Stop the rot - cracking caries prevention and management in children

What to expect

During this webinar Alaa Bani Hani will provide an overview of contemporary caries prevention and management in children by exploring the key pillars of prevention alongside the critical role of dental plaque control. The webinar will also introduce modern minimal intervention approaches to paediatric caries management.

Learning objectives

• Discuss the different pillars of caries prevention in children; teeth brushing, fluoride, diet and fissure sealants
• Discuss the importance of dental plaque control in caries prevention
• Address the modern caries management techniques in children including the use of minimal intervention dentistry; Silver Diamine Fluoride, Hall Technique and selective caries removal.

Development outcome

A, B, C

Meet the speaker

Dr Alaa Bani Hani is a consultant in paediatric dentistry at Kings College Dental Hospital. She is the chair of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Teacher’s Branch, and the Teacher’s Branch representative at the Quality Improvement Research and Committee. In addition, she is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons-Edinburg Speciality Advisory Board in paediatric dentistry and a member of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Media team. Alaa obtained the Bachelor Degree in Dental Surgery in 2006. Following that she worked as a General Dental Practitioner for three years before she obtained her clinical masters in 2010. In 2016, she was awarded PhD in Peadiatric Dentistry from University of Leeds-UK. Following that she was appointed as NIHR funded a Clinical Lecturer and Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry at University of Leeds in 2017-2021. Alaa became a specialist in paediatric dentistry in 2021 and a consultant in 2023.