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Rodrigo Rocha Maia, DDS, MS, PhD

Friday, October 13
1:35-2:05

Observing nature and understanding light propagation in dental tissues and composites.

Lecture Description: 

The purpose of this course is to present direct bonded restorative approaches based on minimally invasive principles, highlighting different materials and key clinical approaches. The focus of this lecture will help the participants achieve excellent esthetics outcomes, function and affordable solutions for direct composite restorations while preserving natural tooth structure.

Objective: 

At the completion of the lecture, participants should be able to:  

  1. Understand the light propagation in dental tissues and dental composites for different incremental direct build-up techniques; 
  2. Explain the difference between shade selection and shade reproduction;
  3. Chose which type of bevel in a class IV direct composite restorations is the most esthetic and most closely mimics the optical properties of natural tooth structures.
About presenter: 

Rodrigo Rocha Maia received his Dental Degree from Gama Filho University in 1994. After his graduation he served in the Brazilian Air Force - BAF (Captain 1995 – 2012). In 1998 he finished his residency program in Operative Dentistry (BAF), Masters (2004) and PhD (2008) in Operative Dentistry from Rio de Janeiro State University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (UERJ). Also, he completed his residency in Periodontology in 2005 (BAF - Health Directory). In 2006 his was appointed as the Coordinator of the residency program in Operative Dentistry (Brazilian Dental Association – section: Rio de Janeiro). After he finished his PhD (2008) he received the Brazilian Air Force 2 years Scholarship to study abroad at The University of Iowa. In 2010, he completed his postdoctoral work at Dows Institute of Dental Research UIOWA - College of Dentistry when he returned to Brazil and was appointed as the Program director in Operative Dentistry residency course at the BAF. He worked for 17 years as a part-time in private practice in Rio de Janeiro and joined the Department of Operative Dentistry in 2012 at the University of IOWA as a visiting assistant professor and in 2013 he became an assistant professor. He is participating as a co-director of graduate operative dentistry program and has an intramural dental practice in the Department of Operative Dentistry.