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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by Kingston and District Section

What to expect

Reza Aryafar, a highly qualified and experienced Endodontist based in London, will offer an evidence-based overview of the assessment, management, and long-term care of adult patients presenting with dental trauma. Attendees will gain enhanced knowledge, practical skills, and confidence in managing traumatic dental injuries in line with current clinical guidelines. Emphasis will also be placed on fostering excellence in patient communication, meticulous record-keeping, and effective multidisciplinary collaboration to support optimal patient outcomes.

The session will also include:

  • Epidemiology and an overview of adult trauma
  • Classification of dental trauma: fractures, luxation, avulsion, and root injuries
  • Diagnosis and assessment: history-taking, clinical exam, sensibility testing, radiographs, CBCT
  • Immediate and definitive management: splinting, endodontic and restorative considerations, surgical interventions
  • Complications and prognosis: resorption, pulp canal obliteration, ankylosis, long-term outcomes
  • Patient-centred care: communication, consent, pain/anxiety management, medico-legal issues
  • Referral pathways: when to refer, working with endodontists, oral surgeons, periodontists, and restorative dentists
  • Case discussions: practical examples and interactive discussion.

Timings

18:30 Registration, finger food buffet with tea, coffee, snacks and networking

19:00 Lecture - Reza Aryafar

20:00 Networking

21:00 End  

Learning objectives

  • Recognise and classify common types of traumatic dental injuries in adults
  • Apply appropriate diagnostic methods, including sensibility testing and radiographic/CBCT assessment
  • Implement evidence-based acute and definitive management strategies for adult dental trauma, in line with IADT guidelines
  • Anticipate potential complications (pulp necrosis, resorption, ankylosis) and understand their management
  • Develop appropriate patient communication strategies to explain treatment options, risks, prognosis, and follow-up needs.

Development outcomes

A, B and C

Meet the speaker

Reza Aryafar Consultant and Specialist in Endodontics, King’s College Hospital, and Private practice

More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Kingston and District Section?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Kingston and District Section committee as general committee members and a new Chair. 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 Section 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 Andrew White at the event, or email us at [email protected]

DoubleTree by Hilton London Kingston Upon Thames 

1 Skerne Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5FJ

A modern hotel set in the heart of Kingston and just a five-minute walk from the train station.

 

Car parking

Whilst there is no onsite parking at the hotel, there is public parking available at Seven Kings Car Park located opposite the hotel (GPS Location: KT2 5AD).

0-1 Hours £2.50  

1-2 Hours £4.00

2-3 Hours £5.50

3-4 Hours £7.25

4-5 Hours £9.50

The car park is ticketless, please remember your number plate for the pay machines – and note that the pay machines are card payment only.

Car park closes at 23:00 and re-opens at 07:00 Monday - Saturdays. Reservations are not possible.

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Great talk and well presented

Well-rounded lecture and covered all the points

Excellent speaker

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