ISPD Spring : The Continuum of Caries Management 2015

This course will provide the attendee with the most up-to-date information regarding emerging technologies in caries management. Dental caries, the most prevalent disease in humans, affects 97 percent of the population in their lifetime. Yet, dental professionals are still primarily using 100 year-old technologies to diagnose this most prevalent infectious disease. Recently, new ways of assessing and dealing with dental caries as an infectious disease have been proposed, and new products have been introduced. This course will discuss the continuum of caries management from innovations in biofilm management to more invasive approaches including minimally invasive restorative techniques. Discussion will include pharmaceutical approaches to caries management, use of risk assessment tools, subsurface looks at early lesions using new technologies, and use of glass ionomer containing materials. It is anticipated that the progression of this most significant technological development in dentistry will do more to change the way we practice than anything in recent decades.