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This presentation will look at how developments in restorative materials have enhanced the ability of the clinician to provide an extended range of restorative options for patients. The advances in dental adhesives, composite resins, glass ionomer, and glass hybrid restorative materials will be discussed, and how these newer materials provide opportunities for their use in personalised restorative management of patients.

Learning outcomes

• What’s new in adhesive restorative materials in 2024 • Identifying the differences and understanding the various materials including Injectable Composite Resins, Glass Ionomer, and Glass Hybrid Restoratives • Appreciating the expectations, and the limitations of the various adhesive materials • Bioactive materials…the promises and the problems • Tips and tricks to optimise clinical outcomes • Reviewing techniques to help simplify the more complex cases

Speaker

Professor Ian Meyers BDSc, FRACDS, FICD, FADI, FPFA, OAM

Professor Ian Meyers is a general dental practitioner in Brisbane, Australia and is 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. He has served on numerous ADA national committees and is a long standing member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Australian Dental Journal. In 2017 he received the Order of Australia Medal for services to dentistry, to professional associations, and to tertiary education. Among his previous positions Professor Meyers has been the Colgate Chair of General Practice Dentistry at The University of Queensland, the Chief Dental Officer for Queensland Health, and President and CEO of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Dental Association. 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. Ian lectures both nationally and internationally on these topics, and is a consultant to a number of dental companies.

A Range of Restorative Regimes to Enhance Clinical Practice


Speaker:

Professor Ian Meyers BDSc, FRACDS, FICD, FADI, FPFA, OAM

Tuesday 5th Nov 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Venue: Otago University
310 Great King Street
Region: Otago
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