WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER
| From 1500 | Registration Open |
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| 1830 | Welcome Reception | Noah’s on the Beach |
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER
Developmental disability and SND
| 0730 | Registration Open |
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| 0900 | Welcome Address | Dr Peter King |
| 0915 | Metagenomics, the 3 M’s and Oral Health : The New Paradigm in Infectious Diseases and Treatment (Anti Koch and anti Darwin) | Prof John Thomas |
| 1000 | Understanding Reflux – diagnosis and management | Dr Doug Routley |
| 1030 | Morning Tea |
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| 1100 | Caries Risk assessment and ICDAS in practice | Dr Paul Beath |
| 1130 | Oral Care, Biofilms and Tailored Comprehensive Oral Care: Each patient is Different | Prof John Thomas |
| 1224 | Oral devices to facilitate speech and transport of food - a case report | DDS, Senior Cons Madeleine Wertsen |
| 1239 | Challenges in oral health management of a patient with dissociative identity disorder: a case report | Dr Avanti Karve |
| 1246 | The management of radiotherapy-related nasal collapse in a patient with malignant melanoma (ASSCID Award Finalist - Clinical Case Presentation) | Dr Narmin Nasr |
| 1253 | Interdisciplinary dental management of a medically complex patient (ASSCID Award Finalist - Clinical Case Presentation) | Dr Y Gu |
| 1300 | Lunch |
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| 1400 | Fresh Breath Clinic - diagnosis, treatment and prevention of oral malodour | Prof Yoko Kawaguchi |
| 1445 | The Oral–Systemic Link : Infectious Consequences in the Debilitated Patient and You | Prof John Thomas |
| 1530 | Afternoon tea |
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| 1600 | "Senior Smiles"- Oral health in residential aged care facilities: the hygienists' role (ASSCID Award Finalist - Research Project) | Mrs Joanna Mohammadi |
| 1607 | Pilot community outreach dental program in nursing homes: interprofessional care an obligation not an option! (ASSCID Award Finalist - Research Project) | Ms Margie Steffens |
| 1614 | Assessing the oral health status of high-care residents within agedcare facilities after the delivery of a staff oral health care education intervention (ASSCID Award Finalist - Research Project) | Dr Samantha Vincin |
| 1621 | Oral and dental services in cancer treatment facilities in Australia (ASSCID Award Finalist - Research Project) | Dr Narmin Nasr |
| 1630 | Close of Day | Dr Kerrie Punshon |
| 1800 | Conference Dinner | Merewether Surf House Buses depart from hotel at 6.00pm |
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER
Looking after our elders
| 0830 | Welcome and Opening Address | Prof Clive Wright |
| 0845 | Interprofessional Teams for Old Age – Why doesn’t the dentist play? | Prof. Michael MacEntee |
| 0945 | Innovative preventive restorative approaches and the Montefiore model of care | Dr Alan Deutsch |
| 1015 | Integrating oral hygienist services in residential care | Ms Jayne Braunsteiner |
| 1045 | Morning Tea |
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| 1115 | Oral health, Microbes and Ageing : The Microbial Clock | Prof John Thomas |
| 1200 | Simplicity in Restoring Broken Dentitions – Why implants? | Prof Michael MacEntee |
| 1300 | Lunch |
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| 1400 | The 8020 campaign and oral function promotion programs in Japan | Prof Yoko Kawaguchi |
| 1445 | Targeting the Oral Microbiome with Pre/Probiotics : Geriatric Dentistry Enters the Metagenomic Era (The Salvation of Oral Care ) | Prof John Thomas |
| 1530 | Afternoon Tea |
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| 1600 | Panel discussion |
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| 1630 | Closing Address | Dr Clive Wright Dr Kerrie Punshon |
| 1645 | Close of Conference |
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Professor Thomas is presently Director of the Biofilm Research Laboratory for Translational Studies in Medicine, Dentistry, and Industry at West Virginia University. He created the International Tri-University Biofilm Research Consortium in 2002. He has published extensively on diverse microbial topics emphasizing oral biofilms and their importance in probiotic management, and their link to systemic diseases, chronic wounds, global antibiotic resistance and recently the tumor –biofilm connection. You can learn more about Professor Thomas at http://www.dentistry.hsc.wvu.edu/Oral-Health-Thomas/Home
Michael I. MacEntee, PhD, LDS(Irl), Dip. Prosth (MUSC)., FRCD(C). Professor of Prosthodontics and Dental Geriatrics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia. He has been involved for most of his academic career with the oral health needs of elders - as a prosthodontist, a teacher, and a researcher. He established the ELDERS (Elders’ Link with Dental Education, Research and Service) Group with colleagues at UBC to provide administrative structure to the service needs of our ageing population and to the educational needs of dentists and dental students within an overall context of research. His research addresses oral health and quality of life in old age, with a particular focus on frailty and the psychosocial impact of oral prostheses. He has published several books, numerous book chapters and more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals on the measurement, distribution, impact and management of oral disorders. He is a past-president of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada, and the International College of Prosthodontists. Recently, he is the senior editor of the text “Oral healthcare and the frail elder. Ames, IA: Wiley-Blackwell. (December 2010). In 2009, he received the Distinguished Scientist “Geriatric Oral Research Award” from the International Association for Dental Research.
Professor Yoko KAWAGUCHI, DDS, PhD. has a special interest in oral health promotion, oral malodor and the relationship between oral health and general health. She is currently working in the Department of Oral Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University as executive advisor to the president and Head of the Fresh Breath Clinic. Professor Kawaguchi has been a research fellow in Australia, the USA and Denmark.
