DATE: Friday 7th November 2025
VENUE: Grand Millennium Auckland, 71 Mayoral Drive, CNR Vincent Street, Auckland City, Auckland

SPEAKERS:
Dr Sheng Zhang
Dr Aftab Moosa
Mr Jurgen Seger
Dr Gil Watson
Dr Isabel Drewling
Dr Marwan Wadea

Dr Sheng Zhang
Lecture Title:
The functional and cosmetic rehabilitation of advanced periodontal patients.
Lecture Synopsis:
The prosthetic management of patients with advanced periodontal disease often requires a multidisciplinary approach to achieve health, function and aesthetic outcomes. This lecture will showcase what is possible in the periodontal restorative interface utilising restorative techniques, fixed or aligner orthodontics and surgical treatment modalities.
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognise the practical and aesthetic challenges of restorative dentistry in patients with loss of attachment.
- Understand the relationship between restorative margins and supra-crestal tissue attachment.
- Appreciate periodontally compromised teeth can often be used to support prosthetics with good long-term outcomes.
- Visualise outcomes for restorative procedures with periodontal concerns.
- Realise a hopeless tooth is not a useless tooth.

Dr Aftab Moosa
Lecture Title:
Align. Brighten. Craft. The Veneer Workflow.
Lecture Synopsis:
The classic ABC paradigm for anterior dentistry with a digital twist. Harness the power of new techniques and technologies to deliver conservative, predictable and life changing treatments for patients on a daily basis. This workflow allows flexibility to accommodate patient wants and balances them with patient needs all while keeping a view on long term outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
- Utilise orthodontics, whitening and restorative options in novel ways to create gorgeous smiles for happy patients.

Mr Jurgen Seger
Lecture Title:
Mastering All Ceramics.
Lecture Synopsis:
This presentation focuses on the use of all-ceramic Lab side and Chairside solutions in dental restoration, outlining both the benefits and challenges. It covers material choices/selection, preferred working methods and finishing techniques and the cementation factors to help achieve excellent results in fabricating all-ceramic restorations.
Learning Outcomes:
- Latest Advancements in Ceramic Materials.
- Patient Variability – Core evaluation aspects of the clinical situation.
- Single versus multiple restorations - Decision criteria based on function and aesthetics - material selection and finishing techniques often differ significantly between single and multiple restorations.
- Profound understanding of value and colour management.
- Key tasks involved in cementing all-ceramic restorations.

Dr Gil Watson
Lecture Title:
Blending Worlds: Harnessing the Power of Both Digital and Analogue Dentistry.
Lecture Synopsis:
As digital dentistry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, practitioners are faced with a critical question: should we fully embrace digital workflows and leave behind the techniques honed through decades of experience - or is there a more effective, hybrid approach? This lecture explores how to navigate both worlds, drawing on over a decade of real-world experiences. It offers a practical guide for integrating digital technologies without losing the clinical wisdom of traditional methods. Attendees will learn how to critically assess the strengths and limitations of each system, with a focus on achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
The lecture will endeavour to help you:
- Evaluate when a digital, analogue, or hybrid workflow is best suited for specific clinical scenarios.
- Understand emerging materials for crowns, bridges, and implant-supported prostheses and how they integrate into digital workflows.
- Apply updated design principles when preparing teeth using these new materials.
- Critically assess whether digital methods truly offer superior outcomes - or if analogue workflows still have an edge in certain cases.

Dr Isabel Drewling
Lecture Title:
Predictability in Clear Aligner Treatment: What Works and What Doesn’t.
Lecture Synopsis:
Clear aligners offer convenience, aesthetics, and broad patient appeal; but not all planned movements translate predictably into clinical reality. This lecture examines which movements aligners perform well, where they often fall short, and the underlying biomechanical reasons why. Through clinical examples and practical insights, delegates will gain a clearer understanding of how to plan and execute aligner treatments with greater confidence and reliability.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify which tooth movements are most and least predictable with clear aligners.
- Understand the key biomechanical principles that influence aligner effectiveness.
- Implement clinical strategies to improve predictability in aligner planning and execution.
- Recognise when to anticipate unpredictable outcomes and develop contingency plans to manage them effectively.

Dr Marwan Wadea
Lecture Title:
Effortless Aesthetics: The Digital Blueprint for Natural Smiles.
Lecture Synopsis:
Digital smile design doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. In this high-impact session, Dr Marwan Wadea reveals how to create beautiful, predictable smiles using free tools, smart workflows, and a digital-first mindset.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover the true potential of digital planning in cosmetic dentistry.
- Understand the most common applications of CAD for achieving predictable, repeatable results.
- Learn how 3D scanning, 3D designing, and 3D printing integrate into planning complex cosmetic cases.