Session
Lecturer
Navigating the Post-Amalgam Era: Policy, Practice, and Economic Impact
Navigating the Post-Amalgam Era: Policy, Practice, and Economic Impact
- Describe the key international and national policy drivers accelerating the reduction and elimination of dental amalgam use, including the Minamata Convention and emerging regulatory responses.
- Evaluate the clinical implications of shifting from amalgam to alternative restorative materials, including effects on technique sensitivity, longevity, workflow, and patient communication.
- Analyze the short- and long-term economic impacts of the transition on dental practices, payers, and health systems, including material costs, chair time, reimbursement structures, and preventive care models.
- Identify opportunities to optimize care delivery in the post-amalgam era through enhanced prevention, minimally invasive dentistry and evidence-informed material selection.
- Formulate strategic actions for practice and policy adaptation, supporting a sustainable and clinically effective transition to amalgam-free dentistry.
- Describe the key international and national policy drivers accelerating the reduction and elimination of dental amalgam use, including the Minamata Convention and emerging regulatory responses.
- Evaluate the clinical implications of shifting from amalgam to alternative restorative materials, including effects on technique sensitivity, longevity, workflow, and patient communication.
- Analyze the short- and long-term economic impacts of the transition on dental practices, payers, and health systems, including material costs, chair time, reimbursement structures, and preventive care models.
- Identify opportunities to optimize care delivery in the post-amalgam era through enhanced prevention, minimally invasive dentistry and evidence-informed material selection.
- Formulate strategic actions for practice and policy adaptation, supporting a sustainable and clinically effective transition to amalgam-free dentistry.
Lecturer
New concept of dentin caries management using GIC and SDF
New concept of dentin caries management using GIC and SDF
- Describe microbiome difference of dentin caries
- Summarize effect of fluoride on dentin caries
- Describe effects of GIC and SDF on dentin remineralization
- Describe microbiome difference of dentin caries
- Summarize effect of fluoride on dentin caries
- Describe effects of GIC and SDF on dentin remineralization
Lecturer
Glass Hybrids: Evolution, Evidence, and Clinical Impact
Glass Hybrids: Evolution, Evidence, and Clinical Impact
- Identify key compositional innovations in glass-hybrid materials.
- Summarize improvements in setting kinetics, strength, and wear resistance.
- Describe bioactive features such as fluoride release and chemical adhesion.
- Identify key compositional innovations in glass-hybrid materials.
- Summarize improvements in setting kinetics, strength, and wear resistance.
- Describe bioactive features such as fluoride release and chemical adhesion.









