Thu 08 February 2024 9:00 AM - Fri 09 February 2024 5:00 PM
Basic botulinum toxin and dermal fillers FEBRUARY
This two day course includes an anatomical study of all muscles, arteries, veins and nerves of the lower face, applications and techniques for using botulinum toxin in dentistry and an overview of injection techniques and how to deal with complications. It will conclude with a practical, hands-on demonstration of different techniques.
Learning objectives:
- Financial and legal implications of utilising botulinum toxin and intraoral dermal fillers
- Anatomical territories associated with the lower face
- Possible pitfalls and complications
- Applications and techniques for using botulinum toxin
- Alternative treatment modalities for TMDs
- Treatment planning
- Doses and techniques for different procedures.
Presented by Dr Mahmoud Bakr and Dr Mohammed Meer
ADA Member and/or Griffith Alumni - $1800
ADAVB recent graduate members - $1000
CPD hours: 10 clinical hours
Register here by 26/01/2024. Also available 7 and 8 November.
Held in conjunction with
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Schedule
Day 1
Didactic lectures, followed by a quiz about head and neck anatomy, pitfalls and complications.
Day 2
The practical application of the theoretical learnings from the first day. It will involve demonstrations of various different injection techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to practice on silicone manikins that replicate the skin injections.
Speakers
Dr Mahmoud Bakr
A little bit about Dr Mahmoud Bakr, Dr Bakr is the ex-Director of Clinical Education (dentistry) and a senior lecturer in General Dental Practice at the School of Dentistry and Oral Health – Griffith University. He received his bachelor degree in Dental Medicine and Surgery from Cairo University in 2004 and completed his masters degree in 2010. In 2012, Dr Bakr was appointed as a full-time lecturer in general dental practice, with a special interest in teaching oral biology and head and neck anatomy. In 2014, Dr Bakr completed a graduate certificate in Higher Education and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2019. Dr Bakr is an accredited examiner for the Australian Dental Council Examination for overseas training dentists. Besides his teaching commitments, Dr Bakr is a clinician and undertakes private dental practice within Griffith University Dental Clinics. He has also published over 55 peer reviewed journal articles in different fields, including the effect of botulinum toxin on different oral tissues. Dr Bakr is a fellow of the International College of Dentists (FICD) and the Australasian College of Aesthetic Medicine (FACAM).
Dr Mohammed Meer
Dr Meer has been involved in clinical teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students in four of the five dental schools in South Africa. He was in private practice at Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands, Cape Town, and was a consultant at the Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery of the University of the Western Cape before immigrating to Australia in 2007. In 2012, Dr Meer completed a graduate certificate in Higher Education. He is registered with Ahpra as a specialist oral surgeon and has a special interest in facial trauma, penetrating knife wound injuries, gunshot wounds, implantology, extra-oral (ear and finger) implants and therapeutic application of injectables in dental practice.