Featuring speakers:

• Kerry Hegarty and Rachel Jensen
  • Blue check: Innovations in the diagnosis of white spot lesions

• Dr Victoria Perchyonok 
  • Mobile Dentistry  and Minimal Intervention Dentistry: can it be done?

• Melissa DeBruyne 
  • Polished: Setting up a successful, innovative OHT private practice.

• Joseph Hanna
  • Building Bumbl Co. An OHT Journey into the science of toothpaste.

• Dr Khaled Ahmed
  • Leveraging Large Language Models in Dentistry: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges

• Bill Suen and Cathryn Carboon 
  • DHAA Member Update: find out what's happening with provider numbers, the Aged Care Chapter, Mental Health Training & more!

CPD Hours: 5 hours Scientific/ 1hr Non scientific

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Lecture Synopsis:

BlueCheck – a new simple-to-apply “paint” used to detect early-stage caries - Presenter

Accelerating better oral health care globally – the role of detection

The paradigm of minimally invasive care (MIC) requires effective, sensitive detection tools.  You can’t fix what you can’t see … but now we can!  This presentation will give a solid overview of existing detection tools and their performance, with special emphasis of BlueCheck, a recently approved FDA device owned by Melbourne’s Incisive Technologies.  Pre-visible white spot lesions can be revealed in natural light, and when identified early, successful remineralisation is more likely.

Learning objectives:

• Comparison of diagnostic tools (e.g. sensitivity and specificity)
• Benefits of early detection
• Workflow and impact on the work place

Mobile Dentistry and Minimal Intervention Dentistry: can it be done? - Dr Victoria Perchyonok

One of the biggest challenges currently facing the dental profession in Australia is the provision of quality and timely dental care to the elderly and vulnerable.  Adults aged 65+ years are an exponentially growing section of the community with rapidly changing dental needs, thanks in part to improvements in oral health over the past 60 years that have resulted in a dramatically decreased rate of edentulism and subsequently an increased number caries and other dental pathologies.

Dental care is particularly important for residents of aged care facilities, since oral diseases tend to be cumulative and become more complex with time. Institutionalized older adults often have cognitive and physical impairments that affect their ability to maintain oral hygiene, and are dependent on others for the daily maintenance of their mouths. They are also often medically compromised and taking a large number of medications that may reduce salivary flow and increase the risk of dental caries. Oral problems have a negative effect on quality of life, and problems with the teeth and mouth can affect nutrition, which in turn can affect general health.

There is a growing body of evidence that links poor periodontal health with a range of medical problems, including cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and stroke. Aspiration pneumonia and bacteraemia’s can also be a significant problem for residents with poor oral health. A common finding for residents of aged care facilities is poor oral hygiene with a high accumulation of plaque and calculus on residents’ teeth and dentures, since carers experienced difficulty in performing regular oral hygiene care for residents.Therefore, access to dental care should be considered an integral component of the overall well-being of residents.The need to think outside the box  is more then ever required. 

The mobile dentistry service and portable dentistry is a must. How could it work?

Dental Team to the rescue as Dentistry is profession with 5 professionals in the field with different but complimentary scopes of practices and skill’s can deliver complimentary care and address the great need.

Patient centred care, Minimal intervention Dentistry and how to do it well will be the topic of this lecture.

Learning objectives:

1. What is mobile and portable dentistry, why do we need to think outside the box
2. What is minimal intervention dentistry and how it integrates into mobile setting
3. Who can benefit from the mobile services (children, special needs patients and elderly) and what can be achieved.
4. Treatment planning in the mobile setting is this different to a fixed clinic approach?
5. Clinical examples of care in the mobile setting in age care setting
6. What is the future of the mobile dentistry

Learning outcomes:

1. Describe the organisational and operational structure of a mobile dentistry service
2. Outline the advantages and challenges of a mobile dentistry service in comparison to that of a fixed clinic
3. List key strategies to ensure best practice patient care of a mobile dentistry service
4. Summarise important steps to ensure sustainability and viability of a mobile dentistry service

Leveraging Large Language Models in Dentistry: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges- Dr Khaled Ahmed 

This lecture explores the application of large language models (LLMs) in dentistry. It covers examples of how LLMs can be used in clinical practice, research, and education. The lecture introduces the capabilities of LLMs and their potential impact. Opportunities, such as increased efficiency and enhanced decision-making, are emphasized. Additionally, the lecture addresses the limitations and challenges of adopting LLMs in dentistry, including ethical considerations, data privacy concerns, and risks related to biases and inaccuracies. Attendees will gain a well-rounded perspective on how this emerging technology can transform the dental landscape while understanding the importance of responsible deployment. And in case you were wondering, this synopsis was drafted using an LLM.

Learning objectives

• Provide an introduction to large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT.

• Offer examples of the utility of LLMs in dental practice, education, and research.
• Highlight the potential pitfalls, limitations, and risks associated with using LLMs.

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Speaker Biographies

Dr Victoria Perchyonok

Dr Victoria Tamara Perchyonok is an Oral Health Therapist with Adult scope, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2018 and completed the Adult Restorative Course for Oral Health Therapists. Dr Victoria Tamara Perchyonok also completed an Undergraduate Certificate in Dementia Care from the University of Tasmania) as well as numerous short courses in Dental Management of Geriatric and Special Needs Patients as well as Advanced Paediatric Dentistry in order to provide the best care for our patients of all ages.

Dr Victoria Tamara Perchyonok has transitioned into the oral health profession after a successful scientific career both nationally and internationally and completing a PhD in Free Radical Chemistry in 2001 from the University of Melbourne.Dr Victoria Tamara Perchyonok combines her passion for delivering evidence-based health care to children and adults. Victoria has been practicing in private practice since graduation and is a passionate advocate for bringing dental care to anyone in need.

In her spare time, Dr Victoria Tamara Perchyonok enjoys spending time with her family and her gorgeous miniature poodles Ariel and Shai.

Kerry Hegarty

(CEO, Incisive Technologies) PhD, AICD

Experienced in the translation of novel technology, establishing and leading high-technology companies where defining global opportunities and delivering novel products to the market is required.  Demonstrable outcomes in team creation, intellectual property, capital raising, partnering and marketing in fields ranging from oil and gas to oncology. 

Now as head of Incisive, Kerry leads an outstanding team of scientists, manufacturers, and marketing experts to make BlueCheck the world’s leading detection tool (“paint”) for early- stage caries.  Incisive’s US network has expanded significantly in the last four years with a major highlight being FDA approval in 2023.  In addition, US investors, dental schools, Key Opinion Leaders, clinical study investigators and distributors are lining up to support the upcoming US launch of BlueCheck.

Born in California, educated at Columbia University (NYC), lived in Europe and now in Australia for more than 35 years, Kerry is comfortable and committed to taking great Australian offshore.  

Rachel Jensen 

Director, MBA , BSc (Hons)

Rachel Jensen has over 20 years’ experience across the biotech industry in commercial operations, strategic compliance and business management.Rachel has held a number of senior positions within CSL across their diagnostics, antivenoms and plasma therapeutic businesses. Most recently leading the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Marketing function responsible for six therapeutic areas and prior to that established the New Product directorate that led the commercialisation of new products. She has headed a Diagnostic business unit, leading Research & Development, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Compliance and Commercial Operations and its expansion into the Asia Pacific.

By combining a science background with a passion for business and commercialising new products, Rachel brings a strategic lens, while delivering practical solutions, committed to developing both individuals and teams to achieve business goals. Her specialties are the development of strategy, the identification of commercial opportunities, use of insights and analytics in the preparation of business plans, marketing plans and brand strategy, new product launches, stakeholder management, tenders and contract negotiation.

Dr Khaled Ahmed

Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry & General Practice

PhD, MSc, FPros, FDS RCS(Eng), FFGDP(UK), FCGDent(UK), FICD, LLM(MedLaw&Ethics), SFHEA

Khaled Ahmed is an Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry & General Practice at the University of Melbourne. He held various academic and leadership positions in Australia, Hong Kong, and the UK. He is also appointed by the Dental Council of New Zealand to provide bespoke educational programs to support practitioners undergoing their fitness to practise assessment. Khaled is a member of the Journal of Dentistry’s editorial board and the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Global Oral Health Committee. With over 20 years of experience, he has published numerous papers in leading journals with a clinical and research focus on digital dentistry and tooth wear. Khaled regularly lectures nationally and internationally on artificial intelligence. 

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