FDI World Dental Congress – Pre-Congress Workshops & Masterclasses

All pre-Congress workshops are held on Saturday 23rd September

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“Practice-building Restorative Techniques to Put into Action Now”

In conjunction with GC and Professor Ian Meyers
Sponsored by EMS

Venue: International Convention Centre, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney
Timings: 8.00am arrival for 8.30am start – 1:00pm finish (Half Day)
Presenter: Professor Ian Meyers

Overview/Synopsis:
In this live hands-on course, Prof Ian Meyers will guide participants to increase their expertise in key phases of restorative dentistry from adhesive bonding, MI management, restoration repair and maintenance. This practical course is guaranteed to make your everyday restorative procedures more enjoyable, gratifying, and profitable. Get to create your own restorations live in the course – restorative materials will be provided so you’ll put what you learnt into action immediately!

Learning objectives:

• The principles and clinical practice of restorative dentistry
• How to enhance adhesive bonding and cementation
• MI management of root surface lesions
• Occlusal anatomy replication techniques
• How to address demineralisation/remineralisation issues
• Caries diagnosis and control
• Restorative material selection – what to use and when
• Maintenance and minimally invasive repair of restorations
• Implementation techniques, especially in the area of enhancing patient comfort

Through expert hands-on training, you’ll apply best practices for effective, profitable, and preventive restorative procedures with the end goal, better long-term patient results.

Agenda:

(Subject to change) 

Cost: AUD$330 (GST inclusive)
Maximum participants: 20

Implant-retained Mandibular Overdenture Hands on Workshop

Aimed at General practitioners with basic level implant training and experience

Venue: International Convention Centre, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney
Timings: 8.30am arrival for 9.00am start – 11.00am finish (Morning)
Presenters: Associate Professor Richard W Chan OAM University of Sydney, University of Hong Kong and Dr Michael Chang, Prosthodontist

Overview/Synopsis:
With the steady increase in the ageing population worldwide, the impact of inadequate masticatory function on the overall health of this vulnerable group is often overlooked. There’s an apparent over emphasis in the dental profession on fixed implant-supported restorations. While most edentulous patients cope reasonably well with maxillary complete dentures, they often struggle badly with their mandibular complete dentures.
Implant-retained mandibular overdentures have been advocated as the “standard of care” for the edentulous mandible for the following reasons:

• Relatively simple procedure with relatively little surgical risks
• Falls comfortably within the skill set of appropriately trained general dentists
• Imparts major improvement in oral function/quality of life for the edentulous patient
• Relatively low cost compared to alternative fixed prosthodontic options
• High implant survival rate and high prosthetic success rate and patient satisfaction
• More simple oral hygiene/maintenance protocol than fixed implant restorations especially for elderly patients with reduced manual dexterity

Learning objectives:
On completion of this workshop participants should be familiar with:

• Treatment options for the edentulous mandible
• Possible surgical complications associated with placing implants in the anterior mandible
• Different types of implant attachments for an implant-retained overdenture
• Factors to consider when treatment planning for an implant-retained overdenture
• Clinical treatment sequence for an implant retained overdenture
• How to duplicate a denture, how to attach an impression coping to an implant/ abutment and take an impression.
• Possible complications associated with implant-retained overdentures

Agenda:

(Subject to change) 

Cost: AUD$275 (GST inclusive)
Maximum participants: 20

Implant-retained Mandibular Overdenture Hands on Workshop

Aimed at General practitioners with basic level implant training and experience

Venue: International Convention Centre, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney
Timings: 12.30pm arrival for 1.00pm start – 3.00pm finish (Afternoon)
Presenters: Associate Professor Richard W Chan OAM University of Sydney, University of Hong Kong and Dr Michael Chang, Prosthodontist

Overview/Synopsis:
With the steady increase in the ageing population worldwide, the impact of inadequate masticatory function on the overall health of this vulnerable group is often overlooked. There’s an apparent over emphasis in the dental profession on fixed implant-supported restorations. While most edentulous patients cope reasonably well with maxillary complete dentures, they often struggle badly with their mandibular complete dentures.  Implant-retained mandibular overdentures have been advocated as the “standard of care” for the edentulous mandible for the following reasons:

• Relatively simple procedure with relatively little surgical risks
• Falls comfortably within the skill-set of appropriately trained general dentists
• Imparts major improvement in oral function/quality of life for the edentulous patient
• Relatively low cost compared to alternative fixed prosthodontic options
• High implant survival rate and high prosthetic success rate and patient satisfaction
• More simple oral hygiene/maintenance protocol than fixed implant restorations especially for elderly patients with reduced manual dexterity

Learning objectives:
On completion of this workshop participants should be familiar with:

• Treatment options for the edentulous mandible
• Possible surgical complications associated with placing implants in the anterior mandible
• Different types of implant attachments for an implant-retained overdenture
• Factors to consider when treatment planning for an implant-retained overdenture
• Clinical treatment sequence for an implant retained overdenture
• How to duplicate a denture, how to attach an impression coping to an implant/ abutment and take an impression.
• Possible complications associated with implant-retained overdentures

Agenda:

(Subject to change) 

Cost: AUD$275 (GST inclusive)                  
Maximum participants: 20

Exodontia Workshop

Venue: Dentsply Sirona 19/39 Herbert St, St Leonards NSW
Timings: 8.00am arrival for 8.30am start – 4.30pm finish (Full Day)
Presenter: Dr Mark Daniel Atkinson, Oral Surgeon

Overview/Synopsis: 
This program is an interactive one-day course suitable for dental practitioners of all experience levels wanting to improve their confidence and skills in surgical exodontia.

The primary aim of this course is to develop the skills of general dental practitioners in applying an appropriate surgical plan in their exodontia cases to ensure predictable outcomes in daily practice. Common exodontia complications will be presented along with appropriate management plans.

The day will include didactic lectures and hands-on training on 3D printed oral surgery models designed from actual patient CBCT and intra-oral digital scan data. The models provide a realistic feeling of detachment of the periodontal ligaments, movement of teeth and density of bone during surgical exodontia training.

Agenda:

(Subject to change) 

Cost: AUD$1,100 (GST inclusive)
Maximum participants: 20