October 2023 Branch Meeting - The Ortho-Perio Interface

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.

About our speakers:

Poppy Horne, BDS, DClinDent, MRACDS (Perio)

Dr Poppy Horne graduated BDS (Distinction) from the University of Otago in 2010. She then worked at Auckland District Health Board and in private practice before returning to Otago in 2016 to undertake her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontics. Since then, Poppy has worked alongside Drs Nick Cole and James Dawson in specialist practice in Remuera. She practices all aspects of periodontal and implant treatment and particularly enjoys seeing how it impacts on patients’ quality of life. 

Poppy has published several papers in the international dental literature and has been involved in the clinical teaching of dental students at the University of Otago. Poppy enjoys speaking and sharing her passion for learning with other clinicians. 

Dr Mo Al-Dujaili, BDS, DClinDent, MRACDS (Orth), MOrth RCSEd

Mo is an orthodontic specialist who qualified from the University of Otago and practices at Shakespeare Orthodontics in Auckland. Mo had worked as a dentist and a specialist orthodontist in multiple practices across Australia and New Zealand before settling back in Auckland, where he practices alongside Azza - his wife and fellow orthodontist. His interest areas are growth and development, adolescent orthodontics, impacted teeth and multidisciplinary cases.

A firm believer in maintaining high clinical standards, Mo has completed numerous examinations and is consequently affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He also holds numerous professional national and international memberships. He is a Fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontics, and a Member of the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists, New Zealand Dental Association and the American Association of Orthodontists. Currently, he holds a Senior Lecturer position at the Auckland University of Technology and has also published in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr James Dawson, BSc, BDS, DClinDent

James graduated with his dental degree from the University of Otago in 2009. After undertaking a position as a dental house officer in Auckland, he worked in private practice in Newcastle, Australia. He returned to New Zealand in 2014 to undertake his Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry and gain specialist registration as a Periodontist.

James’ doctoral research was in the use of diode lasers for the management of dental implant surface decontamination. Whilst in Dunedin, James was involved in the undergraduate dentistry teaching program, and he also provides continuing education to dentists both in New Zealand and Australia.

James works in specialist practice in Auckland, is actively involved in the profession, and is on the executive committee of the Auckland Dental Association.

Dr Azza Al-Ani, BDS, DClinDent (Orth), MRACDS (Orth), MOrth RCSEd

Dr Azza Al-Ani graduated BDS (Credit) from the University of Otago in 2009. She then worked at Auckland District Health Board, at Westmead Hospital in Sydney (Australia) and in private practice before returning to Otago in 2014 to undertake her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics.  Azza now works in the Hospital Dentistry Unit at Middlemore Hospital as one of the cleft orthodontists, and in private practice at Shakespeare Orthodontics in Epsom and Takapuna.

Azza’s doctoral research topic investigated the effects of environmental and genetic factors involved in hypodontia and she has published several papers in the international dental literature, most notably in the Journal of Dental Research. She has passed examinations to gain memberships into the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She is also certified with the Australasian Orthodontic Board, serves on the Executive Committee of the NZ Association of Orthodontists, and is part of the Wish for a Smile Trust team.