22 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2019
Dental lasers
– frontiers of current clinical applications CPD Date: Time: Venue: Format: RSVP by:
Workshop
6 Scientific Hours
Fees (GST inclusive)
Friday 13 September 2019
ADA member
$880
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Dental Solutions- 1/233 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Workshop
ADA member – recent graduate
$610
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Limit:
20
Professor Laurence Walsh This course provides an overview of current and emerging applications of lasers in dentistry, for surgical and non-surgical treatments of both hard and soft oral tissues. The course will describe laser applications in endodontics, implant dentistry, restorative dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, and periodontal treatment. Non-thermal applications of lasers including analgesia will be discussed, as well as principles of safe deployment of laser technology into clinical dental practice, and current regulatory requirements for laser use.
Non-ADA member
$1,440
Non-ADA member – recent graduate
$960
Presenters Professor Laurence Walsh
At the end of this session, participants will be able to: •
Appreciate how different laser types cause different effects on hard and soft tissue
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Understand the mechanisms of laser-tissue interactions
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Understand the principles for selecting appropriate laser types and settings
Appreciate the requirements for using a laser in different Australian jurisdictions
Hands on: Participants will have the opportunity to work with different laser types on the bench, in a supervised hands-on session, to appreciate how changing laser type and panel settings alters the effect on the target area being treated.
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