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Wednesday, 24 October 2007
MORNING (09.00am-11.30am) The Architecture of Dental Practice – Today’s Concept This presentation will be from 09.00-10.15
Dentistry has fallen behind to other fields of study when it comes to the sensible use of modern technology to impact on the curriculum, instruction, and students’ assessment. We need to raise the bar when it comes to the sophistication of dental equipment and dental technologies, implementing goals, such as:
Setting dental education free from the slow-pace, lockstep approach is what IT-enabled environments offer. This speaker’s attendance has been made possible by Planmeca.
---------------------- Integrated Dental Imaging Based on the Cone Beam Technology This presentation will be from 10.15-11.30 - Understand the basics of dental x-ray examinations and digital 2D-x-rays - Know about indications and advantages of 3D-x-ray and cone beam (CB) technology - Be familiar with 3D implant planning and guided implant surgery - Understand clinical applications of these technologies
3D imaging based on the cone beam technology has recently emerged into the clinical routine of dentists. Advantages of low-dose acquired 3D image information accompanied by cutting-edge technology drive this development and unleash new opportunities for treatment. This speaker’s attendance has been made possible by Sirona.
---------------------- Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
An ageing population, new diseases, technologies and drugs, and mixing of different cultures, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds produce an increased range of medical problems. The spectrum of disease that may manifest within the mouth or influence care has also expanded. An increasing number of persons thus require special dental care. Problems are encountered especially in people with cardiac disease, a bleeding tendency, immune defect or diabetes. Dental staff of all kinds and from all disciplines needs to contend with these medical problems, particularly as they face a risk of litigation if they fail to keep themselves familiar with current knowledge.
---------------------- Maxilar Canine Impaction – Diagnosis and Treatment
Maxillary canine impaction may involve long, complicated treatments and may also create a risk of severe incisor root resorptions. Several questions may arise: Can we avoid the problems? Do we know any prognostic factors? What are the future risks? Is early diagnosis possible? What is the responsibility of the general practitioner? Can the dentist be blamed for the root resorptions? Are large follicles dangerous? Early diagnosis and treatment principles, including autotransplantation, will be presented.
---------------------- Pushing Rotary Instrumentation to the Limit – What are the Limits? - Learn to select the proper instrument for the best result - To become familiar with a new innovation in the manufacturing of Nickel Titanium for endodontic instruments Since the Introduction of Nickel Titanium Profile .04 rotary instruments in 1994, the word of Nickel Titanium has virtually erupted into a multitude of new instrument designs. These new instruments with multiple tapers to choose from and even multiple tapers on a single blade can be somewhat confusing to the clinician. In fact, most clinicians use a combination of various instruments to accomplish the task at hand.
---------------------- Present State of Regenerative Therapy in Periodontology
After a short excursion to the biological principles of guided tissue regeneration, focus is placed on animal studies that were necessary to develop an effective clinical treatment regime. Thereafter, clinical studies are being discussed. Meta-analyses can help to gain information concerning possible differences in treatment results if different therapeutical approaches have been compared. Clinical procedures and materials that are essential for a regenerative therapy with a long lasting effect are defined. Indications and limitations for regenerative therapy are defined basing on evidence based therapeutic strategy. Long term results of different regenerative procedures are presented.
---------------------- Unilever Symposium
Designing School Programmes to be Effective Vehicles for Changing Oral Hygiene Behaviour Schools are a commonly used setting for dental health education, health promotion and interventions with preventive agents. This presentation provides an up-to-date review and develops evidence-based guidance on the necessary components to make school programmes effective in establishing the key behaviour of twice-daily toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste.
Behaviour Change Theory in Public Health Changing behaviour at scale is necessary to alleviate many public health problems (car accidents, obesity, childhood diarrhoea). The relevant behaviours tend to be habitual (wearing seat belts, eating a proper diet, washing hands with soap), but our understanding of how to form or change habits is poor, so most interventions are relatively ineffective. While theories of behaviour change abound, few deal with habits. I suggest that psychological models of routine behaviour should be applied in public health interventions, informed by the recent literature on habit formation and performance. The example of adding toothbrushing to the bed-time routine is discussed.
The Scientific Rationale for Recommending Twice Daily Toothbrusing with Fluoridated Toothpaste This presentation will provide a contemporary look at the scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of fluoride toothpastes in caries prevention. The evidence will derive from published caries clinical trials and systematic reviews (i.e. Cochrane). The analysis will conclude that twice-daily brushing with fluoridated toothpaste remains singularly effective in simultaneously reducing plaque, preventing caries, and promoting gingival/periodontal health.
Dental Caries and Oral Health habits in Saudi Arabia The lecture will explain the prevalence of dental caries, and oral health habits in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (of different age groups) , and compare the results with other selected countries in the Arabian Gulf and Middle East region. In addition, the lecture will include a brief overview of some existing preventive programs in those selected countries.
-------------------------------------------- AFTERNOON (14.00-16.30) Rejuvenate Your Practice - It’s Easier Than You Think!
For doctors and staff members who are ready to enhance their practice! Learn:
Are you ready to shake off stale approaches and hone what works well? Rejuvenating your practice can be an exciting time, especially when there’s involvement from the entire team. Debbie Castagna and Virginia Moore will inspire you with their insight on topics and issues you face every day, including:
This dynamic presentation will help you to begin rejuvenating your practice immediately!
---------------------- GC Symposium:
Esthetic restorations made with minimal intervention concepts In the last 10 - 15 years, adhesive dentistry changed deeply dental therapy and habitus of practitioners. Thanks to improvements of bonding materials and techniques it is now possible to make esthetic restorations reducing biological costs. During this presentation an overview of adhesive procedures and materials will be shown. Then, clinical procedures for restoring anterior teeth directly will be presented. Finally, clinical procedures for restoring teeth indirectly and building up endodontically treated teeth with fiber posts will be presented. Clinical video will be alternated to slides in order to show to the audience different techniques for different classes of cavities. Minimal Intervention: From Theory to Clinical Practice One treatment philosophy that is taught around the world is Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI). It seeks to detect oral disease at the earliest stage, identify the contributing factors so that treatment can be targeted to the patient’s needs. Technological innovations in recent years have provided dental professionals with a host of new tools to identify and heal early lesions, remineralisation is now a reality in clinical practice. When surgical intervention is required then recent advances in glass ionomers and resin adhesives have allowed the maximum preservation of dental tissues. This lecture will aim to provide an integrated understanding of this philosophy. The principles and materials required to succeed in practicing minimal intervention dentistry in modern dentistry will be discussed. Current tooth-bonding strategies and their clinical effectiveness Dental adhesive technology is evolving fast. The concurrent potential to limit sacrifice of sound tooth tissue has triggered a rapid turn-over from a ‘mechanical-oriented’ to an ‘adhesive’ and ‘minimal-invasive’ tooth-care concept. The objective of this presentation is to illustrate this ‘minimal-invasive’ tooth-care concept with clinical examples, as well as to introduce the newest developments in adhesive technology required for it. Effectiveness of modern adhesives in laboratory will be correlated with clinical effectiveness data. This lecture will be given from a sound critical standpoint en will encompass a broad amount of product-and-use information with direct application in the daily practice.
---------------------- Behaviour Management in Paediatric Dentistry
The first part of the presentation reviews more than 100 years of research that has focussed on how to successfully manage children in the dental setting. The different types of studies and how well we understand the impact of dental care in childhood on adult attitudes to dentistry are also considered. The focus then moves to some of the practical techniques that are utilised and raises questions about what research dentistry might consider in the future to help children and adolescents develop their skills to cooperate for whatever dental care they may require.
---------------------- Pulp Therapy for Primary and Young Permanent Teeth
Pulp therapy for primary teeth is an integral part of oral care for pediatric patients. Recent research has examined new techniques and medications used in these procedures. This presentation will address standard as well as new primary pulp therapy procedures.
---------------------- Advances in Adhesive Dentistry
Dentin adhesives have profoundly improved the quality of restorations in pediatric and geriatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and endodontics. Problems associated with current etch-and-rinse and self-etch adhesives include fluid transudation in deep vital dentin and the compromised durability of resin-dentin bonds. Ironically, the latest advances in dentin bonding is a revival, with modifications, of the enamel bonding technique introduced by Dr. Michael Buonocore for more than half a century. In this presentation, participants will be able to appreciate how "ethanol moist bonding" may be used with oxalate or dilute-ceramicrete dentin permeability reduction techniques to bond hydrophobic resins simultaneously to enamel and dentin.
---------------------- Ceramic Revolution
The all ceramic crown is a now a well recognised alternative to the porcelain bonded crown in general dental practice, as it produces both good functional and aesthetic results. The move towards the metal free crown began in 1960 with the advent of aluminous porcelain. This was followed by the development of the castable ceramics. More recently, the computerized CAD/CAM system has become an established part of clinical dental practice. This system is able to produce high quality crowns and bridges using Zirconia Ceramic. In this presentation I shall present the all ceramic crown, its characteristics and clinical applications.
------------------------------------- Current Concepts in Accelerated Implant Treatment and Bone Grafting Live Surgery Telecasted from Germany 13.30-17.00
The different accelerated treatment modalities of implant with porous microstructured grit blasted/acid etched/neutralized surfaces such immediate loading or immediate restoration are presented in a simple and innovative way. Based on the results of our long-term Study for grafting of mandibular bone blocks, a concept is presented to increase the number of regenerated and vital osteocytes in the grafted area and to minimise complications such as graft infection as less as 3%. The protocol of harvesting bone from the ramus with the MicroSaw, demonstrating a high degree of safety and success, is discussed. These speakers’ attendance have been made possible by Friadent.
---------------------- Colgate Symposium: This symposium will:
Global Child Dental Health Taskforce – Challenges and Solutions The aim of this talk is to provide a background and update on the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce project. The improvements in child dental health, in some countries over the last 3 decades, have been impressive. However, many countries continue to have high levels of dental caries in their child population and globally dental caries in very young children still continues to be problematic. The global taskforce works with and supports national governments on how they can improve children’s oral health. We are working in 9 countries and each year we influence the message to children and parents within the national programmes that reach out to one billion children, which equates to over 50 percent of the child population worldwide. New approaches to detection and monitoring of early carious lesions During the last decade our understanding of the dental caries as a disease and methods of detecting and monitoring it at early stages have advanced significantly. Dental caries in its early stages may be reversed using a wide range of oral care products. New methods of caries detection will allow us to identify lesions amenable to treatment therapeutically and provide us with sensitive methods of monitoring the success of such treatments. Implementation of an Infant Oral Care Program into Practice The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Pediatrics currently recommend that children receive their first dental evaluation within the first year of life. There is an increasing trend toward providing dental care to children before the age of three. The reasons for early dental intervention with infants and parents are to determine the caries risk status based on the information from the parents and to perform a screening examination of infants' mouths. This early care provides an opportunity to educate parents about their young children's oral health. Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish and Anticipatory guidance for children's dental health are an important part of preventive care, and may be the most effective way to prevent ECC. The Need to Improve Child Oral Health: Change in Focus Service Dental caries prevalence has declined in developed countries but has markedly increased in countries like Saudi Arabia where traditional dietary habits have changed thereby creating a huge segment of children at high risk of dental caries. There is therefore an urgent need to change focus from curative to preventive clinical procedures with increased use of fluorides both systemic and topical, pit and fissure sealants and decrease dietary sugar intake. Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia recognizes the challenge and continues to strengthen its preventive programs and plans to extend interceptive and preventive dental services throughout the Kingdom.
---------------------- The Mystery of Temporomandibular Disorders
The presence of signs and symptoms originating in disturbances of the craniomandibular system is extremely common in the general population. In addition to a careful clinical examination, imaging techniques as MRI of the TMJ may facilitate the process of diagnosing the underlying pathology enormously. In general, initial treatment of functional temporomandibular joint disorders should be conservative, but minimally invasive surgical techniques nowadays allow for effectively treating pain and dysfunction also in early stages. The major goal of treatment should be the restoration of good function and a significant reduction of pain before it becomes chronic.
---------------------- Dental Education Session:Developments in Dental Education This session will:
Dental Education in the Middle East
The diversity of current dental education system in dental schools in the Middle East. Understanding the reasons for variations in the quality and quantity of dental graduates. The awareness relationship between the current picture of dental disease in the Middle East and the component of the dental curriculum. The Competitive Advantage of the clinical post-graduate education and program in the Middle East.
Minimal Intervention Dentistry: A New Challenge to Dental Education
Today’s understanding of the cause and progress of caries has changed to the extent that entirely new ways of managing caries as a disease need to be looked at and considered. One treatment philosophy that is gaining in popularity around the world is Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI). Technological innovations in recent years have provided dental professionals with a host of new tools to intercept this disease at every stage. This presentation will define MI, identify issues involved in incorporating it into existing teaching programmes and suggest possible solutions. Global View of Opportunities for Postgraduate Dental Education At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will have an understanding of:
The global need for postgraduate education and training has never been more critical than it is now. For those interested in careers in general dentistry or specialization, there simply is not enough time in the undergraduate curriculum to address the knowledge and skills required for contemporary practice. In addition, the needs of patients have become more complicated with an aging population, those with special needs, and those with complicated medical histories. This session will address these issues, review international opportunities for postgraduate education, and ways in which associations and federations are working to enhance global mobility to pursue postgraduate education.
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