When & Where
Date: Saturday, 21st February 2026
Location: 39 Wellington Road, Unit 16 Wellington Park, Durbanville, Cape Town, 7550
Duration: Morning or afternoon session
Time: Morning: 08:30 - 12:00
Afternoon: 12:30 - 16:00
Admission: R2,300 inc VAT
Trainer: Prof Riaan Mulder
Aims and Objectives:
Aims:
To provide a comprehensive understanding of the advantages of different dentine replacement dental materials.
To demonstrate the clinical applications and advantages of using different composites vs glass hybrid ceramics for restorative dentistry.
To enhance the participants’ practical skills in implementing the stamp technique.
To enhance the participants’ practical skills in implementing fiber reinforced dentine replacement followed by techniques for the anatomical cusp build-up.
Understand and apply various ethical applications for aesthetic dentistry.
Objectives:
By the end of the lecture, participants will be able to:
Understand the principles and evidence behind the bulk fill stamp technique vs cusp build-up.
Identify the indications and contraindications for using the bulk fill stamp technique vs cusp build-up.
Perform the step-by-step procedure for the bulk fill stamp technique as well as anatomical cusp build-up.
Understand the central tenet of respecting patient autonomy, and shared decision making.
PROGRAM
Morning Session
08:30 Registration
09:00 Ethical implications to consider for Aesthetic Dentistry.
10:00 Minimum Intervention (MI) and the stamp technique.
11:00 Deep restorations and cusp build-up
Afternoon Session
12:30 Registration
13:00 Ethical implications to Consider for Aesthetic Dentistry.
14:00 Minimum Intervention (MI) and the stamp technique.
15:00 Deep restorations and cusp build-up.
Course Tutor - Prof Riaan Mulder BChD, MSc, PhD
Prof. Riaan Mulder qualified as a dentist in 2007, obtaining his BChD from the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He holds a Master’s degree in Restorative Dentistry and a PhD in Paediatric Dentistry, in which he focussed on the development and improvement of various glass ionomers to increase the activity of these biomaterials for restorative purposes on tooth structure.
He is one of two permanent staff members in the UWC dental faculty, rated for his research by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. He obtained his Associate Professor title in 2022 and is the youngest in the UWC dental faculty to achieve this.
Prof. Mulder’s interests span the treatment of paediatric, special-need, and geriatric patients. He takes a keen interest in research with an extensive portfolio of national and international articles.
Prof. Mulder’s current research focusses on various dental devices to improve patient care by reducing aerosol generation in the dental surgery, simplifying dental procedures, and ensuring repeatability of the performed procedure. He regularly lectures to national and international dental fraternities.