Posterior Composites
Knowledge, understanding and advanced practical skill in posterior composite restorations is an essential requirement for all contemporary clinicians.
The restoration of damaged posterior teeth using direct composite materials is an integral component of contemporary dental practice.
This course provides an in-depth evidence-based update designed to help clinical teams equip practices with suitable materials and equipment, and to optimise all clinical and practical stages of posterior composite procedures.
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Course Review: Posterior Composites
Participant Feedback Overview
Participants provided highly positive feedback for Dentaljuce's online CPD course, "Posterior Composites," commending its practicality, detailed insights, and clear instructional approach in restorative dentistry.
Key Strengths
Participants particularly praised the course for:
- Practical Relevance: The module was highly appreciated for its applicability to everyday general practice, offering practical advice backed by clinical rationale that could be directly applied in participants’ daily dental procedures.
- Informative and Comprehensive Content: The course provided detailed guidance on key technical aspects, including isolation, matrix systems, adhesive application, cavity restoration with composite resin, and finishing techniques, contributing significantly to participants’ professional development.
- Engagement and Interactivity: The inclusion of quizzes, interactive activities, and the innovative use of AI enhanced engagement and supported better absorption and application of best practices.
Specific Positive Comments from Participants
- "Excellent course. Loving the new AI feature—keep up the good work!"
- "Overall, I found this course to be very informative and practical. It reinforced the importance of proper techniques, materials, and patient management."
- "Really useful. Practical advice with clinical rationale to support guidance."
- "Great updated course in composite restoration."
- "Very useful, concise, and well-conducted."
- "This module was extremely relevant and applicable to everyday general practice."
- "Excellent presentation and reminders! Good interaction. Thought-provoking."
- "I enjoyed this module; it's nice reading the information rather than attending a course as I can spend as long as I like on certain areas to ensure I absorb all the relevant information."
- "This course highlighted critical aspects of achieving successful outcomes in restorative dentistry, reinforcing technical details such as rubber dam placement and material selection."
- "I appreciated the focus on patient comfort and safety—always a priority in my practice."
Participants particularly valued the course's clear presentation, enabling them to spend time thoroughly understanding key concepts and techniques.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary
- Met learning objectives: 95.4% strongly agree/agree
- Good quality: 95.4% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & relevant: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 90.5% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at right level: 90.9% strongly agree/agree
These results demonstrate robust participant satisfaction with the course quality, relevance, and educational value.
Suggestions for Improvement
A minor area suggested for enhancement was to include recorded clinical steps for demonstrated cases to further enrich the practical learning experience.
Overall Impression
Participants highly regarded the "Posterior Composites" course as an excellent, practical, and informative educational resource, significantly improving their confidence and competence in restorative dental procedures.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in direct restorative dentistry using composite resin, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Course objective
- to demonstrate the indications for and against, and use of, direct composite for posterior restorations.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- learn the indications for and against operatively treating carious and non-carious lesions with direct composite.
- appreciate and apply the minimal intervention philosophy regarding the management of posterior dental disease with direct composite resin.
- learn the specific operative techniques required for the management of posterior dental disease with direct composite resin.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): C and D.