**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED (NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN DUE COURSE)**

The first biennial CGDent-Quintessence International Conference, boasts an impressive two-day programme of lectures across four theatres, delivered by some of the biggest names in the international dental community and from across the UK.

The unique programme encompasses all aspects of the patient experience through a multidisciplinary holistic approach, from implantology to endodontics. The conference will help everyone in your practice deliver the most up-to-date and effective procedures and patient outcomes.

Programme

Friday 24 March 2023

Rutherford/Abbey Theatre

09:00-17:00 Hands-on Dental Photography Course – Dr Krzysztof Chmielewski

Whittle Theatre

09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

09:30-11:00 Endodontics… Making Teeth Great Again – Dr Shanon Patel

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-13:00 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-16:30 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

Fleming Theatre

09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

09:30-11:00 Cosmetic and Functional Dentistry: The Challenge of the Esthetic Zone – Dr Stefen Koubi

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-13:00 The Composition of the Peri-implant Mucosa and its Impact on Peri-Implant Disease Prevention – Dr Otto Zuhr

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 Detecting and Managing Peri-Implantitis in General Dental Practice – Dr Amit Patel

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:00 Therapeutic Strategies for Effective Management of the Extraction Site – Prof Dr Gustavo Avila Ortiz

St James Theatre

09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

09:30-11:00 AI for Caries Detection – Prof Dr Falk Schwendicke

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-12:15 New Technology in Minimally Invasive Dentistry – Prof Dr Avijit Banerjee

12:15- 13:00 The Ortho-Restorative Interface in the Digital Age – Dr Raman Aulakh

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 Digital Advances in Restorative Dentistry – Where we are in 2023 – Dr Nick Lewis

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:00 To be confirmed

Saturday 25 March 2023

Rutherford/Abbey Theatre

09:00-10:00 The Oral Microbiome and Links with Systemic Health and Disease – Dr Louise Belfield

10:00-11:00 Coming out of Covid – Dr Jason Leitch

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-13:00 How to be a dentist – the Importance of Non-Clinical Skills in Patient Care – Dr Shaun Sellars

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 Dental Trauma in Children, Managing Care to Optimise the Outcomes – Jackie Smallridge

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:00 How to Implement Paediatric Dentistry in a General Practice – Dr Ulrike Uhlmann

Whittle Theatre

09:00-11:00 Implementation of Individual Temporomandibular Joint Movement Data into Aligner Orthodontics, Part 1 – Dr Werner Schupp

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-13:00 Implementation of Individual Temporomandibular Joint Movement Data into Aligner Orthodontics, Part 2 – Dr Werner Schupp

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 An Ortho- Restorative Approach for the Lifetime Patient, Part 1 – Dr Tif Qureshi

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:00 An Ortho- Restorative Approach for the Lifetime Patient, Part 2 – Dr Tif Qureshi

Fleming Theatre

08:45-09:00 Welcome

09:00-11:00 Fixed Restorations: Everything from Diagnostic, to Minimal Invasive Dentistry, Decision Making, Survival rates and Trouble Shooting to Implant Dentistry, Part 1 – Prof Dr Irena Sailer, ZTM Vincent Fehmer, Prof Dr med dent Bjarni E Pjetursson

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-13:00 Fixed Restorations: Everything from Diagnostic, to Minimal Invasive Dentistry, Decision Making, Survival rates and Trouble Shooting to Implant Dentistry, Part 2 – Prof Dr Irena Sailer, ZTM Vincent Fehmer, Prof Dr med dent. Bjarni E Pjetursson

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 My Perspectives on Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation, Part1 – Dr Istvan Urban

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:00 My Perspectives on Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation, Part 2 – Dr Istvan Urban

St James Theatre

09:00-10:00 Early Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer – Dr Ana Poveda

10:00-11:00 Update on Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy – Deepak Simkhada

11:00-11:30 Morning Break

11:30-12:15 Tackling Antibiotic Resistance – Dr Wendy Thompson

12:15-13:00 Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in Dentistry – Dr Nishma Sharma

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14:00-15:00 Managing the Medically Complex Patient in Practice – Dr Shazia Kaka

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-16:15 Dental Care for the Older Population – Dr Mili Doshi

16:15-17:00 Challenges and Solutions to Dental Nursing Recruitment and Retention – Dr Debbie Reed

Follow the links for full details about the conference speakers, conference reception and dinner and the CGDent Primary Dental Care Research Poster Award, the winner of which will be announced at the conference.

For the conference fees and to book your place, visit our main event page.