We handpick the mini lectures relevant to you taking place at this month’s BDTA Showcase in Birmingham
BDTA Dental Showcase offers an extensive programme of complimentary mini lectures on a variety of topics, suitable for every member of the dental team.
Various companies will also be giving mini lectures on this products and how to use them most effectively. What’s more, attending these mini lectures will count towards verifiable CPD, making them an even more worthwhile investment of your time. Here the highlights from the Mini Lecture Timetable across the three days.
Thursday 17 October
1 Assessment and Planning in the 21st Century
Presented by: Jo Rawcliffe – Periproducts
Where?: Mini Lecture 1
When?: 1.30pm
Jo has worked as a hygienist since 1979 in various practices in the Lake District and East Yorkshire. Has worked alongside her husband Joe since 1989 in their own recently refurbished private practice. Jo is passionate about oral health and the prevention of gum disease. Her results speak for themselves. Jo is also a member of the British Society of Periodontology.
2 The Systemic Health Implications of Saliva
Presented by: Juliette Reeves – Wrigleys
Where?: Mini Lecture 1
When?: 3.30pm
Juliette Reeves is a dental hygienist and trained nutritionist with 30-plus years experience. She lectures and writes regularly for the international dental press and is an editorial advisor to a number of dental journals. Juliette is a key opinion leader and media spokesperson for the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme, clinical director of Perio-Nutrition and is an elected ADI Committee Member.
Her main areas of interest are oral health of the renal patient and nutritional influences in periodontal disease, stress, bone density and female hormones.
Just back from delivering a presentation at IFDH in Cape Town, Juliette will present some of the most current research regarding the role of saliva in oral health, nutrition and systemic wellbeing including a review of current research surrounding saliva testing for oral and systemic disease.
This presentation brings together some of the most current research regarding the vital part saliva plays in not only oral health but also nutrition, systemic and psychological wellbeing. The latest information and understanding of the associations between oral and systemic health are discussed along with the aetiology, diagnosis and clinical implications of xerostomia.
3 Laser Periodontics: Push the boundaries and start achieving outstanding results
Presented by: Rana Al-Falaki – Henry Schein Dental UK
Where?: Mini Lecture 1
When?: 5.00pm
Learn about the latest, most innovative way to treat periodontal disease, this seminar will provide a clinical overview exploring the uses of lasers in periodontal management including illustrated case studies and never seen before results.
Areas covered:
• Fraenectomies
• Crown lengthening
• Biological Width Correction
• Non-surgical periodontal therapy using radial firing tips
• Periodontal regeneration using non-surgical techniques
Surgical management of periodontal pockets using lasers and low level laser therapy for the management of pain and sensitivity
4 Peri-implantitis – a future time bomb?
Presented by: Amit Patel – Oral-B
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 11:30am
Amit Patel is registered with the GDC as a specialist in periodontics. His special interests are dental implants, regenerative and aesthetic periodontics.
Amit graduated from the University of Liverpool and completed a four-year specialist training programme in periodontics at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute. Amit then obtained his Membership in Restorative Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and became a registered specialist in periodontics. He has worked with several different implant systems, lectured nationally and published in the field of dental implantology and periodontics.
Amit is also an associate specialist in Periodontics at the Birmingham Dental School.
5 Peri-implantitis – Treatment and Prevention
Presented by: Prof Eli Machtei – Dexcel Pharma Ltd
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 1.00pm
With millions of new implants added annually, peri-implantitis is becoming an important oral disease with major health and financial implications.
Optimal treatment strategies for peri-implantitis are yet to be found. Renvert et al. in a systematic review have reported that non-surgical therapies are not effective in these lesions. Likewise Lindhe & Meyle on behalf of the European workshop on periodontology have concluded that non-surgical mechanical therapy causes the reduction of inflammation as evident in the decrease in BOP, however the overall improvement in clinical parameters is at best unpredictable.
To further improve treatment outcome, several adjunctive treatment modalities were employed. These included Er:YAG laser therapy, air abrasive devices and local delivery of antibiotics – with little further improvement.
Recently, we have completed a double blind randomised multi-centre clinical trial and were able to show that bi-weekly application of chlorhexidine chips (Periochip) had a profound effect on PPD reduction and CAL gain; these results were similar to that reported in for surgical therapies of peri-implantitis.
Professor Eli E Machtei is the director of the School of Graduate Dentistry at the Rambam health care campus and the chairman of the department of Periodontology. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology, faculty of medicine in Haifa, Israel.
Friday 18 October
6Laser Periodontics: Push the boundaries and start achieving outstanding results
As lecture number 3.
7 The only way is… prevention
Presented by: Bal Chana – Periproducts
Where?: Mini Lecture 1
When?: 3.30pm
Bal is deputy principal dental hygiene and dental therapy Tutor at Bart’s and The London, where she qualified in 1992. She is also currently president of the British Association of Dental Therapists, where she has previously held the position of chair. She represents dental therapists on a number of boards committees and has led the way to a proposal in favour of dental therapists for gaining direct access. She is also a dental care professional (DCP) inspector for the GDC, inspecting DCP training courses, along with internal and external examiner for Dental Hygiene and Therapy. Bal’s key areas of interest are in restorative and preventive dentistry.
8 Peri implantitis a future time bomb?
Presented by: Amit Patel – Oral-B
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 11:30am
As lecture number 4
9 Motivating patients to improve oral health behaviour
Presented by: Eva Castro Perea – Oral-B
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 1.00pm
Motivational interviewing as a collaborative, patient-cantered approach of communication is directed in strengthening intrinsic motivation of the patient. The acquisition of the Motivational Interviewing skills by clinicians can help improve and change the oral health behaviour of their patients. The strategy and key principles will be described and discussed. Also examples of motivational interviewing interaction in the dental setting will be provided
10 Best practice and probing
Presented by: Amanda Gallie – Periochip
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 2.00pm
Saturday 19 October
11 Expect more from your oral hygiene products
Presented by: Jane Jaroudi – Periproducts
Where?: Mini Lecture 1
When?: 11.30am
After qualifying at Bristol University Dental School in 1980, Jane Jaroudi stayed on to support the orthodontic department. This was followed by a stint working in a dental clinic in Saudi Arabia. When back in the UK Jane worked in private practice for a number of years before being involved in helping set up the marketing and sales of the UltraDEX (formerly RetarDEX) range of oral health care products. With nearly 20 years of experience and expertise in this field, Jane will be talking about the latest developments and new product innovations from Periproducts.
12 Peri implantitis – a future time bomb?
Presented by: Amit Patel – Oral-B
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 12noon
As lecture number 4
13 Laser Periodontics: Push the boundaries and start achieving outstanding results
Presented by: Rana Al-Falaki – Henry Schein Dental
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 12.30pm
As lecture number 3
14 Rubber dam the easy way
Presented by: Directa Dental
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 14:00
The aim of this mini lecture is to show how rubber dam can become a solution rather than a challenge.
15 Periodontal Maintenance utilising PerioChip
Presented by: Amit Patel – Periochip
Where?: Mini Lecture 2
When?: 2.30pm
Amit is registered with the GDC as a specialist in periodontics. His special interests are dental implants, regenerative and aesthetic periodontics.
16 Banish Black Triangles – The ‘Clark Matrix’ system providing a simple composite additive solution
Presented by: Oliver Harman – Optident
Where?: Mini Lecture 3
When?: 2.00pm
Sponsored by Optident Ltd
Oliver is clinical director of The Harman Dental Clinic in Tunbridge Wells in Kent. His cosmetic dental work has be seen on a dozen episodes of Living TV’s Extreme Makeover UK and he regularly writes and lectures on cosmetic and laser dentistry. In 2010, he won the prestigious Smile Awards in 2010 (Interdisciplinary Category) and 2012 (Full Mouth Restorative Category).
Oliver was one of the first two UK dentists to achieve BACD Fellowship (The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry) in 2010 and is due to complete his Masters in Restorative/Aesthetic Dentistry with the University of Manchester/Healthcare Learning: Smile-on in January 2014. He is a former director of the BACD and is a member of their Credentialing Examining Panel.
Educational aims and objectives will cover:
• The indications for the use clark matrix
• Overcoming the challenge of bonding to root dentine
• The clinical technique for black triangle and space closure
The BDTA Dental Showcase is taking place at Birmingham NEC, 17-19 October. To register, website www.dentalshowcase.com.
