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016.
Dental education:
Reality and vision
Prof. KHALID AL-WAZZAN
Professor of Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College
of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The lecture will cover the strength and weakness of the
current undergraduate dental education in Saudi Arabia and evaluation of the
educational environment in dental colleges. Also, it will cover the prediction
of available and applicable opportunities for developing, promoting and
supporting the capabilities of the dental education. In addition, some
international trends and experiences in dental education will be presented as
well as some methods and techniques of contemporary dental education. Finally the
lecture will state practical recommendations, and outlining some strategic
choices to meeting the challenges of dental education in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Dental Journal 2007;19(SI)-Abstr.016
017.
Approach for quality improvement in dental care (problem solving)
Dr. MANAL MOHAMMED SHIRA
Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Dental
Center, Riyadh
Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
The methodology for improving quality in health care has
evolved rapidly over the past decade.This has come about as a result of several
factors. One of them is the advances in
our knowledge on improvement, management, and clinical practice. This paper
- Provides
information on several tools used in quality improvement.
- Explains
the four principles of quality improvement.
- Describes
the methodology of problem solving and give an example to implement their phases.
Saudi Dental Journal 2007;19(SI)-Abstr.017
018.Preventive oral health programmes at school health (MOE)... Prospective of a new collaboration
Dr. SALEH S. AL-ANSARI
Director General of School Health (Boys), Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
Schools, with their special characters amongst other
behaviour-affecting institutes, provide a big opportunity for promoting
schoolchildren's health. School
environment, curriculum, and extracurricular activity could all be utilized for
promoting student's oral health and general health as well. The school years are a time where many
elements of attitude, behaviour and life skills are still forming. School teachers, with their educational
experience and contact with students, can actively contribute to student's health
promotion, provided that they receive enough training and support to do so.
In its newly started prevention-oriented plans, the
Directorate General of School Health (MOE) organized its structure to include a
"Dental Health Department" for the purpose of planning and following up
preventive oral health programmes, and motivate dentists in school health units
to provide preventive activities in addition to the curative services. In this regard, the Directorate General of
School Health supervises many central preventive programmes, i.e. programmes
planned at ministry level, as well as many peripheral initiatives, i.e.
programmes suggested, planned, and implemented by school health units in the
different regions. Both types of
programmes contribute to oral health promotion at schools.
The Joint National Programme between the Ministry of
Education and the Ministry of Health "Brush
your teeth ... all your days", implemented all over the educational regions
at the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, comes among
the central preventive programmes. The
programme reached more than two hundred thousand students (boys and girls). Due to the fact that oral health is one of
the top priorities in school, the Directorate General of School Health encourages
school health dentists to undertake small-scale researches. Some of those researches could be utilized to
develop a more comprehensive picture about the oral health of schoolchildren at
the Kingdom. This paper browses some oral health promotion programmes and
initiatives at the Directorate General of School Health. It also outlines possible collaboration
strategies with research centers, scientific societies and institutions in this
field.
Saudi Dental Journal 2007;19(SI)-Abstr.018
019.
Implants in the esthetic
zone
Dr. ADEEB N. ALOMRANI
Section Head Prosthodontics, Dental MBC-70, King
Faisal Specialist
Hospital and Research Center,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Osseointegrated dental implants have enjoyed long-term
success in the rehabilitation of edentulous patients. However, over the
decades, implants have been tested beyond the original scope of the supported
mandibular overdenture and now success has been shown in the maxillary arch,
and in partially edentulous arches. Clinicians can also now offer implants as a
treatment modality for fixed restorations, fixed removable restorations, as
well as immediate restorations in selective cases. In fact, we are no longer
hiding the abutments under an acrylic flange that would mask potential
positional or angulations errors and soft and hard tissue deficiencies. Instead
we are placing implants in the anterior esthetic zone as single unit or
multiple unit restorations. There are material limitations and biologic
limitations to achieving predictable success. Our objective in implant
dentistry is to trick the eye into believing that the implant restoration is
emerging from the gingival tissue as does its natural neighbour. To do this the
dental implant restoration must blend in to its environment, not unlike
implants might in other body systems. We understand that single or multiple
tooth replacement in the anterior zone presents an unsurpassed reconstructive
and restorative challenge. There is no provision for compromise especially in
the high lip line patient. With these new indications, and new demands, the
question is; are we getting predictably esthetic results? We have all seen that
the answer is not always positive. What do we have to do as a profession to
make the answer yes more often. Instead of it feeling like a small victory when
the esthetics is successful it should be expected. To reach that comfort level,
biological, functional, and biomechanical parameters must be examined. Other
factors such as the amount of available bone, morphologic type of the soft
tissue, correct positioning of the implant in all 3 dimensions, the provisional
phase, the design and material of the implant abutment and the definitive
crown. Must be all understood and improved to ensure higher levels of
predictability and success. We are not just talking about osseointegrative
success; we are also talking about periodontal, prosthetic and ultimately
esthetic success.
Saudi Dental Journal 2007;19(SI)-Abstr.019
020.
Management of root curvature: New concept to old problems
DR. ABDULLAH A. AL-SHARIF
Consultant in Endodontics, Dental Department, Riyadh Armed Forces
Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Canal shaping is a
critical aspect of endodontical treatment because it influences the outcome of
the subsequent phases of canal irrigation and filling and the success of the
treatment itself. Canal shaping is relatively easy in straight root but has
always been challenging, demanding a high skill, when performed in curved root,
and also with the increased use of Ni-Ti rotary instrumentation which
simplified and speed-up the root canal shaping lot of concepts changed. The
purpose of this presentation is to introduce the new concept of management of
root curvature
Saudi Dental Journal 2007;19(SI)-Abstr.020
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