It’s important not to underestimate the difference a smile can make. We can all build a more inclusive society, one smile and one conversation at a time.
To oral healthcare professionals interested in learning more about Special Needs Dentistry, given it is January, when many people are planning out the conferences and events they will be attending, I collated a list of 2024 Special Needs Dentistry events, national and international, to support you in integrating them into your professional development this year. These are the ones to my knowledge, please feel free to let me know if there are any others I have missed and I will add them on. If you have subscribed to my email list you will have received this information in your inbox. If you are interested in receiving future email updates about Special Needs Dentistry and my mindset-somatic coaching offerings you can sign up here!
ADOHTA are holding a SA-NT CPD Dinner on Special Needs Dentistry:
Date: 16th February 2024. Location: Adelaide
ADAWA are holding a CPD event on treating people with disability (so pleased to see them use my preferred term “diverse-abilities!”)
Date: 20th July 2024 . Location: Western Australia
International Association of Disability and Oral Health 27th iADH Scientific Conference is in Seoul this year.
Date: 26th September 2024. Location: Seoul, South Korea
Special Care in Dentistry Association (SCDA) is hosting a virtual summit and a conference:
Date: September 26-28th. Location: Orlando
The Virtual Summit is on April 20th 2024
For those of you who aren’t in a position to fit in an overseas trip in September, The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons The Fine Edge of Dentistry 2024 conference in Cairns this year is featuring a number of Special Needs Dentistry related topics on medically-compromised patient management including a series of three lectures by the keynote international speaker A/Prof Nathaniel Treister on oral complications in cancer patients, a masterclass on acute and chronic management by Dr Amanda Phoon Nguyen, Dr Michael Burgess and Dr Leanne Teoh, a presentation by Dr Sharonne Zaks on Working with patients impacted by Family Violence and Sexual Assault, and an update on the growing list of drugs causing MRONJ by registered pharmacist and dentist, Dr Leanne Teoh.
I’m also excited to be presenting a mindset and psychosomatic practice-based masterclass on Juggling the Priorities. It is great to see more conferences featuring non-clinical topics in their programs to support the wellbeing of clinicians. Hope to see you there, and if we haven’t met before please do come up to say hi 🙂