Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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From: 9:00 AM
Saturday, 24 February, 2018
To: 5:00 PM
Saturday, 24 February, 2018
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TOTAL CPD FOR THIS EVENT: 6 HOURS
Event Details...
This event includes information on the following topics:
The intended audience for this event includes:
Realistic and practical solutions for assessment, treatment planning, restoration and maintenance
As our population ages and our patients expect to maintain the dentition into their senior years, a range of adaptable management strategies are required to help meet the various demands and clinical situations. This presentation will focus on the preservation and restoration of tooth structure and how in general dental practice we can assist our patients to retain, and where necessary, restore their teeth to ensure an ongoing healthy, functional and aesthetic dentition.
Topics include
Baby boomers and beyond – Australia’s ageing population
- Changing demographics
- Disease burden
- Risk factors
Treatment planning and restorative management of the ageing patient and the ageing dentition
- Appropriate and realistic treatment planning for the elderly
- Managing risk factors and protecting vulnerable teeth
- Conservative restorative strategies for fragile teeth
- Pragmatic aesthetics and occlusion for the elderly
Cognitive decline – management of dementia and Alzheimer’s
- Seattle Care pathway
- Understanding dementia
- Management of patients with dementia
“Herodontics” – alternative options for restorative management for the debilitated and destroyed dentition
- Expectations and limitations of restorative materials
- Stretching the envelope - Outside of the box restorations
- Ongoing management and maintenance of the ageing patient
Learning Objectives
- Evaluation of the ageing patient demographic and their oral environment risks
- Preparing the oral environment of the recently old for their advancing age Developing appropriate treatment plans and plausible outcomes
- Understanding selection and use of adhesive restorative materials
- Determine the relative benefits and limitations of different restorative management strategies
- Practical clinical tips and tricks to optimise outcomes
Speakers at this event...
Prof Ian A Meyers
BDSc (Qld), FICD, FADI, FRACDS, FPFA
Prof Meyers is currently in general dental practice in Brisbane, Australia and has honorary professorial positions with The University of Queensland School of Dentistry, and James Cook University S...
Dr Matthew S Hopcraft
BDSc (Melb), MDSc (Melb), BA (Deakin), PhD (Melb)
After graduation, Dr Hopcraft worked in the Army, and public and private dental practices. He spent 12 years as an academic at the University of Melbourne, and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degr...
Venue for Event...
ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development
1 Atchison StreetST LEONARDS NSW 2065
AUSTRALIA Phone: (02) 8436-9997
Freecall:1800-737-346
www.adacpd.com.au
Event Organiser...
ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development
1 Atchison StreetST LEONARDS NSW 2065
AUSTRALIA Phone: (02) 8436-9997
Freecall:1800-737-346
www.adacpd.com.au
Speakers at this event...
Prof Ian A Meyers
BDSc (Qld), FICD, FADI, FRACDS, FPFAProf Meyers is currently in general dental practice in Brisbane, Australia and has honorary professorial positions with The University of Queensland School of Dentistry, and James Cook University S...
Dr Matthew S Hopcraft
BDSc (Melb), MDSc (Melb), BA (Deakin), PhD (Melb)After graduation, Dr Hopcraft worked in the Army, and public and private dental practices. He spent 12 years as an academic at the University of Melbourne, and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degr...