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Thursday, 25 October 2007
MORNING (09.00am-11.30am) Emerging Infections – Infection Control in the Dental Surgery
Infectious diseases are the most common cause of death throughout the world. Many of these diseases are pandemic and every dentist will be challenged by the potential risk that infected patients pose. We need to understand how the infectious agents are transmitted and can this transmission occur in the dental surgery environment. What risk does this present to dental patients and dental professionals? How can the dental team minimise these risks and ensure that the dental surgery is a safe environment to work and provide dental care to their patients. This speaker’s attendance has been made possible by SciCan.
---------------------- Retention Elements in Implants for the Edentulous Patient This course is designed to give the participants the knowledge and confidence to place implants that will support an overdenture. Treatment planning and sequencing Fees and time considerations
This course is designed to give the participants the knowledge and confidence to place ERA Implants that will support an overdenture. The ERA implant is a new tool to help address quality of life issues as it pertains to denture patients using the only mini overdenture implant approved by the FDA for permanent use. It will identify for the general dentist which cases are ideal for them to do and which ones should be referred. Find out just how many patients are looking for alternatives to denture adhesives, but don’t know there is an economical solution. ---------------------- Oral Ulcerative/Inflammatory Diseases: Diagnostic Problems, Solutions, Management
This course will review the diagnostic approaches and treatment of selected oral ulcerative/inflammatory diseases that create problems in establishing the correct diagnosis, and therefore, obscure the correct and/or most effective treatment. Recurrent aphthae, lichen planus, erythema multiforme (hypersensitivities), pemphigoid, and pemphigus will be highlighted. Differential diagnosis will be clarified and include herpes and candidiasis among other conditions that may be suspected or contributory. Premalignant considerations will be discussed. Management will cover the use of topical and systemic corticosteroids, cytotoxic-immunosuppressive drugs, and other supportive measures.
---------------------- IADH Symposium:
Luc Martens, Belgium The IADH changed its name from the International Association of Dentistry for the Handicapped to the International Association for Disability and Oral Health. A definition of disability is not easy. However, the ‘special’ needs of the patient and the ‘special’ care provided are both important. It is a misunderstanding that disabled people are mentally retarded or institutionalised. People with anxiety or developmental disturbances, the elderly and psychiatric patients may be among those with special needs. This lecture will give a definition of Disability, Impairment and finally Handicap and will clearly focus on the fact that every general dental practitioner should be aware of a special needs group within daily practice. Special Needs in ChildrenTimucin Ari, Turkey There are several reasons why special needs children are more prone to dental disease: oral conditions, physical limitations, special diets and medication. In addition, parental anxiety concerning the problems associated with a child with disabilities frequently delays requests for dental care until significant oral disease has developed. This presentation considers the oral health problems and risk factors in special needs children and looks at the importance of preventing dental disease and promoting good oral health for the child’s overall well-being, and, secondly, reviews basic behavioural management techniques that general practioners can use in order to treat special needs children successfully. Special Needs in AdultsImke Kaschke, Germany Adults with special needs have been found to have poorer oral hygiene and dental health status than the general population. They often show a higher risk of caries and periodontal diseases due to both a lack of compliance and incorrect personal plaque control. That is why prophylaxis and improvement of oral health are crucial for both the patient and their care-givers. The dental treatment of these patients is difficult, but nevertheless all possibilities of dental treatment should be taken into consideration before deciding to treat under general anaesthesia. A range of services is necessary to satisfy the needs and demands of such a non-homogeneous group. This is a programme by the International Association for Disability and Oral Health.
---------------------- Pitfalls in Restorative Dentistry
From advances in endodontic treatment such as bonded root canal fillings or new generation nickel titanium rotary shaping instruments to the newest materials used in impression making and cad-cam final prostheses design, going through the fiber-reinforced composites revolution of restoring endodontically treated teeth, this presentation will shed the light on the advantages but mostly on the downside of shifting the dental practice to new technology. This lecture will analyze available data and provide an evidence-based approach to critical topics directly related to the quality of restorations. It will allow to understand the weaknesses of new materials and techniques, to wipe out preconceived ideas and false concepts, and thus to optimize final outcomes and predictability of clinical techniques.
---------------------- Innovations in Laser Dentistry
In the world of high-tech dentistry, lasers have moved beyond simply being the latest fad to offering real clinical value. The applications of lasers in dental practice continue to evolve as is demonstrated by the rapidly expanding body of research. Unfortunately, the line between factual research and exaggerated claims is often blurred. During this entertaining and informative presentation, Dr. Walinski will provide attendees with a solid understanding of laser dentistry using case presentations and scientific references in his uniquely easy-to-understand style.
---------------------- Crest Oral-B / P&G Professional Oral Health Symposium: Prevention model for the Dental Professional Chairman: May El-Nadeef State of Oral Health in the UAE and Middle East: epidemiological overview of prevalence of caries and periodontal disease Prevention & Management of Early Childhood Caries Prevention in the dental practice via dental recommendations for chemical oral care products (dentifrices, rinses) Prevention in the dental practice via dental recommendations for mechanical oral care products (POC) How to bring prevention to life in the dental practice: How to motivate patients - Have a better understanding of the prevalence of dental disease locally - Learn how to prevent and manage early childhood caries - Discover what products to recommend for both chemical and mechanical plaque control - Learn how to improve their patient motivation skills The prevention of dental disease is critical in preserving oral health and maintaining general well being. While there have been significant advances in improving and maintaining oral health, the prevalence of oral disease remains a global problem. This symposium will address the need for prevention using epidemiological data; focus on the management and prevention of caries at the earliest of ages and give practical advice on recommendations for both chemical and mechanical plaque control. In addition the important area of motivating patients to prevent dental disease will also be addressed.
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AFTERNOON (14.00-16.30) Taking the Fear out of Dentistry
Participants will be asked to report if and how well they are able to recognize fear of dentistry in their patients. They will then be given definitions of dental fear and anxiety and encouraged to think about ways they may apply their current patient-management skills to address patients’ fears. Participants will learn about dental fear questionnaires that assist in the identification of patients’ fears, as well as direct clinical questions that aid in identification of fear. Specific concepts of relaxation, communication skills and information presentation for restructuring patients’ thoughts and feelings about dentistry will be presented.
---------------------- How to Increase Patients' Referral to Your Practice?
In dental practice, most common problems dentist encounter these days is how to increase patients referral and to ensure that the productivity of income are increasing as well from those referrals. Several techniques will be discussed at this presentation regarding publicity of your practice, relation with others, dental/non-dental practice and marketing plan for your own practice.
---------------------- Distraction Osteogenesis
The technique of distraction has become established as a valuable tool in the treatment of craniofacial malformations. For twelve years we have been using distraction osteogenesis in different fields of maxillofacial surgery. We are convinced that the distractionosteogenesis is very useful in specific indications, and that it will improve treatment and outcome in these cases. We use distractionosteogenesis in orthognathic surgery cases, for alveolar crest augmentation, and as well for the treatment of bony defects following tumor surgery. Our experience delineates on 152 cases of distraction osteogenesis in orthognathic surgery.
---------------------- Advances in Management of Craniofacial Trauma
Knowledge of the aetiology of maxillofacial trauma is essential for proper planning and management, discussion of the aetiological factors in the Middle East will be presented. Modern management has improved the outcome and reduced the morbidity and mortality. Recent development has been in the field of imaging, like 3-D CT scans, angiography, and instrumentation like mini, plates, microplates and resorbable plates, use of protocols and algorithms as well as early intervention. Principles of reconstruction of pan facial fractures will be discussed with presentation of clinical cases managed in Rashid hospital, Dubai.
---------------------- Dental Care for the Medically Compromised Child
Treating children with medical problems presents a challenge to the dental team. With increasing number of such group of children, coupled with , the high prevalence of dental caries at this part of the world there is an increase chance of encountering such children in the dental office. The presentation will include an overview of the most common medical problems that children present to the dental office, basic medical information, explanation of the disease process, and how these medical problems affect the oral and dental health. Clinical cases from our medically compromised clinic at KAUH will be also presented.
---------------------- Management of the Anomalies in Dental Development, Morphology and Eruption
This presentation will cover the Dental Development and Morphology and Eruption with its different phases. It will correlate between the anomalies of number, size, shape and structure and the associated developmental stage. It will also review anomalies in dental eruption. Comprehensive treatment procedures and different space management techniques have to be investigated to re-establish function, occlusion, esthetics and speech for our young patients.
---------------------- Endodontic Surgery: The State of the Art
This will be an informal, enjoyable afternoon! The presentation will comprise a review of the indications and contra-indications for endodontic surgery. Theoretical aspects will be discussed, both with respect to clinical management and use of instruments and techniques. A range of clinical cases will be presented and discussed in turn. The need for careful review and assessment of outcome will be emphasised. Members of the audience will be warmly invited to ask questions whenever they feel is appropriate.
---------------------- Microscopic Endodontics
The introduction of the surgical operating microscope has fundamentally changed the procedures. We firmly believe that Orthograde and Retrograde Endodontics should not be performed without a Microscope. Owing to this fundamental change in endodontics, we can now locate and treat surgically second , third molars and palatal root, and manage procedural errors , that can occur during conventional endodontic treatment or retreatment such as broken instrument, lateral perforation , Stripping perforation , perforation of the pulp chamber ,overfilling inside the maxillary sinus or inside the mandibular canal with a degree of certainly and confidence not possible before in order to increase the rate of success.
---------------------- Risk Assessment in the Management of Periodontal Diseases
A major development in Periodontics has been the realization that the host, not the infecting bacteria, plays the dominate role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis and in treatment outcomes. Major risk factors that enhance susceptibility have been identified. Accurate assessment of risk is an integral and essential component of diagnosis and treatment planning. Methods that permit accurate quantification of risk and of disease severity and extent will be described, and their use in prevention, diagnosis and treatment planning for periodontitis will be demonstrated.
---------------------- Prosthodontics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow At the end of this presentation, participants should understand:
Prosthodontics is concerned with the impact of tooth and/or tissue damage, and/or loss, on oral function. This broad perspective has evolved over many years, having been influenced by a number of factors including a greater understanding of patients’ functional needs. Dentists devote much of their working time to providing prosthodontic services. Over time the main focus has changed from removable to fixed prostheses. Currently, it is moving strongly towards implant-supported restorations when feasible, as well as effecting improvements in dental appearance. Based on past and current trends, the possible future development of prosthodontics is discussed.
---------------------- Listerine Symposium:
Biofilm Management and Control In the oral cavity, there are greater than 700 different microbial species; however, a select proportion will up-regulate from planktonic phenotype (P P) to a biofilm phenotype (P BF), attaching to the gingival surface, periodontal pocket, or endodontic surface. Systemic Consequences and links of oral biofilm architecture and dispersal are now focusing on ventilator associated pneumonia and increased antibiotic resistance. There is evidence that a co-biofilm of oral dental flora and traditional pneumonia flora, are responsible for a robust multi-species biofilm that is a reservoir for infection. Therapeutics modalities are refocusing on multiple interventions, recognizing that antibiotics may be counter-indicated and ‘Whole Mouth Cleansing’ may be an emerging strategy. The Rationale for ‘Whole Mouth Cleaning’ in the Prevention of Dental Diseases Despite the fact that periodontal disease and dental caries are preventable, the overwhelming majority of the world’s population has active oral/dental disease which results in significant morbidity.Irrefutable evidence supports the fact that when dental plaque is removed on a regular basis, levels of oral/dental health improve. Traditionally mechanical oral hygiene, including toothbrushing & flossing can be difficult to perform. The introduction of chemotherapeutic agents, with evidence based efficacy, as adjuncts to daily mechanical oral hygiene can enhance the overall level of oral hygiene and reduce the level of oral disease. Evidence supporting the use of agents that meet these criteria will be presented. Preventive Dental Care & the Antiseptic Mouthrinse Establishment and maintenance of oral health is accomplished by removal of plaque biofilm on a daily basis. The primary means of plaque removal is mechanical oral hygiene consisting of toothbrushing and interdental cleaning (flossing). However, while effective; mechanical techniques are often not performed correctly or on a regular basis resulting in increased levels of oral/dental disease. Effective chemotherapeutic agents as adjuncts to mechanical plaque removal have been shown to enhance levels of oral hygiene and prevent plaque biofilm accumulation. This presentation will review the rationale and benefits of incorporation of antiseptic mouthrinses into daily oral hygiene regimens and preventive dental care.
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