Dental Trauma - Albany
Although dental traumatic injuries are common, most dentists do not see trauma cases on a regular basis which can lead to uncertainty about what to do. This full day lecture will provide clinicians with an update on the latest information about traumatic dental injuries and how to manage them for the best long-term outcomes.
Description
Traumatic dental injuries occur commonly – especially in young children and adolescents. These are critical ages for tooth development as well as for general growth and development of the oro-facial region. Hence, it is essential that oral and dental injuries are effectively managed to minimise the consequences of the trauma on the individual tooth, associated structures and overall quality of life. Effective management begins with a thorough history and examination. Adequate diagnosis then subsequently informs the specific management protocols that are required, depending on the tooth involved (primary or permanent), the nature of each injury and its severity. The immediate management is critical to the long-term prognosis for the tooth, whilst the follow-up regime and treatment in the early post-trauma stages are also of great importance.
Traumatic dental injuries occur commonly – especially in young children and adolescents. These are critical ages for tooth development as well as for general growth and development of the oro-facial region. Hence, it is essential that oral and dental injuries are effectively managed to minimise the consequences of the trauma on the individual tooth, associated structures and overall quality of life. Effective management begins with a thorough history and examination. Adequate diagnosis then subsequently informs the specific management protocols that are required, depending on the tooth involved (primary or permanent), the nature of each injury and its severity. The immediate management is critical to the long-term prognosis for the tooth, whilst the follow-up regime and treatment in the early post-trauma stages are also of great importance.
Although dental traumatic injuries are common, most dentists do not see trauma cases on a regular basis which can lead to uncertainty about what to do. This full day lecture will provide clinicians with an update on the latest information about traumatic dental injuries and how to manage them for the best long-term outcomes.
Presenters
Paul Abbott is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. He is a Specialist Endodontist with over 46 years of clinical practice experience. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist endodontic practice and he also held part-time academic positions at The University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. He was Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry at The University of Western Australia and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia from 2003-2009. He has presented over 1830 lectures and courses in 56 countries. He has over 444 publications with 282 articles in refereed journals, 25 textbook chapters and 50 Newsletter articles. From 2015-2022, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Dental Traumatology. Prof. Abbott’s main research and clinical interests revolve around dental traumatology, tooth resorption, and the diagnosis and management of pulp, root canal and peri-radicular conditions, with particular emphasis on pain control and disinfection of the root canal system. He has won numerous awards for his teaching, research and service to the dental profession, including the Jens O. Andreasen Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dental Traumatology from the International Association of Dental Traumatology (2024) and the Louis I. Grossman Award (2025) from the American Association of Endodontists for cumulative publications of significant research studies that have made an extraordinary contribution to endodontology. Prof. Abbott was also appointed by the Governor-General of Australia as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2015.
Dr. Jilen Patel is a specialist paediatric dentist, senior lecturer at UWA, consultant at PCH and principal at Castlegate Family Dental Care. For over a decade, Jilen has been involved with providing volunteer dental services to remote Aboriginal communities and has recently adapted this model to communities in the Pilbara and Central Great Southern regions. Jilen's research interests include dental public health and cariology and he is the past president of West Australian branch of the International Association for Dental Research.
He has received awards including the Royal Australasian College Emerging Lecturer Award, the ADA/Pierre Fauchard Academy's Young Lecturer Award, the ADA Outstanding Young Dentist Award and in 2019 the Western Australian Young Achiever of the Year award.