Completed BDS at the University of Adelaide in 1980
Received MDS in Prosthodontics in 1987 from the University of Adelaide
Worked in restricted practice between 1985 to 1989
Tutored at the Dental School at the University of Adelaide from 1985 to 1989 in Operative, and Crown and Bridge Dentistry.
Completed PhD at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Operative Dentistry in 1994.
Completed MEd from the University of Melbourne in 2002.
1999 - Made a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, inducted July 2000.
Currently employed at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Dental School since 1995.
Promoted to Professor in July 2007.
Currently the Clinical Dean and Professor in Restorative Dentistry at the Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne
Currently working as a visiting Prosthodontist at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.
Teaches Dental Materials Science and Conservative Dentistry to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Holds the position of Leader of Teaching and Learning in the Melbourne Dental School.
Research interests are the nature of the bond between dentine and enamel using resin-based bonding systems and glass ionomer cement, the physico-chemical nature of teeth after patho-physiological changes.
Has published over 130 papers in refereed international dental journals.
Has lectured both locally and internationally.
Has sustained research funding from the Australian Dental Research Foundation from 1996 to the present.
Has completed numerous clinical trials at the request and sponsor of dental materials manufacturing companies from 1995 to the present.
Is a member of the Australian delegation attending the International Standards Organisation/TC 106 meetings for Dentistry.
Is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Dental Materials Journal, Australian Dental Journal and Journal of Applied Oral Science.
Is a member of the DIME Committee of Australian Dental Association and Research Advisory Board of the Australian Dental Research Foundation Inc.

Understanding Adhesive Dentistry

The lecture will outline the different ways adhesive systems bond to tooth substrates and how they can be applied from a clinical perspective. The advantages and disadvantages of the adhesive systems will be explored. Is there such a thing as a 'universal adhesive'? Which materials should be used for which cases clinically.

Dr Claes is a young career researcher with a strong engineering background and a keen interest in real-live forensic and medical applications. He majored in electronic engineering, Multimedia and signal processing at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. During his doctoral thesis he developed a front-end computer-based craniofacial reconstruction program for victim identification purposes. The main topics of his research concern, robust 3D surface registration and integration using implicit functions, statistical modelling, analysis and manipulation. After his doctoral thesis he moved to Melbourne to join the team of Prof. Clement and Mr. Thomas at the School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne were he created several fundamental algorithms and software programs to work with and analyse 3D objects in particular faces. Dr Claes contributed to international meetings in forensic science like the IACI (International association for craniofacial identification) and the RSFP (international conference on reconstruction of soft facial parts). He also contributed to international meetings in engineering science like the 3DIM (international conference on 3-D digital imaging and modelling) and the ISPA (international symposium on image and signal processing and analysis).

Mary Cullinan is an Associate Professor in Periodontics at the School of Dentistry, University of Otago in New Zealand. She was formerly at the University of Queensland and in specialist periodontal practice in Brisbane. Mary has lectured both nationally and internationally and has been the recipient of numerous research grants. Her research is predominantly clinical and she has published widely in the international literature. Her main areas of interest are focused on the contribution of microbiological, genetic and environmental factors to risk for periodontal disease and on the impact of oral disease on systemic health.

Understanding Risk for Periodontal Disease

It is generally believed that risk for periodontal disease is the result of the interaction between bacterial, genetic and environmental factors. While genetics may place us at risk for certain diseases, whether we develop these diseases and at what age will be determined by our environment and behavioural choices. This presentation will look at the relative contributions of various bacterial, genetic and environmental risk factors to susceptibility to periodontal disease based on the findings of a number of longitudinal studies, as well as focusing on appropriate risk management strategies. Recognizing the limitations of our current knowledge individual risk profiling of the future will be explored.

A/Prof Ivan Darby is Head of Periodontics and Convener of the Postgraduate Periodontic program at the Melbourne Dental School. He graduated with a BDS (1991) and completed his PhD (2000), both from the University of Glasgow. In 2006 he received his FRACDS(Perio). Dr Darby is a specialist periodontist working part-time at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. His research interests include immediate implants, ridge preservation and bone regeneration.

Ridge preservation: Does it actually work? A/Prof Ivan Darby

Post-extraction the alveolus undergoes modeling which reduces height and width. This may present a problem for subsequent crown and bridge or implant therapy. Ridge preservation is the use of grafts and/or membranes to try to minimize the loss of the alveolar ridge. Extraction sockets have been filled with autogenous, allogenic and alloplastic materials. Membranes or soft tissue were used to contain the graft. More recently biodegradable sponges and materials coated in growth factors have been tested. Studies have primarily looked at either maintenance of vertical and horizontal dimensions or the healing of the socket and how much of the graft material is incorporated into the newly formed bone. Irrespective of method or materials, there seems to be some maintenance of the alveolus. Bone fill seems to occur in preserved extraction sockets, but in most cases with a high percentage of residual graft particles. In general, there is a lack of evidence to show that ridge preservation aids in correct 3-D implant placement, maintains hard and soft tissue volume over a prolonged period of time or for success and survival of implants placed into ridge preserved sockets. Still the most effective way to maintain ridge volume is to keep the natural tooth.

Simon Dimmitt is Clinical Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia. He is a Consultant Physician and specialist in Cardiovascular Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital. Professor Dimmitt is Medical Director of Mood Research Foundation WA. He Chairs the Scientific and the Drug & Therapeutic Committees at St John of God Health Care. Professor Dimmitt’s previous books are Medicine for Dentists and Rational Clinical Examination. He has co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed clinical scientific publications.

Chronic diseases have created a growing burden of ill-health as populations age, become more obese and as survival with many conditions improves. Cardiovascular disease, cancer and anxiety/depression merit priority by being common and treatable. Genomics aid diagnosis and understanding but has limited impact on management. Early diagnosis requires comprehensive annual clinical reviews, in which dental practitioners have an important role. Relevant imaging can be helpful. Useful early interventions include tactical lifestyle measures, weight control, appropriate supplements and low dose pharmacotherapy.

Professor Heitz–Mayfield an Adelaide graduate (1984), obtained a Masters Degree in Periodontology in 1996 and Doctor of Odontology in 1998 from Lund University, Sweden. She was awarded a Brånemark scholarship at the Brånemark Osseointegration Centre, Malmö, Sweden, and an ITI scholarship at the University of Berne, Switzerland. Professor Heitz-Mayfield was Head of the Oral Microbiology Research Laboratory at the University of Berne, 1999-2003. In 2002 she received the André Schroeder Research Prize for research in the field of Implant Dentistry. Her current positions include Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University, Victoria, Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Associate Professor at The University of Sydney, NSW and Professor at the Center for Rural and Remote Oral Health, The University of Western Australia. Professor Heitz-Mayfield also maintains a specialist practice in West Perth.

Where are we today with periodontal regeneration?

This presentation will outline clinical applications for the use of regenerative techniques in periodontology. Criteria for appropriate selection of patient, defect and surgical approach will be addressed. An update on surgical techniques for the use of barrier membranes, biologic agents and bone substitute materials will be presented. The latest evidence for the predictability and expected outcomes of regenerative therapy at infrabony, furcation and recession defects will be discussed.

Saso Ivanovski graduated with BDSc (Honours) from the University of Queensland Dental School in 1993. He subsequently completed a BDentSt research degree in 1995, following which he was awarded a National Health and Medical Research (NH&MRC) postgraduate scholarship and completed a PhD in 2000. This was followed by specialist training leading to the award of an MDSc in Periodontology in 2002. Saso was a NH&MRC postdoctoral fellow and a Senior Lecturer in Periodontology at the University of Queensland from 2003 to 2006. During this period, he was awarded a fellowship by the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and spent a year as a clinical fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute in London. In 2006, Saso was appointed the inaugural Chair and Professor of Periodontology at the Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health where he leads the specialist training program in periodontology. He currently combines this position with his part time specialist practice in periodontics and surgical implant dentistry. Saso is a fellow of the International Team of Implantology (ITI), the federal president of the Australasian Osseointegration Society (AOS), and a past president of the state branches of the AOS and Australian Society of Periodontology (ASP). Saso has published over 30 articles in the peer-reviewed international literature, has lectured nationally and internationally and has been the recipient of numerous research grants and awards. He leads an internationally recognised research group with an interest in the biological aspects of osseointegration and periodontal regeneration.

The clinical success of dental implants is well documented, with good long term success rates reported in healthy patients and in favourable anatomical positions. However, with increased clinical use and greater acceptance and popularity of implants, there are greater demands placed on implant systems from both clinicians and patients.  In particular, there is demand for implant placement in sites where the quality and/or quantity of bone is less than ideal. Furthermore, there is a demand for accelerating the treatment process in order to obtain restoration in the quickest possible time. Due to these increasing demands, there are continuing efforts to enhance the rate and amount of osseointegration. One of the parameters which has been proposed to influence the success rate of implants is the alteration of the surface topography by increasing the roughness of the implant surface.  This lecture will explore the clinical relevance of titanium surface modification. An overview of the various titanium surface modifications that are available on the market will be presented as well as a review of the way that we measure the performance of newly developed surfaces. Furthermore, the clinical evidence that implant surface modification improves clinical performance will be discussed, and there will be a review of the clinical situations which may benefit from implants that have a modified surface.

Bill maintains a full time specialist private practice restricted to Endodontics in Brisbane, Australia. He also acts as Endodontic Coordinator at the University of Queensland. His primary research interests are aspects of tooth fracture and restoration of teeth with adhesive materials. Other areas of interest relate to clinical endodontics particularly dental traumatology and pulpal responses to injury, irritation and insult. His research has been published in international dental, material science and engineeering journals. He acts as an Examiner for the Australian Dental Council and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Aspects of wear and tear of tooth structure.

Lifestyle factors and the increased longevity of the dentition due to greater life expectancy have resulted in greater wear and tear (cracking) of teeth. An understanding of the mechanisms of damage will assist the clinician in correct diagnosis and treatment planning. Preventive strategies as well as interdisciplinary measures are required for optimal outcomes. However, are some of our restorative interventions causing further damage to tooth structure?

Director, Department of Dentistry, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Nicky is the Director of the Department of Dentistry at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Her clinical interests include the oral health and management of children with special healthcare needs whilst her research focuses on the integration of oral health with general health. She has over 60 publications and has lectures widely in Australia and overseas.

They're only baby teeth; who should care?

Despite significant improvements in our understanding of the pathogenesis of dental caries, it remains one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Given that few very young children actually attend dental health services, there is a role for non-dental healthcare professionals in the prevention of dental disease and the promotion of oral health. This presentation will take an evidence based approach to explore opportunities for increased collaboration between dental and non-dental healthcare professions to optimize the health outcomes for children.

Dr. Stephen Knott

• Graduated with a BDSc. from the University of Western Australia in 1969.
• Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology from the University of Melbourne in 1992
• Captain (dentist) in the Australian Army 1969 to 1971.
• Clinical dentist with WA Dental Health services for 1 year
• Part time clinical tutor with the Dental School, University of Western Australia for 26 years.
• Visiting Assoc. Professor to North Western University,Chicago.USA for 1 year.
• Consultant Forensic Odontologist to PathWest, Western Australian Health department, 1991 to the present.
• Consultant to Sexual Assault Resources Unit in Western Australia to the present
• Consultant to Princess Margaret Hospital for Children to the present
• In private General Practice for 38 years.
• Senior Lecture in Forensic Odontology at the Dental Faculty, University of Western Australia to the present.
• Consultant Lecturer to TAFE Dental Assistant training courses, 1992 to the present.
• Team member in the Australian Ausaid funded DVI (Disaster VictimIdentification) workshops in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
• Member of the Australian Federal Police DVI team in Bali 2002and Asian tsunami 2005.
• Consultant Forensic Odontologist to the VIFM (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine) during the Victorian Bushfires 2009.
• Awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services during the forensic investigation following the 2002 Bali Bombing.

Changing Technology in Dental Identification in Mass Disaster

The role of dental identification in mass disasters throughout the world has been significant over the last ten years.

Changing technology, procedure protocols and team training have resulted in positive outcomes.

Bernard consults full time at a multidisciplinary private radiology group in Western Australia and consults internationally. He is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate OMR programmes. He has also presented numerous lectures to the dental and medical professions across Australia, the USA, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong. He also presents lectures to medical radiologists and radiology registrars of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).

Bernard completed his specialist training under the supervision of the world renowned Professor Michael Pharoah at the University of Toronto, where he was the first OMR registrar to win the prestigious Harron Award and Scholarship. It included training at Mt Sinai Hospital and is considered by many to be the premier specialist OMR programme internationally, renowned for excellence in interpretive radiology. Bernard is a member of the RANZCR.

Radiologic investigation of the temporo-mandibular joint

The temporo-mandibular joint and related pain/dysfunction is a common presenting complaint in the dental and orofacial practice. The various imaging techniques will be discussed. The indications, strengths and limitations of these radiologic modalities in the evaluation of this joint will be emphasised. Multiple clinical cases will be used to demonstrate and compare these modalities.

Professor Ngo is very well known to the dental profession internationally through his lecturing and research work in minimal intervention dentistry, cariology and dental materials. Professor Ngo will take up the appointment on 1 January 2010, relocating from the National University of Singapore where he has been Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry since 2007.

Professor Ngo qualified in dentistry in 1982 at the University of Adelaide and subsequently completed a Master of Dental Surgery in fixed prosthodontics. His PhD research investigated the remineralizing effects of glass ionomer on carious dentine, which provided the basis for the current understanding of “internal remineralization.” He is an accomplished researcher in the fields of microscopy and micro-analysis, dental materials science and clinical cariology.

Professor Ngo brings a strong clinical background to this professorial position. From 1986 - 2003, he was in full time clinical practice as the principal of a general practice in the Adelaide CBD. He left this practice in 2003 to take up a readership at the University of Adelaide. While in this role, he was a senior consultant at the Adelaide Dental Hospital. In his current position, he is a senior clinical consultant at the National University Hospital of Singapore.

Professor Ngo will maintain a high level of clinical activity in his new position at UQ, including private practice.

The Missing Link in Minimal Intervention Dentistry: effective caries control

Biofilms that colonize the oral cavity are highly complex and their role in health and disease is now much better understood. Our understanding on the pivotal role that biofims have on the cause and progress of caries and erosion has changed to the extent that entirely new ways of managing these diseases are now available. It is timely for the profession to look at and consider how these new treatment modalities can be incorporated into everyday clinical practice.

1990  Dental degree- Dunedin  BDS
1994  FDSRSC (England)
1999  MBBS Melbourne
1993  MDSc  Melbourne
2003  FRACDS(OMS)

2001  Fellow in OMS in Oaklahoma
2002  Fellow in Cleft / Craniofacial Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh

Entered Private Practice 2003 and is a consultant in the Section of OMS, Royal Children's Hospital of Melbourne She is currently the President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is on the Board of OMS, RACDS. Jocelyn is the Director of Training of the Vic/Tas OMS Programme

Completed Bachelor of Dentistry in 1995 and Bachelor of Medicine in 2005 both at UWA.  Underwent training in Oral and maxillofacial surgery training in Western Australia & Liverpool in the United Kingdom.    Research interests include 3D computer planning and Obstructive sleep apnoea.

Travelling to Europe in late 2010 to undertake a Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship.
Other interests include keeping up with my 3 boys and dangling a line off edge of a boat.

The ‘A’  Orthognathic Surgery. 
          What happens to the airway when we the move the jaws?

• This presentation will discuss the importance of airway assessment and planning in orthognathic surgery.
• Present results of research into, how predictable  airway changes are resulting from surgery.
• The use  Orthognathic surgery in the treatment of Obstructive sleep apnoea.

Andrew Smith is Winthrop Professor and Head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Western Australia and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia in Perth. As an academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon he has been closely involved in the development of the College training programme for the Specialty. He has a particular interest in the use of technology in development of surgical skills.

The use of virtual reality tools in surgical education

Advances in computing, specifically that used for simulation and games technology has allowed for exciting developments in dental and surgical education. At the same time concerns are being raised that students with relatively little training, practice to improve their skill on patients with all of the inherent risks that may occur. Simulation in Dentistry has been practiced for many years and so the concept is not new to the Profession. New tools have been developed that both enhance teaching and learning and are also useful for assessment of students and trainees. The challenge of virtual and simulated reality tools is to have the required finity to improve teaching and learning outcomes over the currently utilised methodology. This paper will explore these issues.

Trish is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Computer and Security Science at Edith Cowan University and a key researcher in the SECAU Security Research Centre. Trish has internationally recognised expertise in medical information security built up over 25 years in the medical health computing arena with 15 years industry experience in General Practice and Pharmacy computing prior to joining academia in 2001. Trish has been the editor of the Journal of Information Warfare. Her publication record is the area of medical information security with over 45 publications. Trish has been the Associate Editor and Track Chair of the medical information security track of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering & Applied Computing. She has collaborated with Royal Holloway University, University of Plymouth and the prestigious St George’s Hospital.

IT and Security Considerations for Online Clinical Records.

E-health and the national electronic health record are on our doorstep. As an integral part of the healthcare system, Dentistry needs to get on board with this national initiative. How prepared is the dentistry profession for this? How can a culture of online clinical records be promoted, and what protocols and infrastructure exist for this to occur? The lack of government restriction means that Dentistry should be taking full advantage of what is possible. The benefits and barriers to adoption of online records are addressed in this presetnation and quesitons such as who should, and who will, have access to these records?, how private, confidential and safe will these records be?, and how can you be part of the next major shift in electronic communication will be answered.

Professor Raymond Williamson is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who initially trained in Perth and has also worked in the United Kingdom. He is Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia; and is Director of WA OMS Training for the UWA and the RACDS. In addition to Maxillofacial Surgery he has worked as a Navy Dentist and Navy Diver; and as an Archaeologist in Egypt and South America. He has a PhD in Radiation Biology.

Professor Williamson has been managing Osteonecrosis of the Jaws for more than five years. He will outline the dental management of patients taking Bisphosphonates.

This will include:
1. The predisposing factors causing ONJ,
2. Its clinical presentation,
3. Staging for the appropriate conservative and surgical management,
4. Guidelines for prevention.

Dr Peter Wong graduated from the University of Sydney in 1985 with honours.  He completed his specialty training paediatric dentistry training in 1992 and also obtained his FRACDS.  Dr Wong has been in specialist private paediatric dentistry practice in the ACT since 1992.  He has particular interests in trauma management and treatment of patients under sedation.  Of recent times he has been participating in a John James Foundation volunteer program, and has been working with indigenous children in the NT.  He is also a Fellow of the International College of dentists (FICD) and a fellow of the Academy of Dentists International (FADI).  Dr Wong also holds visiting appointments at the Children's hospital at Westmead, and The Canberra Hospital.

Molar incisor hypomineralisation, a planned treatment approach from childhood to adolescence

MIH is a difficult clinical condition to diagnose and treat. Affected first permanent molars are usually painful and hypersensitive. Clinicians are faced with the unenviable task of attempting restoration of these malformed teeth during childhood and early adolescence. A planned pediatric and restorative approach with extraction of these affected molar teeth often leads to a successful outcome. The stainless steel crown is in many situations the interim restoration of choice. This paper will review the various treatment options for restoration during childhood and the appropriate time to refer for orthodontic treatment and space closure.

Dr. K.Y. Zee obtained his BDS in Hong Kong, and subsequently MDSc and Odontology Doctor degrees in Sweden. After teaching from 1992 to 2006 and became Associate Professor in Periodontology in the University of Hong Kong and registered as Periodontist, Dr. Zee moved to Sydney in 2007and worked as Staff Specialist and Head of Periodontics in Westmead Centre for Oral Health. He is also appointed as Clinical Associate Professor and Head of Periodontology in Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney.

Influence of orthodontic tooth movement on periodontal defects

Periodontally susceptible patients who have experienced drifting, migration, extrusion, flaring and tooth loss may require adjunctive orthodontic treatment. Previous studies have shown that tooth movement can be performed in adults with reduced but healthy periodontium without further periodontal deterioration. Conversely, adults who did not have healthy periodontal tissue may experience further breakdown and tooth loss during orthodontic treatment. Animal study showed orthodontic movement may enhance rate of destruction of connective tissue attachment at teeth with inflamed infrabony pockets, and the risk for additional attachment loss was particularly evident when the tooth was moved into the infrabony pocket. The presentation will go through some of the available data relating to clinical results of orthodontic tooth movement on periodontal defects, including using intrusive movement for over-erupted but treated periodontally involved teeth