Restorative Management Strategies for the Geriatric Patient - Hands-On
It is acknowledged that our population is ageing and keeping their natural teeth longer, and along with this there is an increasing expectation by patients that they will retain their natural dentition into their senior years. Advances in restorative materials and techniques provide an increased range of conservative restorative options for managing the older debilitated dentition.
Description
This workshop will look at a range of traditional, and not so traditional approaches to restorative management of the ageing dentition. The workshop will also provide participants with hands-on exercises on minimally invasive conservative restorative techniques that provide cost effective and efficient options for managing the older patient.
Learning objectives
- Protecting exposed root surfaces – Reducing sensitivity and improving aesthetics
- Root surface caries – Is it manageable?
- The hopeless tooth – To restore or extract?
- Techniques for the deep interproximal posterior restoration
- Fibre reinforced restorations - for compromised and missing teeth
- Patient friendly procedures – Managing the frail and feeble patient
MORNING TEA AND LUNCH
Presenters
Professor Ian Meyers is a general dental practitioner in Brisbane Australia, and an honorary professor at The University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Professor Meyers has over thirty five years of combined experience in dental research, clinical dentistry, private practice, university clinics and hospital based dental clinics. He is a Fellow and Board Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and of the International College of Dentists and is a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. In 2017 he received the Order of Australia Medal for services to dentistry, to professional associations, and to tertiary education.
As a general dental practitioner, Ian Meyers has extensive experience in comprehensive patient care and has a special interest in diagnosis and management of worn and broken down dentition, geriatric and aged care dentistry, adhesive restorative dental materials, fibre-reinforced composites, and the management of patients through minimum intervention dentistry.
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