FREE Live Webinar

Date: 14 Oct 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm NZST

Overview

We all encounter open proximal contacts in the posterior. These open contacts can cause fast & devastating failure to the teeth and supporting structures. Understanding what caused them, and ultimately how to resolve them, is a great tool to have as a general dentist. This course will explore the different causes of posterior open contacts & different solutions specific to the different causes. Ultimately, we will discuss the direct composite solution, focusing on preparation design, tools, & techniques to ensure effective, long-term restorative solutions to this pesky problem.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to diagnose different causes of open posterior contacts
• Learn the different treatment methods for each diagnosis
• Gain an understanding for how preparation design directly influences restoration outcome
• Explore tools & techniques required to quickly perfect this procedure