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Look forward to an amazing two-part lecture and two-course dinner.

1. Restoration of the root canal treated tooth 

On completion of the lecture participants will be able to:

• Define the outcome you want to achieve for the patient following root canal treatment. Risk assessment prognosis.
• Discuss the principles required to achieve the desired outcome
• Discuss how to implement the principles during root canal treatment. Risk management.

2. Managing fatigue fractures in teeth 

On completion of the lecture participants will be able to:

• Describe the biology of the dental hard tissues and fractures
• Classify fatigue fractures in teeth
• Be aware of the epidemiology of fatigue fractures in teeth
• Describe the clinical management of fatigue fractures in teeth.

For practices due for re-accreditation, find out about re-accreditation framework options, how to update existing policies, registers and audits and any additional evidence that might be required.

Be taken step by step through what you need to do for re-accreditation so that you can undertake it with ease.

Learning outcomes

• Re-accreditation framework options, accreditation period and fees involved.
• Update existing policies, registers and audits
• Additional evidence required for re-accreditation.

Required for the workshop

Workshops are conducted via Zoom. Pease ensure you have access to a computer with a camera and sound as this is an interactive workshop.

Gain theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice in treatment planning, restoration and long-term maintenance of dental implants.

Modern implant treatment should be based on sound biological and prosthodontic principles to provide patients with prostheses that are functional, aesthetic and comfortable. This course is designed for clinicians with little or no previous implant experience who would like to incorporate implant restorations confidently into their daily practice.

Learn to:

• Identify the biological and prosthetic factors that lead to a successful implant restoration
• Understand 3D images and their application in implant dentistry
• Design single implant prostheses and select appropriate abutments based on the clinical situation
• Recognise common biological and mechanical complications.

Be guided through the principles of aseptic technique, receive a demonstration and practise the key concepts of aseptic technique for procedures performed under local anaesthetic*.

Have you identified your high-risk procedures and developed an appropriate aseptic technique protocol?

We know the more invasive a procedure is, the greater the risks. However, it is not practical or necessary for all invasive procedures to be performed in an operating room type environment. Aseptic technique in theory and practice is scaled to reduce the risk to patients who are undergoing varying degrees of invasive procedures.   

Explore the options of your current surgery layout, and develop a plan and protocol to implement routine and surgical aseptic techniques. Practise waterless surgical hand-scrubbing, gowning and gloving, and maintaining a sterile field, including the use of implant kits and handpieces.

Experience a truly practical session and conclude confident that you are well on your way to consolidating this practice.

You will learn:

• The risks associated with invasive procedures and determining the appropriate aseptic technique
• Surgical hand hygiene technique options
• Surgical gowning and gloving techniques
• The importance of preparing for and ensuring support during surgical procedures
• How to establish and maintain an aseptic field for routine procedures, e.g. extractions
• How to establish and ensure a sterile field is maintained for surgical procedures
• The importance of the equipment manufacturer’s instructions for use
• Waterless surgical hand-scrub techniques
• Surgical gowning and gloving
• Safe removal of surgical attire and other personal protective equipment
• How to prepare for a surgical procedure and the equipment for reprocessing.

Join us at Infection Prevention and Control Headquarters – IPC HQ – to learn and participate in straightforward strategies to reduce risk, ensure good practice and improve efficiency.

At IPC HQ we have the answers, demonstration equipment and audio visual aids to assist you with all things IPC.

Be guided through the principles and participate in a demonstration of the key concepts using a range of equipment and materials. Examine your current processes and explore the options.

You will learn about:

• The regulatory requirements, guidelines and standards
• Recent developments and reviews
• Standard and transmission-based precautions:
  • PPE, hand hygiene, sharps, waste and environmental management 
  • Aseptic technique – general
  • Waterline management and testing 
  • Pandemic preparedness 
• Working safely and efficiently – staff health and occupational exposure management
• Reprocessing instruments and equipment, including:
  • Cleaning methods – the role of detergents, ultrasonic cleaners and washer disinfectors
  • Tracking and the most efficient implementation in your practice
  • Sterilisation –releasing loads, documentation and recalls
  • Validation – clarify your role and the technician’s role.

The ADAVB Goulburn Valley Group brings you the 2022 Lorne Conference 18-20 February 2022.

Choose to attend the CPD event on 19 February or pack your bags and stay from 18 to 20 February to make a weekend of it! Bookings are essential, via the Goulburn Valley Group. Please refer to the flyer below.

The CPD event on 19 February includes:

• A trauma informed approach for survivors of sexual assault, anxious and phobic patients: Practical strategies, Presented by DR SHARONNE ZAKS
• Smoking sessation for patients workshop, Presented by DEB HUME
• Incorporating yoga and mindfulness into your work day, Presented by DR ANGELA ZHANG

In many cases, the planning and preparation stages are the most critical for success. Learn how to plan and successfully execute aesthetic cases in three presentations.

It is not me, it is you

Presented by Dr Carolina Pérez Rodriguez

It is estimated that seven to 15 per cent of patients presenting for cosmetic procedures suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is characterised by obsession with a small or imagined flaw in physical appearance. Given the irreversible nature of most restorative/orthodontic treatment, the biological cost, and the time and financial investment for the patient, it is prudent to identify individuals who may suffer from BDD before they start treatment. Carolina will investigate patients’ cosmetic concerns and expectations, and help identify patients’ treatment needs and likelihood of being satisfied with their treatment.

You will learn how to:

• Recognise the motivations that drive patients to seek cosmetic treatment
• Effective communication strategies when presenting treatment plans or discussing patients’ concerns
• Identify red flags that will alert us of a potential poor outcome or complaint
• Understand and recognise BDD symptoms.

DSD motivational appointment

Presented by Mr Russel Young

What is Digital Smile Design (DSD)? Why is it effective? How does it work in daily practice? Russell will conduct a 10minute introdcution with live demonstration covering DSD Photography/Video and Mockups

Choosing the right technique

Presented by Dr Carolina Pérez Rodriguez

Find out how to diagnose and formulate a treatment plan in aesthetic dentistry, and develop clinical skills for case documentation and presentation.

You will learn how to:

• Improve your smile evaluation techniques
• Identify different treatment options and their indications
• Confidently discuss treatment options with the patient
• Increase understanding in the integration of different dental disciplines to produce superior aesthetic outcomes.

Schedule

Time	Session	Speaker
6:00 pm	Registration Opens
6:30 pm	Dinner
7:00 pm	It is not me, it’s you	Dr Caolina Perez Rodriguez
7:40 pm	DSD motivational appointment	Mr Russell Young
8:20 pm	Choosing the right techniques	Dr Caolina Perez Rodriguez
9:00 pm	Close

In many cases, the planning and preparation stages are the most critical for success. Learn how to plan and successfully execute aesthetic cases in three presentations.

It is not me, it is you

Presented by Dr Carolina Pérez Rodriguez

It is estimated that seven to 15 per cent of patients presenting for cosmetic procedures suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is characterised by obsession with a small or imagined flaw in physical appearance. Given the irreversible nature of most restorative/orthodontic treatment, the biological cost, and the time and financial investment for the patient, it is prudent to identify individuals who may suffer from BDD before they start treatment. Carolina will investigate patients’ cosmetic concerns and expectations, and help identify patients’ treatment needs and likelihood of being satisfied with their treatment.

You will learn how to:

• Recognise the motivations that drive patients to seek cosmetic treatment
• Effective communication strategies when presenting treatment plans or discussing patients’ concerns
• Identify red flags that will alert us of a potential poor outcome or complaint
• Understand and recognise BDD symptoms.

DSD motivational appointment

Presented by Mr Russell Young

What is Digital Smile Design (DSD)? Why is it effective? How does it work in daily practice? Russell will conduct a 10minute introdcution with live demonstration covering DSD Photography/Video and Mockups.

Choosing the right technique

Presented by Dr Carolina Pérez Rodriguez

Find out how to diagnose and formulate a treatment plan in aesthetic dentistry, and develop clinical skills for case documentation and presentation.

You will learn how to:

• Improve your smile evaluation techniques
• Identify different treatment options and their indications
• Confidently discuss treatment options with the patient
• Increase understanding in the integration of different dental disciplines to produce superior aesthetic outcomes.

In practice sales you don’t get the result you deserve… you get the result you create!

Get the best possible return for one of your greatest assets. 

Vital information for anyone within their last five years of ownership!

Topics include:

• How to get your practice ready to sell
• The pros and cons of seven different exit strategies
• Identifying your likely buyer profile and what they will be looking for
• 15 things that every practice can do to ensure they get the result they want.
• The steps, process and timelines of selling
• Succession planning – what you need to do now to prepare
• How, what and when to tell the staff
• Valuation techniques
• Legal agreements
• Accounting and tax implications
• Effective strategies for transferring patients effectively from seller to buyer.

Learning objectives

• Preparation work – how do you get your practice ready in order to sell?
• Learn which exit strategy option is right for your practice and why
• What to do if you plan to sell your practice in the next year… how to increase its value and what not to do

Hear three specialists present on planning for complex cases, followed by a live Q&A discussion.

Comprehensive endodontic treatment planning

Presented by Dr Averil Tse

With recent advances in endodontic armamentarium, increasingly more teeth with complex treatment needs are able to be managed, to help more of our patients maintain their teeth for longer. How can we best embrace current technology to help achieve this goal? How do we avoid common pitfalls?

Learn how to:

• More accurately assess the degree of endodontic case difficulty
• Recognise when advanced imaging techniques and investigations are required
• Understand some of the features of different instrumentation systems and which are best suited for challenging endodontic cases.

Planning for perplexing periodontics

Presented by Dr Andrei Locke

Many unique host factors drive the pathophysiology of periodontics, gingival recession and peri-implants. Clinical management options are ever broadening; however, this gives greater choice and therefore demands more discretion in application to each individual. This presentation will look at some complex presentations and dissect the factors that aid selection of appropriate treatment choices for each case. You will learn how to identify key determinants driving appropriate periodontal treatment planning decision-making in complex clinical cases.

Treatment planning from a prosthodontist’s perspective

Presented by Dr Thomas Giblin

Learn some tips and tricks on treatment planning from a prosthodontist’s perspective. When planning a complex case, it is often hard to know where to start. Explore the use of common landmarks that aid us in planning these cases, and see some cases displaying these concepts.

Learn how to:

• Identify common landmarks that aid with planning
• Measure and diagnose a patient based on these landmarks
• Understand which treatments these diagnoses dictate.

Learn how to make your indirect insert visits stress free.

Hear from three presenters on how to confidently provide a stress-free experience for your patients.

Feel confident providing adhesive dentistry

Presented by Dr Kunal Pandya

There are complexities and nuances involved with provision of ceramic and other bondable restorations.

You will learn:

• The correct application and indications for ceramic restorations
• How to confidently apply preparation and cementation principles.

Inserting crowns and bridges can sometimes be a stressful procedure – why make it any more difficult?

Presented by Dr Bevan Chong

Tooth-borne crowns and bridges comprise a sizeable proportion of fixed prosthodontic treatment provided by most dental practitioners. The ability to deliver these restorations in a stress-free manner not only makes life easier for the practitioner, but also for the patient and technician/ceramist. This presentation will cover record-taking at the time of tooth preparation, inspection of crowns/bridges upon their return from the laboratory, clinical inspection of crowns/bridges prior to their insertion, as well as tips to make insertion of crowns/bridges a less stressful procedure.

You will learn:

• What records are required at the time of tooth preparation to ensure the technician/ceramist is able to provide the prescribed restoration
• What features of crowns and bridges need to be reviewed when receiving them from the laboratory
• The clinical steps involved in checking laboratory work, and if necessary rectified prior to insertion
• How to use different cementation techniques depending on the type of restoration being inserted.

Implant crowns

Presented by Dr Simon Wylie

Implant crowns can cause headaches on the day of crown insertion, often disappointing patients from an aesthetic perspective and frustrating clinicians when things don’t go well. There are some unique challenges to implant supported crown delivery.

The perfect delivery of an implant crown is probably a rare event and the art of delivering implant crowns is to minimise the complications that can occur, and to reduce the day-to-day stress in clinical practise. As implant hardware has evolved, there are tips and tricks that can help to identify where any misfits are coming from. Conventional crown and bridge have always presented challenges on the day of crown delivery. Implant crown insertion has a whole new range of potential issues unique to this concept of restoration. Explore some of the more frequent issues to help identify problems and sort them in a logical way.

Learn how to:

• Identify unique issues of implant crowns
• Attempt to get a chronological checklist for insertion procedures
• Identify the risks and the ‘bewares’
• Be confident with implant crown delivery.

Learn how to make your indirect insert visits stress free.

Hear from three presenters on how to confidently provide a stress-free experience for your patients.

Feel confident providing adhesive dentistry

Presented by Dr Kunal Pandya

There are complexities and nuances involved with provision of ceramic and other bondable restorations. 

You will learn: 

• The correct application and indications for ceramic restorations
• How to confidently apply preparation and cementation principles.

Inserting crowns and bridges can sometimes be a stressful procedure – why make it any more difficult?

Presented by Dr Bevan Chong

Tooth-borne crowns and bridges comprise a sizeable proportion of fixed prosthodontic treatment provided by most dental practitioners. The ability to deliver these restorations in a stress-free manner not only makes life easier for the practitioner, but also for the patient and technician/ceramist. This presentation will cover record-taking at the time of tooth preparation, inspection of crowns/bridges upon their return from the laboratory, clinical inspection of crowns/bridges prior to their insertion, as well as tips to make insertion of crowns/bridges a less stressful procedure.

You will learn:

• What records are required at the time of tooth preparation to ensure the technician/ceramist is able to provide the prescribed restoration
• What features of crowns and bridges need to be reviewed when receiving them from the laboratory 
• The clinical steps involved in checking laboratory work, and if necessary rectified prior to insertion
• How to use different cementation techniques depending on the type of restoration being inserted.

Implant crowns

Presented by Dr Simon Wylie

Implant crowns can cause headaches on the day of crown insertion, often disappointing patients from an aesthetic perspective and frustrating clinicians when things don’t go well. There are some unique challenges to implant supported crown delivery.

The perfect delivery of an implant crown is probably a rare event and the art of delivering implant crowns is to minimise the complications that can occur, and to reduce the day-to-day stress in clinical practise. As implant hardware has evolved, there are tips and tricks that can help to identify where any misfits are coming from. Conventional crown and bridge have always presented challenges on the day of crown delivery. Implant crown insertion has a whole new range of potential issues unique to this concept of restoration. Explore some of the more frequent issues to help identify problems and sort them in a logical way.

Learn how to:

• Identify unique issues of implant crowns
• Attempt to get a chronological checklist for insertion procedures
• Identify the risks and the ‘bewares’
• Be confident with implant crown delivery.

Session 1

Presented by Dr David Goode

The old saying ‘fail to plan and plan to fail’ holds true in all areas of life, including dental practice. Careful planning lies at the heart of health care, yet we often make significant decisions on the spot! How can patients make informed decisions if we don’t present them with enough information in the first place? In this seminar, we will discuss a structured approach to comprehensive treatment planning along with a system for presenting options to our patients to increase engagement while reducing impulsive decisions and associated stress.

You will learn how to:

• Apply a structured approach to comprehensive treatment planning
• Integrate this approach into everyday practice
• Appreciate WHEN to recommend indirect restorations
• Explain to patients WHY we recommend indirect restorations
• Design a restoration that increases the potential for long-term success.

Session 2 

Presented by Dr Simon Watson

Successful complex treatment planning requires us to be able to ‘see the endpoint’ before starting treatment, and to map out a predictable and efficient pathway to achieve the goals of treatment. The requirements include a patient-centred sound understanding of both the long-term risks of the overall treatment plan compared with alternative treatment options, and the likely risks and complications associated with delivering the treatment, as well as understanding and accepting our own strengths and limitations as clinicians to know when to refer.

You will learn how to:

• Recognise a variety of treatment options for various clinical situations
• Identify risks and success rates associated with various treatment modalities
• Recognise the types of challenges that more complex treatment modalities bring to the clinical environment
• Reduce complications in our own clinical practice.

This two-day accredited workshop provides you with the skills needed to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems. You will also learn how to confidently approach, reassure and support a person in distress or crisis. 

You will learn how to:

• Recognise the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems and mental health crisis, for example, depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance use problems, suicidal thoughts and behaviours 
• Understand risk factors and appropriate evidence-based treatments and supports
• Respond and offer appropriate support to family, friends and colleagues using the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan ALGEE.

Schedule

Day one

Friday 29 April, 9am–5pm.

Includes time for lunch.

More details to come.

Day two

Saturday 30 April, 9am–5pm.

Includes time for lunch.

More details to come.

Receive tips about communicating with patients, restorative techniques and post-operative pain.

Communication may be the simplest way a new graduate dentist can increase their patient satisfaction

Presented by Dr Toni Surace

What I wish I knew about patient communication when I was a new grad! Communication is EVERYTHING! It doesn’t matter how good a clinical dentist you are if you cannot communicate well. 

In this session, you will:

• Discover the secret to building value for your patient to keep returning
• Learn how to instantly build rapport
• Master the art of catering to your patients individual communication

Restorative techniques 

Presented by Dr Alan Solomon

They say you can’t teach new tricks to an old dog. But, the old dog often knows a thing or two about the old tricks! Restorative dentistry is largely predicable but we all get problems that bedevil our best efforts, which can leave us scratching our heads for an answer. We will walk you through some areas that can lead to patient dissatisfaction with our restorative attempts, and provide some remedies and ways to avoid them altogether.  

Learn how to:

• Recognise why a restoration that we think is acceptable may be deficient in a patient’s eyes 
• Identify contact point issues and how to manage them
• Recognise what a ‘functional’ open contact is and options to manage it
• Recognise potential problems before you restore the tooth so the patient is pre-informed and not surprised.

Post-operative pain: Causes of post-op pain and discomfort for common dental procedures, and current recommendations for pain management

Presented by Dr Michael Yoon

Is post-operative pain preventable? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Know how to predict, prevent and manage post-operative pain to reduce your stress.

Post-operative pain is a part of dentistry. If not managed appropriately, it can develop into a stressful situation for both the patient and the dentist. Understanding the causes of dental pain can help clinicians predict what treatments may result in post-operative pain. Having this foresight will give you the opportunity to start pain management before the patient leaves the practice. Management may come in the form of communication, pharmacology and/or active treatment. 

Learn how to:

• Understand the causes of pain
• Identify cases/treatments that are likely to induce post-operative pain
• Apply various pain management strategies. 

Case difficulty assessment in endodontics

Explore ways of triaging the complexity of teeth prior to commencing root canal treatment

This course is ideal for younger dentists.

Learn how to:

• Recognise various factors that contribute to case difficulty assessment prior to commencement of endodontic treatment
• Compare levels of case difficulty in clinical cases
• Recognise the treatment options in management of difficult cases.