Objectives: 

1. Understand the potential preventative benefits of the dahl principle 
2. Understand the basic protocols required for successful treatment 
3. Have a good appreciation of correct case selection 

Aims: This session will show how the Dahl principle works for direct restorative treatment as a direct splint, to gain space and in orthodontics and to place retainers with a functional safer outcome. It will also help to identify good cases for use in every day dentistry and which to avoid.