Related Domain Area (common modules):
• Medical Emergencies;
• Scientific Research Methodology;
• Drug Therapy;
• Dental Ethics and Legislation.

Area of ​​Concentration (Operative Dentistry):
1- Biosecurity;
2- Dental anatomy and sculpture (regressive and progressive waxing);
3- Cariology: Understanding dental caries and the dental structures affected by the
disease
A) Evolution of understanding about dental caries
B) Epidemiology of the disease
C) Etiological factors
D) Saliva: composition and functions of saliva, salivary tests (salivary flow, pH and
buffering capacity)
E) Composition and physicochemical properties of enamel and dentin
F) Appropriate use of fluorides/Chemical control of dental caries
G) Biochemical and microbiological characteristics of dental caries
H) Layers of involvement of the carious lesion
4- Management of the Dentin-Pulp Complex;
A) Biological aspects of the dentin-pulp complex
B) Conservative treatments of the pulp

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5- Tooth whitening (techniques and indications);
A) Enamel microabrasion
6 – Photopolymerization: techniques and photopolymerizers;
7 – Non-carious lesions;
8 – Fragment bonding;

9 – Direct restorations in anterior and posterior teeth (direct and semi-
direct techniques):

A) Optical, physical, and mechanical properties of resins. Insertion techniques.
B) Principles of aesthetics (color: hue, saturation, value, translucency, fluorescence,
opalescence);
C) General principles of cavity preparation;
D) Diastema closure and re-anatomization.
10 – Adhesion and Adhesive Systems;
11 – Finishing and polishing techniques and materials;
12 – Techniques for the use and application of dental materials and biomaterials. Competency:
Training in Aesthetic Dentistry and Immersion in Digital Dentistry
– Basic notions of photography for planning and executing cases;
– Botulinum toxin: knowledge of indications for the dental area;
– Aesthetic intraradicular posts;
– Visagism;
– Understanding the principles of facial and dental aesthetics and applying the analysis of
facial and dental characteristics
– Perception and proportions of facial and smile aesthetics
– Notions of digital planning and smile analysis;
Factors affecting the principles of facial and dental aesthetics:
1. Use of intraoral scanners;

Dental Prosthetics Training:
– Diagnosing muscular, occlusal, and
temporomandibular joint conditions in cases requiring oral rehabilitation;
– Anatomy of the stomatognathic system;
– Mandibular Movements of Prosthetic Interest; – Fixed and Variable Determinants
of Occlusion;
– Articulators;
– Articulator Mounting;
– Occlusal Analysis and Methods for Determining Occlusion; – Occlusal Pathologies; –
Interocclusal Devices;
– Individualization of clinical cases through Reverse Planning;
– Use of intraoral scanner;
– Increasing Vertical Dimension of Occlusion;
– Fixed Prosthesis;
– Ceramic Materials (types, physical and mechanical properties);
– CAD/CAM System (indications – understanding the system through demonstration and
clinical applicability);
– Minimally invasive ceramic restorations: “Contact Lenses” and
ceramic veneers.

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– Technique for tooth preparation for indirect aesthetic restorations (
contemporary rules): anterior and posterior teeth – Strategies for the fabrication of
aesthetic ceramic restorations in Dental Prosthetics:
– Impression techniques and materials;
– Cementation techniques – treatment of the dental surface;
– Aesthetic filling cores;
– Concept of implant-supported prostheses; indication, planning, component selection
and transfer impression.
– Laboratory perspective: dentist/prosthetist communication;
– Periodontics: red aesthetics – indications and applications (with demonstration of a
surgical case);
– Interrelationships with other disciplines (orthodontics, implantology);
– Implant-supported prostheses;
– Indications and selection of the technique and material of the dental prosthesis
– Stabilizing occlusal splint
– Training in splint installation and adjustment
– ​​Occlusal adjustment: techniques and fundamentals;
– Clinical practice with patients;
– Discussion of clinical cases.
– Seminars