'AESTHETIC DENTISTRY - A MINIMALLY DESTRUCTIVE APPROACH'
Professor Trevor Burke, DDS MSc MDS MGDS FDS RCS (Edin) FDS RCS (Eng.) FFGDP(UK) FADM
Trevor graduated from Queens University in Belfast and then worked in general dental practice in Manchester for 22 years, whilst also working at the University of Manchester. He has been Professor of Primary Dental Care at the University of Birmingham and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry since 2000. Trevor has authored 250 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include clinical and laboratory evaluation of materials, the design of an index of oral health, and ill-health retirement among dentists. In 1993 he established the PREP (Product Research and Evaluation by Practitioners) Panel, a group of dentists who carry out research in their practices. This group, which now has 30 members, has now completed over 50 evaluations of materials and techniques. He is Chair of the Board of Dental Protection and is Editorial Director of Dental Update.

'PERIODONTAL MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL PRACTICE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW'
Dr Phil Ower, MSc BDS MGDSRCS

Phil is a specialist in periodontics based at the Briars in Newbury, Berks. He spends half his week running postgraduate courses for GDPs and hygienists and lectures somewhere in the UK almost every week of the year. He is on the council of the British Society of Periodontology, has had numerous papers published and is on the editorial boards of Dental Health and Primary Dental Care.
 

The request for improvement in a patient’s appearance is commonplace in dental practice but it does not mean that large amounts of tooth tissue need to be removed in order to achieve this. Appearance matters, but should not be achieved at a huge biologic cost. By using a minimally invasive approach it is possible to improve the appearance of “aesthetically challenged” patients while maintaining most of their tooth structure, protecting their pulps and leaving a sensible fall back position should the restorations fail in the future. This course will address some common aesthetic problems and demonstrate that the majority of these may be addressed using minimally destructive techniques. It will also provide clinical tips which may be applied in general dental practice.

Some principles of dental aesthetics

Bonding composite to tooth structure
• The optimum bonding agent for bonding to dentine
• Composite materials which may produce the optimum long term results

The use of dentine bonded crowns
• All ceramic crowns with minimal tooth destruction

Changing the vertical dimension in wear cases
• Without tears

Aesthetic treatment planning
• Managing expectations

The porcelain laminate veneer
• Peril or pearl?

Doing the right thing
• The “Daughter Test”
• Avoiding the lawyers

• How bonding has evolved and what material provides the optimum bond to dentine
• Minimally invasive treatment of patients with severe tooth wear
• The clinical criteria for success with porcelain laminate veneers
 

1.00pm - 2.00pm COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH

'PERIODONTAL MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL PRACTICE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW' 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Periodontitis is a relatively common condition affecting 10-15% of patients in any dental practice. Many dentists and hygienists find the management of periodontitis in a general practice setting challenging, unpredictable and imprecise. This can be unsettling for many, given that many dental clinicians are perfectionists at heart! This course is designed to guide the whole dental team through the potential minefield of managing patients with periodontitis with the aim of improving treatment outcomes using a patient-centred and evidence-based approach. It will cover the very latest research findings and new developments in periodontal management.

Rational Treatment Planning
• Using a treatment flowchart to plan long term management
• Understand the cause: bacterial biofilms
• Control not cure: the patient’s role
• Making treatment choices: what and when
• Is it time to offer referral?

Non Surgical Management
• Minimal intervention techniques
• Full mouth vs quadrant therapies: the facts
• Choice of instrumentation
• Rational use of antimicrobials

New Periodontal Therapies
• Host modulating agents (Periostat)
• Photodynamic therapy (Periowave)
• Alternative instrumentation choices (Lasers, Vector)
 

• To understand the role of bacterial biofilms in periodontitis
• To appreciate the importance of self-performed plaque control
• To distinguish between different non-surgical treatment methods
• To plan periodontal management for susceptible patients
• To understand the role of antimicrobials in periodontal therapy
• To evaluate the evidence relating to new treatment methods
 

5:00pm CLOSE OF PROCEEDINGS