1. Advanced Concepts of Adhesion Dentistry
1. Nomenclature and History
1. Terminology
2. History and Classifications of Dental Adhesives
2. Enamel and dentin bonding
1. Enamel Bonding
1. Phosphoric Acid
2. Adhesives
3. Known Concerns
2. Dentin Bonding
1. Types of Dentin
2. Phosphoric Acid
3. Dentin Primers
4. Known Concerns
3. Dentin bonding agents
1. General Needs and Concerns
2. Requirements for Dentin Bonding Agents
3. Chemical Composition
1. Monomers
2. Solvents
3. Initiators and Inhibitors
4. Classifications
1. Methods
2. Mechanisms of Smear Layer Removal
3. Generations
4. The Ideal Adhesive
1. Requirements 

II. Advanced Concepts of Dental Resin-Based Composites

  A. History and Chemical Composition

      a.  Product origins and evolution

      b.  Currently Common Types

      c.  Chemical Composition

           i.   General Constituents

           ii.  Monomers

           iii. Fillers

  B. Polymerization and Mechanical Properties

      a.  History and how polymerization works

      b.  Photopolymerization

           i.   Curing Efficiency

           ii.  Determinants of Polymerization Efficiency

           iii. Curing Lights

      c.  Clinical considerations

           i.   Polymerization shrinkage

           ii.  Elution of constituents

      d.  Mechanical properties

           i.   Causes of failure

           ii.  Wear

           iii. Strength

  C. Optical Properties

       a.  Color

       b.  Lighting

       c.  Polishability

D. Clinical Relevance/Concluding Remarks

III. Hands-On: Basics of Biomimicry (2-color build-a-tooth)

    A. Color in Teeth

        a. Concepts of color perception

        b. Environmental Factors

        c. Operator Factors

        d. Patient Factors

        e. Determinants of Tooth Color

    B. Color in Composite Resins

        a. Optical Properties

        b. Fluorescence

        c. Textures

    C. Achieving Synchrony

        a. Direct shade matching

        b. Chameleon Blending

        c. Contours

        d. Texture

    D. Hands-on exercise video

        a. DIY Shade Tabs

        b. Build-a-tooth

IV. Hands-On: Intermediate Biomimicry (4-color build-a-tooth)

    A.  Shade and Layering

         a. Overview of color perception

         b. Composite shade matching

              i.   Digital methods

              ii.  Conventional method (My Method)

    B. Overview of armamentarium

    C.  Progressive hands-on walk through discussing:

          - Thickness

          - Layering

          - Textures

          - Methods to assess yourself along the way

    D.  Hands-on exercise video