Mark Latta, a seasoned researcher and former dean of Creighton University School of Dentistry, joins host Dr. Melissa Seibert to discuss the optimization of universal hese and bonding techniques in adhesive dentistry. Topics include the value and limitations of clinical trials and laboratory research in dentistry, the difficulties of comparing bond strength between different labs, achieving adhesion of acrylic-based adhesive systems to enamel, different phosphoric acid conditioning techniques, and the variations between acrylic monomers in composite materials and dentures.