Program November 15th 2023

Wednesday offers 5 exciting program items that are presented on Swedish Dental Expo (invitepeople.com)

To prevent, minimize and avoid costly and negative consequences of bacterial biofilms. Microbial biofilm, quality products and traceability.
Mikael Zimmermann 09:00 - 10:00

Microbial biofilm, quality products and traceability. Bacterial biofilms are essential in fr.a. chronic bacterial infections, but can also affect and destroy sophisticated materials and instruments: corrosion of metal is an important consequence. In the biofilm, the bacteria are protected against, among other things, local immunological factors, antibiotics, cleaning chemicals and disinfectants. Quality and design of medical devices and instruments are important factors in increasing resistance to negative effects from bacterial biofilm. In the clinic, logistics and careful maintenance of sensitive and sophisticated surgical instruments is one of the important keys to successfully prevent, minimize and/or cure oral infectious diseases. Correct handling of medical devices is very cost-effective where choice of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization processes, allocated time and staff motivation are essential. The latest European regulations place stricter requirements on quality documentation and traceability at all stages from manufacturer to clinic. However, some items cannot be processed successfully enough in the clinic to be reused on the next patient. Properties such as strength, sharpness, precision and safety can be affected.

Quality in Dentistry - what the hell is that? Tighter supervision and more subsequent checks - how should we do it right from the start?
Lars Svärd, Pelle Pettersson 09:00 - 12:00

Dr. Lars Svärd:
- Vital parts of laws and regulations governing dental care
- The Inspectorate for Care and Care's (IVO's) supervisory role and HSAN's role
- What is the quality of Swedish private dental care? An analysis of 136 “complete patient records
- Excerpts from HSAN decisions where the dentist has breached his profession
- Guidelines for doing the right thing in selected odontological areas

Dr. Pelle Pettersson:
- The documentation needed to get a total overview of the patient so that correct diagnoses can be made and thus an adequate therapy plan can be developed
- What should be included in a therapy plan regarding more comprehensive treatment and how the plan should be laid out and implemented
- The condition and action codes that are often included in a complete treatment of a case with more extensive treatment needs

No one should have to die from oral cancer unnecessarily - Dental hygienists and general dentists become key players in the fight against oral cancer.
Bengt Hasséus, Christina Runow Stark, Jan-Michaél Hirsch, Joakim Lindblad, Kristina Edman, Ronak Sandy 10:30 - 12:00

Tissue biopsy is today the standard procedure in the diagnosis of potentially malignant oral mucosal changes (such as erythroplakia, leukoplakia and verrucous leukoplakia and to some extent erosive and atrophic lichen planus). Since we know that approximately 3.5% of oral leukoplakias develop into squamous cell carcinoma annually, this means that patients with these changes must be monitored for life.

The small dental gap the big problem.
Christer Dahlin, Nicole Winitsky, Åsa Sjöholm 13:30 - 15:00

Occasional tooth loss, especially in the aesthetic zone, places great demands on both dentists and dental technicians. There are often many factors to take into account, such as the patient's age and extra- and intraoral anatomy in the area. During this mini-symposium, the importance of multidisciplinary therapy planning, risk analysis and prognosis assessment will be highlighted. Advantages and disadvantages of various surgical and prosthetic treatment options will be discussed.

The wisdom tooth - not like other teeth - Practical tips and new findings for wisdom tooth surgery.
Reza Mokthari 15:15 - 16:00

The lecture is primarily aimed at colleagues who work in district dental care. The content of the lecture is indications for wisdom tooth surgery, anatomy and management of complications that may arise as well as tips on new methods and technology that facilitate wisdom tooth surgery.