Prof Louis Hardan, Lebanon

Prof. Louis Hardan is the Head of the Restorative and aesthetic Department at Saint Joseph University Beirut-Lebanon. He graduated dentistry in 1989 and continued his post-doctoral education at Saint Joseph University. Prof Hardan obtained a certificate in basic science in 1993 and completed his specialization in restorative and aesthetic dentistry in 1995, in 2009 completed his Ph.D. in oral biology and materials. Prof Hardan was an active member of the Lebanese Dental Association (LDA) (2006-2009) and was assigned as a General Secretary of the LDA in 2009.

At the present, he is an Associate Professor at Saint Joseph University and owns a private practice in his hometown Byblos. He is an honorary and active international Styleitaliano member, head of the networking and media section and coordinator of all Styleitaliano departments. Additionally, he is the inventor of Smile Lite MDP (Smile Line, Switzerland) a device to take high-quality dental pictures with a mobile phone and Posterior Misura (LM instrument) an instrument for direct posterior composites. Prof. Hardan has many publications in international journals and has given several lectures on aesthetic, restorative dentistry and mobile dental photography

Abstract:

Adhesives and Direct Posterior Restorations: From research to clinical applications. (45mn)

When it comes to dental treatments, posterior restorations are more than 70% of our daily work.

The main problems reported with composite direct posterior restorations are: post-operative sensitivity, bad contact point, difficulty of achieving a nice occlusal anatomy, and a short life of the restorations.

Adhesives are evolving and are the key of success of our restorations.

This lecture will develop the following topics:

1- choosing and using modern adhesives and composites, with evidence-based tips and tricks to increase the performance of our restorations

2- restoring posterior teeth in a predictable way and making a beautiful occlusal anatomy in a fast and easy way (FMT technique), without the need of an extensive adjustment of the occlusion

Mobile Dental photography (MDP): the new era of dental documentation and communication. (45mn)

Photography is powerful in dentistry, its numerous applications such as diagnosis, treatment planning, legal documentation, publishing and lecturing has made digital photography a standard of care in modern dental practices.

Nowadays the DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras are widely used in dentistry to take high definition macro images.

Recently, smartphones have come a long way in digital photography due to recent technology development.

The purpose of this lecture is to demonstrate the capacity of these devices to take high quality dental pictures. Those pictures are useful in different types of documentation and communication, in a feasible teachable and repeatable way, by everyone and for everyday practice.