Restorative Excellence
The ultimate online lecture series for OHTs and DTs who want to provide excellent direct restorations
Streamed Live Online Series March 2024
Are you leveraging the latest best practice protocols to restore permanent dentition effectively? Our 'Restorative Excellence' lecture series is specifically crafted to enhance your expertise.
Join us to:
Learn Real-World Practical Concepts: Apply these insights in your daily practice to improve patient outcomes.
Acquire Immediate, Implementable Skills: Gain valuable techniques that you can use right away for effective results.
Receive Step-by-Step Guidance: Navigate the complexities of dental restorations with our easy-to-follow, practical advice.
Master Clinical Excellence Workflows: Understand and implement the best workflows to achieve superior clinical standards in every procedure.
Streamed Live & Interactive
Engage in the Live Q&A to deepen your insights
Recorded Replay
Watch the session replay in your own time inside the student portal
6 hours of CPD
Delivered in 4 lectures by Dr David Kerr
Learning Objectives
Pre-assessment guidelines to ensure successful outcomes
Is a filling the best procedure for this tooth?
Tooth preparation guidelines
Suggestions for the type of burs to use to cut a prep and polish restorations
Matrix band placement including the use of sectional matrix bands
Isolation techniques
Deep caries management
Use of bulk fill materials
Composite layering strategies
Post-operative complications
Speaker
Dr. David Kerr
Principal Dentist at Today's Dentistry and Co-Founder of Dental Health Network
Dr David Kerr has over twenty years of experience in general dental practice and has completed extensive, advanced training in cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics and dental implants.
He received his Bachelor of Dentistry with Honours from the University of Queensland in 1998, having obtained his Bachelor of Science with Honours in 1992. Dr Kerr is a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) for Dentsply Sirona, helping the company develop and test their new and emerging dental technologies.
David was recently awarded a global recognition award by Suresmile for the Outstanding Orthodontic Practice for 2020. He has been invited to teach dental professionals at various global dental events and is the Co-Founder of Dental Health Network, a group devoted to supporting dental professionals through education.
Dr David and his business partner Dr Darryl Marsh own a large dental practice in Brisbane that employs five OHTs. The practice has employed OHTs and Dental Hygienists for over twenty years and was one of the first practices in Brisbane to employ a Dental Hygienist.
He is a firm believer in the OHT model and fully embraces the multi-disciplinary team approach to comprehensive dental care.
Session Dates
Monday 18th of March
Wednesday 20th March
Monday 25th of March
Wednesday the 27th March
Do I have to attend the lectures live on-line?
The lectures are streamed live, although will also be available for on-demand viewing at a later date.
How long will I have access to the lectures for?
You will have access to the lectures for one year on the DHN Learning Portal.
When does the EARLY BIRD Registration close?
27th February, 2024
How much will the fee be after EARLY BIRD Registration?
$549
Will I receive a CPD Certificate on Completion of the course?
Yes, a Certificate will be emailed to you.
Will this course give me Adult- Scope?
All Dental practitioners exercise autonomous decision making within their particular areas of training, education and competence to provide the best possible care for their patients. APHRA (The National Board) approves programs of study, (i.e. University Bachelor degree courses) as the minimum requirements for registration as the main divisions of Dental Practitioners (Dental Specialist, Dentist, OHT, Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist).
Within each division, registered practitioners must only perform those dental procedures that they have been trained, educated and deemed competent in by the approved programs of study.
A Dental Practitioners scope can evolve from the time they receive their qualification.
Recently, the National Board has removed the reference and approval for programs to extend scope from the registration standard. This has been decided to be delivered by Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The board has currently no approval process for any CPD event run by any organisation, including DHN or even the Universities.
Unfortunately, this means there is no tick box solution for OHTs to increase their scope to adult restorative and hence there is no registration Division for an OHT with Adult scope.
The age restriction for some OHTs and the extension of scope to potentially treat adult restorative may be considered an extension of scope but could also be considered building on fundamental scope.If one decides to complete CPD that broadens knowledge, expertise and competence: one needs to:
-Self-assess whether sufficient clinical experience has been provided
-Assess the quality of training of incorporate the acquired knowledge and training into clinical practice-Make sure the practice is within the relevant division of registration and definition of dentistry
-Be mindful whether your professional indemnity insurance covers any new procedures and techniques
-Make sure you always practice in accordance with the boards Code of Conduct AHPRA has some useful information regarding the self-reflection tool on their website which is advised for practitioners looking at validating their scope of practice.
At DHN, we pride ourselves in providing real world dental education on current best practice. We believe we provide outstanding education and training for our participants that especially is relevant and able to be implemented immediately.
Restorative
Excellence
The Ultimate online lecture series for OHTs and DTs who want to provide excellent direct restorations
$549
CPD Certificate Provided 6 CPD Hours
Recording Available
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