Course overview
Restoration of an extensively worn or badly broken-down dentition can be complicated, 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. This workshop will assist clinicians to predictably manage their patients and provide aesthetic and functional restorative outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Clinical evaluation of patients
- Review of a number of patient cases
- Risk assessment tools
- Impact of patient’s health and lifestyle
- Correct treatment planning prior to restoration.
Oral environment
- How dry mouth and salivary acidity correlates with severe tooth wear and non-carious tooth surface loss
- Examination requirements, salivary analysis and remineralisation strategies
- Stabilisation of the oral environment and risk reduction prior to restoration.
New materials and techniques
- How to evaluate the range of materials and techniques available for cost-effective and conservative management;
- The use of injection moulding techniques to simplify and enhance aesthetic and functional outcomes
- Step-by-step procedures (using a range of materials) to allow participants to compare the various materials and techniques for direct and semi-direct restorations.
Practical experience
- Demonstration and participant simulation exercises covering techniques for the restoration of the worn dentition;
- Direct restorative techniques, laboratory procedures, and direct, semi-direct and indirect adhesive technologies.
Presenter biography
Professor Ian Meyers OAM
BDSc, FRACDS, FICD, FADI, FPFA
Professor Ian Meyers is a general dental practitioner in Brisbane Australia, and an honorary professor at The University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Professor Meyers has over thirty five years of combined experience in dental research, clinical dentistry, private practice, university clinics and hospital based dental clinics. He is a Fellow and Board Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and of the International College of Dentists and is a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. In 2017 he received the Order of Australia Medal for services to dentistry, to professional associations, and to tertiary education.
As a general dental practitioner, Ian Meyers has extensive experience in comprehensive patient care, and has a special interest in diagnosis and management of worn and broken down dentition, geriatric and aged care dentistry, adhesive restorative dental materials, fibre-reinforced composites, and the management of patients through minimum intervention dentistry.
Event Pricing
ADA Member Dentist - $770
1st and 2nd Year Graduate ADA Member - $660
Non-Member Dentist - $1000
CPD Points
6.5 Scientific hours
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