Saturday 5 December 2026
Funded places on this course are reserved for successful candidates in the Tom Bereznicki Award for Tooth Wear Cases. It is not possible to register on this course separately.
GC UK training facility, Buckinghamshire
The Composite Injection Moulding Technique course, which combines theory, demonstrations and hands-on experience, has been designed by Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent and Dr Chris Leech FCGDent for early career dentists. It aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to deliver successful composite restorations using the injection moulding technique.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Select appropriate cases
- Identify ideal indications and contraindications for composite injection moulding
- Assess occlusion, wear patterns, and patient expectations
- Apply a structured approach to case planning and consent
- Plan & design predictable outcomes
- Understand the role of diagnostic wax-ups and digital planning
- Translate aesthetic principles into functional restorative designs
- Fabricate accurate stents
- Select appropriate materials for stent construction
- Produce precise, well-fitting stents to ensure predictable composite flow
- Avoid common errors that compromise outcomes
- Execute the Injection Moulding Technique
- Follow a step-by-step clinical workflow
- Achieve predictable composite placement with minimal finishing required
- Manage isolation, bonding protocols, and composite handling
- Refine & finish restorations
- Perform efficient finishing and polishing protocols
- Optimise occlusion and surface anatomy
- Achieve high-end aesthetic outcomes with longevity in mind
- Deliver long-term success
- Implement maintenance protocols and review strategies
- Identify and manage complications or failures
- Communicate effectively with patients regarding longevity and expectations
Approx 6 CPD hours. GDC Development Outcomes: C
Refreshments and lunch are provided. The course accommodates 20 participants.
Course leaders
Dr Chris Leech
BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent
A graduate of Newcastle Dental School, Dr Leech is a partner in a private dental practice and the Scientific Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He holds the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for which he is now an examiner. He was also the first dentist to be awarded the Membership for Advanced General Dental Surgery by RCS Edinburgh and is a Fellow of its Faculty of Dental Surgery. He is also a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.
Dr Tom Bereznicki
BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng
After graduating from Edinburgh, Dr Bereznicki worked as a house surgeon at Guy’s and The Royal Dental Hospitals before entering general dental practice, in which he has over 40 years’ experience. With a special interest in restorative dentistry, in particular occlusion and emergence profile, he was also a visiting clinical specialist teacher at King’s College London Dental Institute and later joined the teaching faculty for the university’s MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry. In 2018, he joined the Academy of Dental Excellence as a senior specialist teacher, and in 2021 became a partner associate lecturer for the University of Portsmouth’s Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry. In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals. A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022 and is a member of both the Faculty of Dental Trainers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Attending the course
The Composite Injection Moulding Technique course has been created solely for the Tom Bereznicki Award for Tooth Wear Cases, which is open to dentists who qualified between 2020 to 2024 and who practise in the UK. Successful candidates will each be awarded a fully funded place on the course, and hotel accommodation, travel and subsistence will also be covered.
To enter, eligible dentists must submit an tooth wear case they plan to treat, which involves at least four anterior teeth, and the use of composite applied by hand or by injection moulding.
