Maintenance and Prevention of Periodontal and Implant Disease
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
THIS EVENT HAS CONCLUDED
From: 9:00 AM Saturday, 28 February, 2015
To: 4:00 PM Saturday, 28 February, 2015
LECTURE AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
PRESENTER: A/Prof. Axel Spahr
LECTURE - 9.00 am - 11.00 am
Identify to interested dental professionals the most modern, gentle and cost effective techniques available for periodontal and implant maintenance.
KEY TOPICS
Make periodontal treatments more effective and more enjoyable to both you and your dental practice
Periodontal Disease
- Understanding biofilm
- Role of professional biofilm management
- Insights on ultrasonic and air-polishing technologies for biofilm removal
Implant Disease
- Applying the above principles to implants
- How to best care for implants
- Prevention and treatment of peri-implant mucositis
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP - 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
This workshop is a platform for clinical experience learning and sharing. The correct techniques with both ultrasonic and air polishing devices will be demonstrated and trained first on simulation models and then clinically on patients. Dental professionals will learn to maximize efficiency and patient comfort.
LEARN HOW TO
- Correctly apply ultrasonic instrumentation
- Correctly utilize supra-gingival air polishing devices
- Correctly utilize sub-gingival air polishing devices
- Correctly utilize deep pocket sub-gingival air polishing devices
- Learn which, when and where to utilize each prophylaxis powder
Prof Axel K Spahr
Dr. med. dent. habil., MRACDS (Perio), FICD, FPFA
Prof. Spahr is the Director of Oral Rehabilitation and Head of the Discipline Periodontics, as well as Deputy Head of School at The University of Sydney Dental School.
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