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Postgraduate study day

Postgraduate study day for Postgraduates and specialist registrars taking place on Thursday 3rd June (free for all postgraduate student participants) is entitled “Communicating with colleagues and skills for interdisciplinary working”.

This will be an exciting full day programme for all registered postgraduates, young specialists and specialist registrars in Paediatric Dentistry. Three areas where paediatric dentists work closely with colleagues to improve the care of their patients (cardiac, non accidental injuries, failing anterior teeth) will be explored. The day has an over-arching theme of communication skills for interdisciplinary working and will involve communication specialists, acted scenarious and assessment tools for appraisal of such skills during specialist training.

Pre Congress Symposium (Thursday 3rd June, afternoon)

The pre-congress symposium will be on Tooth Surface Loss and its Restoration in Children and Adolescents.
Dr R Frankenberger, Germany
Dr Martha-Ann Keels, North Carolina, USA
Prof David Bartlett, London, U.K

Key-Note Scientific Lectures

Prof Paul Sharpe, Guys London, UK. – Genetic Control of Tooth
Development

Dr Dorte Haubek, Aarhus, Denmark – Aggressive Periodontitis in Children
and Adolescents. The Old, the New and the Future.

Main Congress Symposia- NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM (Only the Best will do).

I. Quality of life through high quality care for children
Prof Alan Colver, Newcastle, UK
Dr Stephen Fayle, Leeds, UK

II. Genetic defects of tooth development
Prof Tim Wright, North Carolina, USA
Dr Nick Lygdakis, Greece
Dr Alan Mighell, UK

III. The interface between Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry.
Dr Marco Rosa, Italy
Dr Simon Littlewood, UK
Dr James Spencer, UK

IV. Caring for children with transplanted organs.
Prof Andrew Cant, UK
Dr Barbara Sheller, Seattle, USA