Dr. Shane Harpham is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Sea Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Bluffton, South Carolina. Dr. Shane and I open a couple craft beers and talk about how to do the perfect class II composite restoration on a primary tooth. Some of the topics we discuss are:

• Creating a team and environment to set you up for success

• Treatment planning and case selection (composites vs SSCs)

• Isolation techniques

• Prep design, bonds, and finishing

• Glass ionomers and Equia Forte

• Areas that Class II restorations frequently fail

• The importance of learning from your failures and always trying to improve