Managing the Worn Dentition - More than Restoration

Presented by Professor Ian Meyers

What strategies are required as patients and their restored dentitions age?

Restoration of an extensively worn or badly broken down dentition can be complex, costly and time consuming to implement. Because of its complexity and cost, this treatment is often delayed until it becomes essential.

Dentists (and patients!) want to stop the repeat restoration cycle and its ongoing costly restorative burden. So how do we treat the patient with a severely broken down dentition?

Through lectures, clinical demonstrations and participation exercises, Professor Meyers will present four steps to restorative success:

Clinical evaluation of patients

• Review of a number of patient cases 
• Correct treatment planning prior to restoration

Oral environment

• How dry mouth and salivary acidity correlates with severe tooth wear and non-carious tooth surface
• Examination requirements, salivary analysis and remineralisation strategies

New materials and techniques

• How to evaluate the range of materials and techniques available for cost-effective and conservative management; and aesthetics;
• Step by step procedures (using a range of materials) to allow participants to compare the various materials and techniques

Practical experience

• Demonstration and participant simulation exercises covering techniques for the restoration of the worn dentition, including direct restorative techniques; laboratory procedures; direct and indirect adhesive technologies

About the Presenter

Professor Ian Meyers holds the Colgate Chair of General Practice Dentistry at the University of Queensland Dental School and maintains a private dental practice in Brisbane. Prof. Meyers’ research focuses on applied dental biomaterials. He has published and presented his work both nationally and internationally. Ian is a product consultant to a range of dental companies, and is active on advisory and editorial boards.

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DATES

One day course:

Sat 27th February 2010

TIME

Registration 8.00am
8:30am - 5:00pm

VENUE

ADA NSW Clinical Training Centre, St Leonards

COST

$880 inc GST

CPD HOURS

6

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