Quintessence Symposium on again

Sydney will play host next year to the prestigious 20th International Quintessence Symposium in Dentistry.

The symposium comprises two days of lectures followed by a day of workshops which allow participants to experience the future in restorative dentistry including aesthetics and endodontics.

The programme will again be held at the Sydney Convention Centre South, Darling Harbour, from 30 April - 2 May, 2004.

Scientific Chairman Iven Klineberg has worked with local Quintessence representative Halas Dental to assemble world renowned speakers from Australia and overseas.

See Jeff Hutter (USA) speak on the Relationship between Endodontic Disease and Systemic Disease; Glen Weston (Australia) on Tools of the Trade - a review of instrumentation; Bob Convissar (USA) - Lasers in Fixed, Removable, and Implant Prosthetics; Michael Burrow (Australia) - Matching the tooth substrate with the bonding system; Herbert Dumfahrt (Switzerland) - The restorative concept - fundamental principles for success; Russell Giordano (USA) - An overview of CAD/CAM in dentistry - office and lab based; Galip Gurel (Turkey) - Anterior Esthetics with Bonded Porcelain Restorations; Mark Hochman (USA) - New alternative injection techniques to improve the restorative outcome; William Libenberg (Canada) - Posterior tooth-coloured restorations - challenges and solutions within the proximal precinct; Ed McLaren (USA) - Ceramic selection: which system for which case?; Ian Meyers (Australia) - Conservative management of the worn dentition; and, Claude Rufenacht (Switzerland) - Porcelain veneers and occlusion.

Registration for the full three days, which includes two days of lectures and two half day workshops, is $890. Registration for the two days of lectures only is $690 and for the workshops only is $400 per workshop.

The 20th International Quintessence Symposium is proudly sponsored by Halas Dental Limited, Quintessence Publishing Co, 3M ESPE, SDS Kerr, Australasian Dental Practice magazine and Coltene Whaledent.