Abstract

In his thought-provoking presentation, Prof Avijit Banerjee, the world-renowned expert in cariology and minimum intervention / minimally invasive operative dentistry from King's College London, will outline the modern team-delivered, prevention-based, person-focused and susceptibility-related MIOC delivery approach to managing dental caries in primary care. He will, using clinical translational research evidence, emphasise the move away from the unsustainable traditional approach of simply "treating disease", to the contemporary salutogenic approach of "maintaining oral and dental health". He will focus on care plan strategies that empower people to manage and value their personal oral health, "bringing the mouth back into the body" with behaviour change management at the forefront.

Learning objectives

• Eescribe the MIOC delivery approach to managing dental caries.
• Explain the move away from "treating dental caries" to "its prevention and maintenance of good oral health".
• Describe primary prevention strategies.
• Describe the scope of practice of the oral healthcare team workforce to deliver prevention.