Why should the people who organize
conferences, dental study groups or CE courses consider a speaker
on dental caries?
Managing dental caries is of primary
importance in dentistry. Caries treatment along with periodontal disease
treatment consumes the majority of time in a dental practice. There
have been many changes in our approach to caries over the last 5-10
years. Caries speakers are essential for staying current with this
information. Using a medical model for the treatment of caries disease
is rapidly becoming the new paradigm of treatment. As this treatment
becomes the standard of care, there are medical-legal reasons for
professionals staying current in Cariology.
What is the evidence for this medical model?
In June 1993 JADA published an article
by Maxwell Anderson entitled Modern Management of Dental Caries:
The Cutting Edge Is Not The Dental Bur. Much of what we do today
is based on that article and the research it reviews. Researchers
across the world such as John Featherstone, George Stookey, Domenick
Zero, Amid Ismail, James Bader, Nigel Pitts, Edwina Kidd, Jason
Tanzer, Ernest Newbrun, Page Caufield, Norman Tinanoff, Kenneth
Anusavice, D. Banting, K. Ekstrand, C.Longbottom, ten Bosch, A.
Lussi and B. Nyvad have all done work supporting this paradigm.
The NIH Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Management
of Dental Caries throughout Life in March of 2001 supports this
model. The World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry also supports
this model.
Why book Dr. Steven Steinberg for your
program?
Dr. Steinberg helped coordinate the University
of Illinois College of Dentistry online continuing education course
in cariology and he has developed treatment protocols currently
being used in several dental school clinics. He serves as the connection
between the researchers and the practicing dentist. As you can see
from the testimonials he is an entertaining, energetic and informative
speaker. He is able to make cariology come to life! Doctors, hygienists,
students and staff will thank you for having brought him in to speak.
Don't be left behind. Book Dr. Steinberg today!
What can dentists learn about the modern
medical management
of the treatment of caries?
Dentists and staff can learn how to treat
caries disease and not just carious lesions. Evidence based studies
show that treating caries disease only surgically (restorations)
has little effect on the imbalance caused by the disease process.
Should dentists stop doing fillings??
No. Every patient with cavitations (cavities)
will need restorations to fix the holes. Then medicine can be used
to treat the caries disease process. Once they are healthy, dentists
can keep them that way- no more decay. The medical model doesn’t
replace established dental caries disease therapy, it builds on
it.
Schedule him now and learn
Dr. Steinberg's practical protocols. |