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08:30 Registration, exhibition and refreshments
09:00 Start of conference
17:30 Ends
Adhesive dentistry in the posterior dentition
Aim
This lecture aims to provide an overview of predictable adhesive dentistry in posterior teeth, focusing on effective rubber dam isolation, matrix selection and placement, contemporary adhesive protocols, and incremental composite placement to optimise contacts, contours, and restoration longevity.
Learning content
This lecture reviews key principles for predictable adhesive restorations in posterior teeth, discussing common challenges in practice and demonstrating how to overcome these with multiple clinical examples, giving clinicians more confidence in placing successful restorations with improved longevity and aesthetics.
Learning objectives
- Explain indications and principles of rubber dam isolation in posterior adhesive dentistry
- Select and position sectional matrices to create predictable proximal contacts
- Outline contemporary adhesive protocols for posterior composite restorations
- Describe incremental composite placement to improve adaptation and restoration longevity.
Development outcome: C
George Contrivend, Associate Dentist
Endodontics in practice: tips, traps and managing complications
Aim
This lecture aims to help early-career dentists improve the predictability of root canal treatment by recognising common pitfalls, understanding causes of endodontic failure, and learning practical strategies to prevent, identify and manage complications during treatment.
Learning content
This lecture reviews common pitfalls encountered in root canal treatment and provides practical tips to improve clinical outcomes. It will cover diagnosis, access, canal negotiation, working length control, obturation errors, and management of complications such as ledges, perforations, instrument fracture and persistent infection.
Learning objectives
- Identify common diagnostic and technical pitfalls in root canal treatment
- Apply practical strategies to improve the predictability of endodontic procedures
- Recognise and manage common intra-operative endodontic complications
- Implement clinical approaches to reduce the risk of endodontic failure in practice.
Development outcome: C
Marc Harrington, Dentist with Special Interest in Endodontics / Clinical Teaching Fellow QUB, Nick Wright Dental / QUB
Crafting happiness; building your own path to a fulfilling career
Aim
Design a fulfilling and sustainable career by understanding the link between happiness and work, developing values aligned goals, managing personal stress triggers, and making informed decisions about postgraduate training and future career pathways.
Learning content
This lecture explores how to design a career that supports long‑term fulfilment and wellbeing. You’ll examine what drives your job satisfaction, identify values and stress triggers, avoid misaligned career paths, and learn to assess postgraduate options so you can make confident, intentional choices.
Learning objectives
- Explain and analyse the relationship between job satisfaction and personal happiness, identifying key factors that influence both
- Create personalised career goals aligned with individual values and passions and evaluate the potential risks and outcomes of pursuing conventional career paths without alignment
- Identify personal stress triggers and apply appropriate strategies to manage them effectively
- Develop and justify a strategy for evaluating postgraduate training opportunities to ensure both professional value and return on investment.
Development outcome: B
Andrea Ogden, Undergraduate and Career Development Lead, BDA
