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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by Essex Branch and Essex LDC

What to expect

Assess the value of a lifetime patient approach by embedding ortho‑restorative parameters into every examination. Use diagnosis‑based aligner prescriptions, manage patient expectations, apply the Dahl principle for protection, evaluate long‑term outcomes, and reduce overall treatment risk.

Timings

08:30   Registration 

09:00   Lecture starts

16:30   Ends

Learning objectives

  • Help patients understand the dynamic changes ongoing in their mouths
  • To understand what will happen to teeth overtime from a biological and functional perspective
  • To see how preventative dentistry can be far more than just stopping decay and gum disease
  • Understanding ortho restorative planning and diagnosis based prescriptions for aligners
  • How metabolic health affects you and your patients - some simple checks and advice to help with actual health span.

Development outcome

A, C and D

Meet the speaker

Tif Qureshi BDS FcGDENT

Tif Qureshi qualified from Kings College London in 1992. He is a private practitioner based near London. 
 
He is the chairman of IAS Academy, an international faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive restoratively focused orthodontics.  Tif helps to lead an educates network of trainers and mentors internationally, ensuring quality delivery of education and ongoing mentoring.  Tif has a special interest in orthodontics and truly minimally invasive restorative dentistry. He is also interested in monitoring the the long- term benefits of this kind of scalable interceptive treatment.
 
He sits on the board of the British Association of Private Dentistry. He is also a Fellow of the  College of General Dentistry  and the International College of Dentists. Tif is also the winner of several prestigious awards including the SverkerPrize in Sweden and the Lifetime Contribution to Aesthetic Dentistry in the UK. He is one of the Past Presidents of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
 
He has committed his life’s work to empowering dentists to offer a wide variety of treatments to many more patients. Tif was the original global pioneer of the “Align, Bleach. Bond” concept and Progressive Smile Design and teaches widely using clear aligners. He is also an experienced teacher in the Dahl concept to assist in minimally invasive, patient-centred dentistry.   Tif lectures extensively internationally and has had many articles published on all these subjects. 

More information 

Ever wondered how a little aligning and bonding can actually prevent a full mouth rehabilitation?

Sounds too good to be true - but it is entirely possible and this program will show cases over 25 years that prove it is possible. 

This course is designed to help you understand how to plan and control the aligner component of ABB (Align, bleach and bond) which can be used not only to improve appearance but to improve function, guidance, and gain better long term occlusal stability in your cases.

In this course Tif Qureshi will show you the aligner planning protocols and techniques that will allow you to carry out ABB predictably and on time. This involves orthodontic and restorative examination, to enable you to provide the best possible prescription for aligner planning. He will also discuss how to analyze your setup to ensure it is optimal for that patient. Tif will describe how landmark points and correct analysis can guarantee no risk of flaring and total unrivalled control of the anterior occlusion and canine guidance and will also discuss restorative sequencing for cases involving orthodontics, crowns and veneers. 

The course will also cover the concept of digitally planned aesthetic tooth shaping for space creation and far more beautiful results via a complete digital workflow for aligners. He will also cover the concept of aligner trim line design and height for specific case requirements to optimize efficiency eliminate mid-course corrections and minimize refiners.

He will also cover techniques to show how the Dahl principle works for direct restorative treatment as a direct splint, to gain space, to use in orthodontics and to place retainers with a functional safer outcome.

The course will also cover hands on ortho-restorative examinations and planning to create ideal prescriptions for the best outcome  Tif will also talk about how he incorporates diet / nutrition advice and simple blood screening into his daily practice to help optimise metabolic health- and thus dental health.

This unique day will also demonstrate many cases and long term follow up of restorative and orthodontic cases.

Tif has been using these techniques for 25 years and has pioneered and developed the concept of ABB for with hundreds of cases completed and numerous long term follow ups documented.  

With this knowledge you will learn how, using these protocols of planning combined with these methods, you will have the ability to offer a lifelong restorative plan for your patients that are achievable, affordable and aesthetic.

08:30   Registration 

09:00   Lecture starts

16:30   Ends

 

09:00   Discussing the changes going on in your patients mouths 

  • Understanding envelope of function, guidance and relating this to your patients’ mouths.

09:45   Biomechanics of tooth movement / metabolic health

  • Aligner design and trim height and how it can make all the difference 
  • Metabolic health, Vit D, Hba1c testing and understanding the relevance in dentistry
  • Diet and nutrition for true root cause prevention. 

10:45   Refreshment break

11:00   Ortho assessment diagnosis and planning

  • Diagnosis based prescription
  • Aligner case submissions protocols/ digital setup analysis and modification. 

12:00   Patient communication

  • Daily ortho
  • Restorative focused exam
  • How to help your patients understand the changes going on
  • Upgrading your routine dental examination. 

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Edge bond theory

  • Reverse triangle edge bonding - technique, tips and maintenance
  • How to place seamless strong bonding that lasts. 

15:00   Refreshment break

15:15   Dahl principle

  • The science and evidence and long term follow ups
  • When to treat, case selection, force balancing, contact patterns and management.

16:00 Incorporation of crowns into ortho restorative treatment

  • Advanced retention /maintenance 
  • Long term case follow ups 
  • New diagnostic and treatment goals. 

16:30   Close

Download the booking form as a word document or pdf file and return to [email protected]

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Essex Branch?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Essex Branch committee. A role on
the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

The Branch has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact us at [email protected] 

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Excellent variety and quality of speakers

Loved the quality of lecturers and the resultant excellent depth of knowledge imparted

Well presented , interesting, interactive presentations. Highly recommended. Eagerly waiting for the next session