Brigette R. Cooper, RDH, MS, is a professor and chair of the Department of Dental Education at Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato. She teaches courses to the junior, senior, and online degree-completion students. Cooper is the author of the chapter on restorative therapy in the 4th edition of Darby and Walsh’s Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. She can be reached at: brigette.cooper@mnsu.edu.
This three-dimensional technology offers many advantages but oral health professionals need to be well versed in its indications and technique to use it safely.