DENTAL UPDATE 2016 - AT THE FOREFRONT OF DENTISTRY brings together six elite leaders in the dental world to provide a multidisciplinary overview for general dental practitioners on new developments within a range of fields. Professor Mark Bartold AM, Professor Laurence Walsh, Professor Lakshman Samaranayake, Emeritus Professor Kim Seow, Professor Paul Monsour and Professor Ian Meyers over two days, provide reviews on current and developing techniques as well as patient management approaches. Dental Update 2016 will be held at the Pullman Hotel in the Brisbane CBD, 2-3 September 2016. For further event information and a registration brochure, contact the Queensland Dental Group on +61 7 3839 8000 or via email ce@qldentalg.com.au.

EVENT OVERVIEW:

DU2016 Day 1, Fri 2nd September 2016:

‘What can we learn from Failures in Clinical Practice?’ presented by: Professor Laurence Walsh

• Recurrent caries and the repeat restoration cycle
• Failures in bonding and adhesion
• Refractory dentinal hypersensitivity
• Coronal leakage of root filled teeth
• Suspected allergies to dental materials
• Recurring oral fungal infections
• Peri-implantitis

‘Dental Lasers – State of the Art ' presented by: Professor Laurence Walsh

• Laser-induced analgesia, and photodynamic therapy
• Laser debridement of roots, implants and root canals
• Laser etching, fusion and surface chemical modification
• Laser restorative dentistry including selective caries removal
• Non-thermal applications - laser biostimulation & photobiomodulation applications in clinical practice
• Laser photothermal disinfection & augmented periodontal non-surgical & surgical procedures

‘Periodontal medicine – A new Frontier for Periodontics’ presented by: Professor Mark Bartold  

• What is periodontal medicine?
• Periodontal and Systemic interrelationships
• New diagnostic opportunities
• New treatment opportunities
• New education opportunities
• Limitations and areas where to tread cautiously

‘Oral Biofilms and Your Patients Health’ presented by: Professor Lakshman Samaranyake  

• The oral microbiome: new findings and perspectives
• Oral biofilms: architecture, functionality, and clinical relevance
• Ecological plaque hypothesis and how `good biofilms turn bad
• Biofilms-periodontal disease-systemic disease axis
• The possible role of oral biofilms in non-communicable diseases (NCD)
• Clinical obligations: What shall I tell the patient?

DU2016 Day 2, Sat 26th September 2015:

‘What is that radio-opacity and what should I do about it?’ presented by: Professor Paul Monsour          

• Appropriate imaging for radio-opacities and mixed lesions of the jaws
• Differential diagnosis of radio-opacities in the jaws or superimposed
• Differential diagnosis of mixed radio-opaque/radiolucent areas in the jaws
• Non-dental opacities observed on plain film imaging & cone beam imaging
• How to adequately assess a cone beam data set
• Appropriate action when an opacity or mixed radio-opaque/radiolucent --area is observed

‘Clinical management of enamel defects in children: New and old concepts’ presented by: Emeritus Professor Kim Seow  

• Current concepts on the aetiology of enamel defects
• A clinical approach for differential diagnosis
• New insights into the complications of enamel defects
• How to prevent complications
• Restorative options for anterior and posterior teeth
• Treatment planning for children

‘Update on clinical use of composites, glass-ionomers and bonding systems‘ presented by: Professor Ian Meyers  

• New materials, new concepts, new applications
• Materials selection based on clinical case presentation
• Simplifying shade selection and optimising aesthetic outcomes
• Bulk Fill composites – do they work?
• Creating functional and therapeutic restorations
• Eliminating post restoration sensitivity, discolouration and microleakage

‘Fibre reinforced composite resin restorations in daily dental practice’ presented by: Professor Ian Meyers

• Materials and clinical concepts of fibre reinforcing
• Anterior and posterior fibre reinforced composite resin bridges
• Management of the weakened and compromised teeth
• Direct and indirect applications
• Longevity and maintenance of restorations
• Tooth stabilisation and splinting, orthodontic retention, custom fabricated posts

For further details & registration brochure, visit www.qldentalg.com.au, email ce@qldentalg.com.au or contact the Queensland Dental Group on +61 7 3839 8000.