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This webinar series will provide the latest evidence-based information on caries risk assessment and caries management that will aid practitioners and their team in delivering optimal care for all patients in clinical practice. Dr John Featherston will describe the tools to implement “caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA®)” in the dental practice or academic environment. Implementation provides patients with genuine hope and success in the management of their oral health. It is a practice builder. Part 1 The caries balance will be described, including the pathological and protective factors related to caries initiation, progression and prevention clinically. Optimum use of fluoride products and delivery systems, antibacterial therapy, and dietary modification will be discussed. Part 2 The evidence for the efficacy of caries risk assessment will be presented. Several risk assessment methods will be compared. Participants will learn how to do a clinically applicable caries risk assessment for patients of all age groups. Part 3 Information from parts 1 and 2 will be brought together to learn how to do a personalised caries management program for low, moderate, high or extreme risk patients. This will include all aspects of “optimal intervention dentistry”, including necessary restorative procedures relevant to each risk level. Part 1: Thursday 18 April 2024 | 7-8pm Part 2: Wednesday 24 April 2024 | 7-8pm Part 3: Thursday 2 May 2024 | 7-8pm

Learning outcomes

At the conclusion of this series, participants will be able to: 1. Understand and know the pathological and protective factors related to caries initiation, progression and prevention clinically. 2. Know the type and availability of fluoride products and delivery systems, antibacterial therapy, dietary modification, silver diamine fluoride and minimally invasive restorative methods for caries control. 3. Learn how to effectively assess the caries risk of patients. 4. Learn the knowledge and skills necessary to manage dental caries, especially in high-risk individuals who keep returning for further restorative work.

Speaker

Prof John Featherstone

Dr John Featherstone is Dean Emeritus of the School of Dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Professor Emeritus of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF. His research over the past 48 years has covered several aspects of cariology (study of tooth decay), he was one of the scientists who established how fluoride really works, and he was a pioneer in research on laser interactions with hard tissues. He spearheaded the development of CAMBRA® (caries management by risk assessment) at UCSF and is currently active in encouraging the implementation of Optimal Intervention Dentistry across the world. He has won numerous awards and he has published over 320 papers and book chapters.