Minimally Invasive Bonded Ceramics Veneers, Onlay and Vonlays 2025

Lecture Topics

• Fundamentals of Smile Design and Photoshop Smile Design
• Indications and Contraindications for Minimally Invasive Veneers, Inlays, Onlays, and Vonlays
• Material Selection: What to Use, When, and Where
• Shade Analysis
• BFEPs (Bonded Functional Esthetic Prototypes / Mock-Ups)
• Step-by-Step Preparation Techniques for Anterior and Posterior Teeth
• Adhesive Cementation Protocols
• Occlusal Considerations

Hands-On Lab

Participants will perform all techniques demonstrated in the lectures using typodonts and specially designed casts. Hands-on sessions follow each lecture and demonstration, guiding participants through:

• Smile design and BFEP fabrication with a high-strength composite
• Minimally invasive preparations customized to esthetic and functional outcomes
• Step-by-step adhesive cementation techniques

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn and perform:

• Smile Design fundamentals and Photoshop-based previews
• Fabrication of BFEPs (bonded diagnostic prototypes)
• Conservative prep techniques for anterior and posterior teeth
• Approaches for diastema closure and managing peg laterals
• No-prep, selective prep, and conventional prep decision-making
• Dentin sealing protocols and shade-based prep planning
• Posterior block-out and margin elevation with structural flowable composites
• Fabrication of final prototypes
• Cementation strategies: self-etch, total-etch, selective-etch
• Application of Universal Adhesives (4th Gen 2.0 concept)

Key Hands-On Techniques

• Clear matrix fabrication for BFEP delivery
• BFEPs using structural light-cured flowable composite
• Minimal or no-prep veneer cases
• Precision reduction techniques for bonded porcelain restorations
• Posterior onlay, vonlay, and veneer preparation
• Adhesive and cementation demonstrations with hands-on practice

This comprehensive course combines clinical, laboratory, and esthetic protocols to enhance your confidence and predictability in delivering minimally invasive bonded restorations.

Course Hours: Thursday – Friday, October 30-31, 2025 – 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Course Faculty

Ed McLaren, DDS, MDC

Course Location:
Stevenson Dental Education Center
570 E. Arrow Hwy., Suite B
San Dimas, CA  91773

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