TOPIC:  Transitioning into Digital Dentistry - How to choose the right equipment for your practice.  
Picking the right intraoral scanner and knowing the implications of that choice on future digital dentistry equipment or integration with what you already have can be tricky.  In this lecture, Dr Ahmad Al-Hassiny will go over the different workflows and which equipment combinations, for various budgets, are ideal.  

• Intraoral scanner overview - why should you get one?
• What scanner options are available on the market
• Milling machine options
• 3D Printer options for your practice
• Workflows and case examples

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About our Speaker:  Dr Ahmad Al-Hassiny

Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny is a global leader in digital dentistry and intraoral scanners, carrying out lectures as a KOL for many companies and industry. He is one of the few in the world who owns and has tested all mainstream scanners and CAD/CAM systems in his clinic. Dr. Ahmad is also the Director of The Institute of Digital Dentistry (iDD), a world-leading digital dentistry education provider globally recognized in the digital dentistry space. iDD offers live courses, masterclasses, and an online training platform, with a mission to ensure dentists globally have easy and affordable access to the best digital dentistry training possible. Dr Ahmad graduated from the University of Otago with First Class Honours. He has carried out many aspects of complex digital dentistry, including CAD/CAM full mouth rehabilitation and digital smile design, all done in-house. He has seen first-hand through his work how CAD/CAM and digital dentistry can positively change daily dental practice.

ADA members are invited to join the Executive for the 117th Annual General Meeting of the society.

Refreshments will be served at 6.30pm with the meeting starting at 7pm.

A REMINDER TO MEMBERS THAT THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD AT NZDA HOUSE, 1/195 MAIN HIGHWAY, ELLERSLIE.

Dental ceramics have developed rapidly over the last 20 years. The traditional PFM and gold crown are under threat from a variety of all ceramic materials. This presentation will look at where we have come from, overview the science of the new materials available to the clinician and provide a summary of the current protocols when placing contemporary ceramic restorations.

Learning outcomes

• Overview of common contemporary dental ceramics
• Advantages and limitations of each type of ceramic material
• Clinical indications and material selection
• Bonding of ceramic restorations to various substrates
• Common complications in clinical practice
• Summary of the current literature

The ADA Would like to thank ZimVie for their sponsorship of this branch meeting.

Dental ceramics have developed rapidly over the last 20 years. The traditional PFM and gold crown are under threat from a variety of all ceramic materials. This presentation will look at where we have come from, overview the science of the new materials available to the clinician and provide a summary of the current protocols when placing contemporary ceramic restorations.

Learning outcomes

• Overview of common contemporary dental ceramics
• Advantages and limitations of each type of ceramic material
• Clinical indications and material selection
• Bonding of ceramic restorations to various substrates
• Common complications in clinical practice
• Summary of the current literature

The ADA Would like to thank ZimVie for their sponsorship of this branch meeting.

A reminder to ADA members, this meeting will be held at Remuera Golf Club.

Drs Mo Al-Dujaili, Azza Al-Ani, James Dawson and Poppy Horne present "The Ortho-Perio Interface".

The talk will give an overview of interactions that exist between these two disciplines. Commonly when a clinician sees adult patients, difficult clinical situations present where both the periodontium and underlying malocclusions pose complex presentations that require a multidisciplinary approach to maximise the treatment outcomes.

The relationships between teeth alignment and the periodontium will be explored, with a mixture of an evidence-based approach and clinical case presentations from both the perspective of periodontists and orthodontists.

Learning outcomes:

• Enable a clinician to recognise the interactions between orthodontics and periodontics.
• Appreciate the importance of early diagnosis.
• Encourage a multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning and execution.
• Appraise clinical cases and the evidence that can influence clinical decisions.

Mastering the basics of Implant Dentistry

Dr. Mark Ma, Prosthodontist, in collaboration with Dr. Rajiv Rajpal, Specialist Oral Surgeon, and Mr. Ian Mercer, Dental Technician, will help you master the basics of implant dentistry.  This full-day course will be a combination of lecture and hands-on, practicing on implant models and will give you the confidence to restore single-tooth implants when you return to your practice on Monday morning.

• Learn the fundamentals of implant treatment planning.
• Understand what to expect when a patient returns from having implant surgery.
• Learn the various techniques to record an impression of an implant- including practical hands-on.
• Gain an overview of the various choices of implant abutments and implant crowns available and when to use them.
• Learn how to fit an implant crown.
• Learn the fundamentals of occlusion in relation to implant reconstruction.
• Bring along your own cases for discussion.

Limited to the first 30 registrants.  Registration includes morning-tea, lunch and afternoon-tea.

Saturday 15 June, 9am to 3.30pm.

The ADA would like to acknowledge and thank Nobel-Biocare for sponsoring this event.

Effective communication is more than just a tool; it’s the foundation of the dentist-patient relationship.  With the right communication skills, you can support your patients in making informed decisions about treatments that improve their oral health.

Join the ADA for this full-day workshop with Steve Valentine, Co-founder and Head Coach and Trainer at Collective Dental.  

WHEN: Saturday 7 June 2025; 9.00am - 4.30pm; tea/coffee/registration from 8.30am. 
WHERE: NZDA House, 1/195 Main Highway, Ellerslie

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