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The modules of this program aim to cover all theoretical and clinical aspects of nonsurgical and surgical endodontics from basic to advanced concepts. Registrants will also learn recent advances in the management and identification of non-odontogenic and neuralgic pain, and be taught methods of pain, behavior and anxiety control for difficult patients. Extracted teeth and nonsurgical and surgical models…

The modules of this program aim to cover all theoretical and clinical aspects of nonsurgical and surgical endodontics from basic to advanced concepts. Registrants will also learn recent advances in the management and identification of non-odontogenic and neuralgic pain, and be taught methods of pain, behavior and anxiety control for difficult patients. Extracted teeth and nonsurgical and surgical models will be used by participants to practice endodontic nonsurgical and surgical techniques, and lecture materials and videos will be presented to guide participants through the procedures. A number of live patient demonstrations in endodontic management of the open apex, location of the MB2 canal, post removal, endodontic retreatment, and crown preparation of the compromised tooth will also be covered. Intravenous sedation will also be carried out for some of these live patient demonstrations. Operating microscopes will be available for all hands-on exercises. Participation is designed to broaden clinician’s scope of practice and achieve a more advanced knowledge and abilities in endodontics. Topics include Diagnosis, pre-op assessment and multidisciplinary treatment planning Modern concepts in endodontic access design and location of calcified and MB2 canals Use of Cone Beam CT technology in endodontics Current concepts in chemo-mechanical disinfection and obturation with a focus on hybrid warm vertical compaction Principles of contemporary endodontic retreatment Fractured instrument removal Management of the open apex Update on dental trauma management Principles of contemporary endodontic microsurgery Principles of crown lengthening Complications and risk management in Endodontics Management of endodontic misadventures Non-odontogenic Pain and it’s identification and management IV sedation and pain control Live patient demonstrations in management of the open apex, endodontic surgery, retreatment and crown preparation of a compromised tooth Learning Objectives Understand how to use the operating microscope Understand how to treatment plan the endodontic case Understand how to assess CBCT scans Understand how to manage complex endodontic cases Understand how to manage dental trauma Understand the principles of endodontic retreatment Understand the principles of endodontic microsurgery Understand risk assessment and how to manage complications in endodontics Understand crown lengthening and how to restore a compromised tooth Understand the different materials used in nonsurgical and surgical endodontics and the indications for these materials Appreciate the complexity of pain control in endodontics Understand the difficulties in identifying non-odontogenic pain Other Information The course will run over 4 modules, each module being two full days. Day 1 will consist of lectures, video demonstrations and web based learning. Day 2 will consist of hands-on training, which will also include some live demonstrations. Module 1: Friday, 23 November - Saturday, 24 November 2018 Module 2: Friday, 1 March - Saturday, 2 March 2019 Module 3: Friday, 21 June - Saturday, 22 June 2019 Module 4: Friday, 23 August - Saturday, 24 August 2019 Please review dates carefully for this program as all four sessions are mandatory for registration. CPD's cancellation policy applies to the full course fee and transfers to future sessions are not permitted. Further event information

Oral Medicine On-line Web Lectures Our understanding of oral mucosal disease is constantly changing and this can impact on our advice to patients and recommendations for treatment. This on-line delivered lecture series outlines these changes and is presented to enhance understanding of common oral mucosal disorders for the general dental practitioner. The use of web delivery allows for whole articles…

Oral Medicine On-line Web Lectures Our understanding of oral mucosal disease is constantly changing and this can impact on our advice to patients and recommendations for treatment. This on-line delivered lecture series outlines these changes and is presented to enhance understanding of common oral mucosal disorders for the general dental practitioner. The use of web delivery allows for whole articles being available for review, which will cover aspects of oral recurrent aphthous ulcerative disease, dermatological diseases with oral presentations, principally lichen planus, oral mucosal dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. This course consists of material accessed on the internet via logging on to the University of Melbourne's Learning Management System. A specific user log-in identification and password will be sent to you via email and after you have been authenticated, you will have access to the material for the calendar year (i.e. until the 31 December 2019). This material consists of five lectures provided in web format. Please feel free to choose one, or more, of these “Web-Lectures”. Each takes at least an hour to complete and contains links to images, journal articles and information covering the five topics. There are also small on-line movie presentations describing the material in the web-lectures. The presentations will also assist in moving around the site. After you have confirmed that you have reviewed this material, a small multiple choice question quiz will be available for you to complete (5 – 10 questions). Once this is answered correctly then instructions are given to explain where to send the email to redeem the 1 hour per module. Major Topics •Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: everything that you ever wanted to know about recurrent aphthous stomatitis but were afraid to ask! Includes epidemiology, types, causes and management options •Oral Dermatology – 1: The first of two sections on dermatological diseases that can have oral manifestations. This area covers definitions, erythema migrans and oral lichen planus •Oral Dermatology – 2: Link here to a range of dermatological diseases that can have oral mucosal manifestations, such as: lupus erythematosus; sub-epithelial bullous disease; bullous pemphigoid; mucous membrane pemphigoid; pemphigus vulgaris and erythema multiforme •Oral Mucosal Dysplasia: contents include discussion about potentially cancerous conditions and lesions, clinical appearance, histopathological appearance, classification, clinical methods used for screening and aspects of treatment •Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Interesting aspects of oral cancer, specifically related to dentists  Learning Objectives •At the conclusion of this course, participants should have significantly updated their knowledge on oral mucosal disorders as they affect the general dental practitioner Further event information

Online legal training for NZ health practitioners. As an online platform, Clarify is available 24/7 so that you can learn when it suits you best. This module on the law and informed consent takes you through the key principles of consent, and helps you put these principles into practice and reduce your risk of complaints due to misunderstandings with your patients. Upon successful completion of the…

Online legal training for NZ health practitioners. As an online platform, Clarify is available 24/7 so that you can learn when it suits you best. This module on the law and informed consent takes you through the key principles of consent, and helps you put these principles into practice and reduce your risk of complaints due to misunderstandings with your patients. Upon successful completion of the final assessment, you'll be automatically issued with a certificate of completion, which you can save as part of your record of learning. Further event information

This course, which is based on an internationally recognized curriculum, will be presented in a modular fashion offered throughout the year. Implant education for both the surgical and restorative phases of treatment will be carried out in a generic manner, that is, to discuss issues central to implant dentistry rather than over-emphasising system-specific issues. Speakers have been invited with a…

This course, which is based on an internationally recognized curriculum, will be presented in a modular fashion offered throughout the year. Implant education for both the surgical and restorative phases of treatment will be carried out in a generic manner, that is, to discuss issues central to implant dentistry rather than over-emphasising system-specific issues. Speakers have been invited with a wide range of implant experiences and system uses. The importance of the restorative dentist and a restoratively driven treatment plan in dental implant therapy is emphasised. Each of the modules will provide core information, however during later stages of the course issues inherent to four major implant systems will be discussed at length. This course has been organised to provide information relevant to more experienced practitioners and also is to encompass issues related to maintenance and dealing with implant dentistry complications. Central to this course will be the emphasis on appropriate treatment planning to ensure clinical success in this ever expanding field. At the conclusion of the course, successful completion of an open-book on-line assessment will fulfil the requirements for award of the ITI Certificate in Implant Dentistry. Curriculum Framework Goal/Learning Outcomes •Theoretical: Foundation level knowledge in implant dentistry •Clinical:To be able to maintain peri-implant tissue health and implant prostheses; and manage simple complications. To be able to restore Straightforward single tooth cases Course pre-requisite None Assessment •Standardized on-line examination, assessment of hands-on activities Melbourne Dental School CPD certificate and ITI Certificate in implant dentistry, foundation level on successful completion of the assessment Module 1 •An outline of the variety of clinical application of implants for fixed and removable replacement of teeth. •Comparisons with conventional tooth replacement modalities •Understanding osseointegration, bone and bone healing •Soft tissue around teeth and implants – similarities and differences •Mechanical behaviour of tissues and prostheses •Implant survival and success •Current evidence implant and prosthesis survival and success •Baseline records (probing pockets, radiographs) and monitoring •Oral hygiene education •Routine debridement •Protocol for mucositis management •Protocol for peri-implantitis management and referral •Hands-on instruments for implant monitoring and maintenance, plaque and calculus removal •Occusal assessment •Biophysical differences teeth and implants •Risks posed by occlusal forces, parafunction •Recommended guidelines Module 2 •Anatomy in relation to implant dentistry •Pharmacology with relevance to implant dentistry •Radiography – ALARA, ALADA, 2D and 3D imaging for implant dentistry •Biosafety, general principles for dental practice, aseptic protocols, clean versus sterile •OralSurgery – routine knowledge and skills, equipment and instruments for dentoalveolar surgery, general principles of flap design •Hands-on Aseptic protocols, hand scrubbing and disinfection, gowning and gloving exercises •Selecting an implant system – outline of criteria (with weighting) that would guide selection •Legal and ethical aspects – documentation and record keeping, including photographic records, informed consent Module 3 •Structured assessment – anamnesis/patient history and social factors •Medical risk factors – common systemic risk factors that may influence dental implant management •Dental risk factors – oral hygiene, chronic periodontitis, caries risk, salivary flow, parafunction •Site assessment – to focus on restorative assessment, but no to include elements of the soft tissues and the underlying bone •Risk assessment – SAC clarification, online tool, esthetic risk assessment (ERA) •Additional investigations – diagnostic articulated dental casts, wax-up and set-up, radiographic templates, photography •CBCL(Case based collaborative learning) – Cases to be provided for participants to discuss in groups and to assess case complexity and establish risk profile (includes dental chart, radiographs, photographs etc) Module 4 •Surgical protocols •Tooth extraction protocols •Provisionalisation during surgery •The true state of play at immediate loading •Hands-on implant placement •Measure of osseointegration •Surgical restorative correspondence •Interim measures prior to restoration including healing abutment selection •Clinical tips and hints Module 5 •Implant impressions •Implants in the wrong place •Current concepts in implant connection and abutments •Implant provisionals •CAD •Interface with the lab •Material choices •Delivery of an implant crown •Having the right hardware – torque wrenches and drivers •Screw mechanics Module 6 •Biological complications •Restorative complications •Managing complications •Maintenance protocols •Ongoing soft tissue appraisal and maintenance •Medical legal issues •On-line assessment/examiniation to be taken on participants own lap top or mobile device. 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This course takes you through your obligations as a health practitioner registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. Topics covered in this module are scopes of practice, practising certificates, standards of practice, and notifying competence, health and conduct concerns. the module contains 1 hour of learning, with studio-recorded video content, regular interactive knowledge…

This course takes you through your obligations as a health practitioner registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act. Topics covered in this module are scopes of practice, practising certificates, standards of practice, and notifying competence, health and conduct concerns. the module contains 1 hour of learning, with studio-recorded video content, regular interactive knowledge reviews, a downloadable PDF handout for future reference. You'll need to successfully complete the final assessment in order to receive your automatically generated certificate of completion. Further event information

The purpose of this online module is to increase your knowledge about professional boundaries and to highlight the dangers of not maintaining them. Topic areas include what are professional boundaries, treating friends and family, sexual boundaries, and boundaries in the electronic age. Delivered by experts in health law in New Zealand, the module includes 1 hour of learning with regular interactive…

The purpose of this online module is to increase your knowledge about professional boundaries and to highlight the dangers of not maintaining them. Topic areas include what are professional boundaries, treating friends and family, sexual boundaries, and boundaries in the electronic age. Delivered by experts in health law in New Zealand, the module includes 1 hour of learning with regular interactive knowledge reviews, a downloadable PDF handout for future reference, and a final assessment that you will need to pass in order to receive your certificate of completion. Further event information

This module lays out the legal framework for the management of health information. Topics include the obligation of confidentiality, the privacy framework, collection of information, management of collected information, disclosure of information, and consequences of a privacy breach. Delivered by experts in NZ health law, the course includes 1 hour of learning, with pre-recorded video content interspersed…

This module lays out the legal framework for the management of health information. Topics include the obligation of confidentiality, the privacy framework, collection of information, management of collected information, disclosure of information, and consequences of a privacy breach. Delivered by experts in NZ health law, the course includes 1 hour of learning, with pre-recorded video content interspersed with regular knowledge reviews, and a downloadable PDF handout for future reference. You'll need to pass a final assessment to receive your certificate of completion. Further event information

The purpose of this module is to help you understand the law relating to incompetent patients. Topic areas include foundational principles of providing treatment, the definition of incapacity, others entitled to decide where a patient lacks capacity, treatment without consent, welfare guardians, Enduring Powers of Attorney, advance directives. Delivered by experts in New Zealand health law, the online…

The purpose of this module is to help you understand the law relating to incompetent patients. Topic areas include foundational principles of providing treatment, the definition of incapacity, others entitled to decide where a patient lacks capacity, treatment without consent, welfare guardians, Enduring Powers of Attorney, advance directives. Delivered by experts in New Zealand health law, the online module contains 1 hour of learning, with studio recorded video content, regular interactive knowledge reviews, and a downloadable PDF handout for future reference. You'll need to pass a final assessment in order to receive your certificate of completion.

This recording is taken from our full 2-Day lecture on Anterior Dentistry. In this sixty minute introductory lecture Dr Lincoln Harris will discuss: Knowing patient circumstances when planning treatment Record taking for anterior cases Importance of taking straight photos Using photos to plan Considering smile height Shade of teeth Smile Design Considering face shape Speech considerations Communicating…

This recording is taken from our full 2-Day lecture on Anterior Dentistry. In this sixty minute introductory lecture Dr Lincoln Harris will discuss: Knowing patient circumstances when planning treatment Record taking for anterior cases Importance of taking straight photos Using photos to plan Considering smile height Shade of teeth Smile Design Considering face shape Speech considerations Communicating effectively with the lab Cants Anterior aesthetic cases Mock up Further event information

This online course outlines the key organisations in the health sector to help you, as a health practitioner, understand how and where you fit in such a large and complicated sector. Short sections of pre-recorded video content is broken up with interactive knowledge reviews, and a final assessment at the end, which you must pass to receive your certificate of completion. Upon successful completion,…

This online course outlines the key organisations in the health sector to help you, as a health practitioner, understand how and where you fit in such a large and complicated sector. Short sections of pre-recorded video content is broken up with interactive knowledge reviews, and a final assessment at the end, which you must pass to receive your certificate of completion. Upon successful completion, you will understand the role of the key organisations in the sector, and will have an understanding of funding and complaints processes. Further event information