dismantle
- Rebuild
- Tissue Control
- Bonding
- Temporaries
- Impression
Advanced Preps & Biologic Width (50 min) 9 topics
- Step by Step Protocol Continued
- Cases
- Which Prep When
- Products and Materials
- Biologic Width
- Photography
- Plaque
- Building Cusps
- Fisure Patterns
Sequencing & Biologic Shaping (48 min) 7 topics
- Step by Step Protocol Continued
- Cases
- Sequencing
- Contact Problems
- Bonding Indirect
- Bonding Direct
- Biologic Shaping
Before you buy
Are the part outlines detailed or just keywords?
Mostly short keywords taken from the lecture slides, so the curriculum below reads as a list of topics rather than full lesson titles.
Which products are named?
Examples include Bioclear matrices, a Kmet ceramic slow-speed bur for intraosseous access and Trello for clinical checklists.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructors | Lincoln Harris, Pasquale Venuti |
| Contents | 13 parts |
| Duration | 12 h 30 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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