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    International Symposium 2023

    10/03/2023 08:30am to 11/03/2023 05:00pm

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    Ticket Type Ticket Price Quantity Subtotal

    Gala Dinner (additional ticket)

    $105.00

    NZACD Member - Friday Lecture (includes ticket to Gala Dinner)

    $570.00

    NON Member - Friday Lecture (includes ticket to Gala Dinner)

    $675.00

    NZACD Member - Saturday Workshop - FULL

    $825.00

    NON Member - Saturday Workshop - FULL

    $1,075.00

    Information

    SPEAKER: Dr Michael Frazis
    LECTURE TOPIC: Non-Implant Replacement Options for Missing Teeth

    WORKSHOP TOPIC: Non-Implant Replacement Options for single missing teeth *** FULL ***

    VENUE: Cordis Auckland, 83 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010

    LECTURE: Friday 10th March 2023
    WORKSHOP: Saturday 11th March 2023

    Synopsis and Learning Outcomes:
    In this two day course, you will learn alternative replacement options for single or small numbers of missing teeth when implants aren’t appropriate or wanted by the patient.

    Although implants are one of many tools available to a dentist for the replacement of missing teeth, other fixed and removable alternatives shouldn’t be overlooked.

    Dentures, Cantilever bridges, Maryland bridges and everything in between.

    Topics covered:

  • Fixed vs removable
  • Pontic design and site preparation
  • Fabrication of a temporary
  • Material selection and bridge design
  • Mechanics of occlusion on bridge and pontics
  • Cementation and maintenance
  • Removable denture options and design principles
  • Fixed hands-on component:

  • Mocking up missing tooth
  • Making temporary restorations
  • Abutment preparation and design
  • Relining temporary and Pontic site preparation
  • RBB design
  • Direct RBB fabrication

  • DR MICHAEL FRAZIS BIO:

    Michael graduated from in 2012 from Adelaide University School of Dentistry and spent the first few years of his career focusing on patient communication and expanding his basic skill set.

    After numerous years of basic restorative education he shifted gears into more complex restorative and basic surgical skills before undertaking implant surgery.

    Michael enjoys all aspects of dentistry, with a particular interest in cosmetic work, complex surgery and nervous patients.

    Dr Michael Frazis is a frequent contributor to the online dental forum RIPE and is an educator and content creator for the RipeGlobal where he is the global lead educator in digital dentistry.

    Michael main goal in life is to help others increase their confidence through their smile. This goal helps drive his patient care as well as the educational content that he creates for other dentists.

    He believes that dental education should be simple and straightforward without difficult barriers.

    He has been involved with teaching dentists of all ages in a variety of hands on courses both live and cloud based. He has over 30 hours of lecture content published online ranging from simple restorative work and rubber dam placement to more complex rehabilitation procedures.

    His video content library can be found both on his personal facebook page and his RipeGlobal Educator Page:

    https://www.facebook.com/drfrazisdentistry

    https://www.ripeglobal.com/master-dentist-michael-frazis


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