I have had first hand experience of Robert Caplin’s teachings in seminars throughout dental school in addition to his role as a clinical tutor in restorative dentistry. His style of teaching is to provide thought-provoking discussion and highly versatile advice for a wide variety of applications in everyday clinical scenarios, drawn from decades of learning and reflection. Not so much a technical manual but delivering a more pragmatic approach to becoming an expert dentist, this is an enjoyable and highly readable book that addresses various aspects of patient management in a structured algorithmic format with useful mnemonics and excellent case studies.


An absolute must for dental students getting to grips with the challenges of independent decision-making in unfamiliar and difficult circumstances. Also essential reading for practitioners in dental foundation training and beyond. Makes essay writing in restorative dentistry an absolute breeze, giving you transferrable skills in all aspects of exam technique as well as a clinical framework which will you use everyday throughout your dental career.