South West Dental Conference 2027

Digital complete dentures: Analogue principles in an increasingly digital world

Aim

This lecture will cover an introduction to digital complete dentures including the ways in which the process can be digitised as well as the pros and cons of the various methods. The session will cover a number of case discussions to highlight various workflows which can be carried out in day to day practice.

Learning objectives

• Appreciate the anatomy crucial to complete denture success

• Understand the various elements of digital denture workflows

• Understand the benefits of digital dentures

• Appreciate the importance of case selection in digital workflows.

Rupert Monkhouse, General Dentist and Prosthodontics Trainee, Woodborough House Dental Practice and King’s College London

The complete patient journey: Turning great dentistry into an exceptional experience

Aim

To explore the complete patient journey, from initial enquiry to post-treatment care, highlighting the importance of effective communication, clinical excellence and a patient-centred approach in delivering a positive patient experience.

Learning objectives

• Identify key stages of the patient journey

• Explain the role of communication and consent

• Recognise the value of teamwork and treatment planning

• Identify effective aftercare and follow-up strategies.

Ahmad Nounu, Principal Dentist, Black Swan Dental Spa and Bristol Dental Suite. Clinical Director Private Dental Mentor and Chair, BDA Western Counties and Young Dentist Group

The dentist's guide to behaviour change - why patients don't do what we tell them and what to do about it

Aim

To equip delegates with practical behaviour change strategies that improve patient engagement, oral health adherence, and long-term treatment outcomes without relying on persuasion, repetition, or judgement.

Learning objectives

• Explain the key psychological factors that influence patient habits and health-related behaviours

• Identify evidence-based behaviour change techniques that can be applied in dental practice

• Apply basic motivational interviewing principles during patient conversations

• Communicate oral health advice in a way that encourages action rather than resistance

• Develop personalised strategies to improve patient compliance with oral hygiene recommendations.

Miranda Pascucci, Head of Clinical Education, TePe Oral Health Products Ltd

Adhesive advantage - Playing the long game after root canal treatment

Aim

To develop clinicians’ confidence in restoring root-treated teeth using adhesive techniques that prioritise tooth preservation, optimise long-term outcomes, and improve the predictability of indirect restorations.

Learning objectives

• Assess restorative options after root canal treatment

• Apply a preservation-led approach

• Plan adhesive overlay preparations

• Optimise core build-ups

• Improve predictability of ceramic bonding.

Wiktor Pietraszewski, Restorative Dentist, DRVTD Ltd

The prevention pivot: Shifting patients away from full mouth rehab

Aims

• Understand the value of the lifetime patient approach

• How to use simple interceptive treatments to ultimately prevent a full mouth rehab years later

• Strategies to maintain, and retain and manage patients’ expectations

• Use of the Dahl principle for intervention and protection

• Analysis of long-term results both good and bad

• Appreciate the resulting risk reduction with the patients you treat.

Learning objectives

• Help patients understand the dynamic occlusal 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-

• To understand how to communicate these changes to your everyday patients

• To appreciate a lifetime strategy that can use low-cost methods to prevent full mouth wear

• To understand some principles of the dahl technique

Tif Qureshi, Dentist, IAS Academy

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Member dentist: £100 early-bird   |   £130 standard price
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Rockbeare Manor
Near Exeter
Devon EX5 2FE

Rockbeare Manor is just 10 minutes from Exeter Airport and the M5 (J29), with free parking in abundance.

Directions

From Exeter/M5 (Via A30 Eastbound)

Exit the M5 at junction 29 taking the A30 towards Honiton. Continue for 1 mile then take the exit signed for Exeter Airport (B3174), following the first exit onto the Clyst Honiton bypass towards Cranbrook and Rockbeare. Continue on the B3174, going straight on at the three mini-roundabouts, until you pass the 'Jack in the Green' Inn on the left. Shortly after, turn right at the roundabout towards Rockbeare Village. Continue straight past the church and school on your right. After leaving the village, the entrance to Rockbeare Manor is approximately ½ mile on your right hand side.

From Honiton (Via A30 Westbound)

Exit the A30 at the Daisy Mount Junction (B3174) signed for Ottery St Mary and Rockbeare. Take the fourth exit onto London Road. After approximately 2 miles turn left at the roundabout signposted to Rockbeare Village. Continue straight past the church and school on your right. After leaving the village, the entrance to Rockbeare Manor is approximately ½ mile on your right hand side.