Bridging the knowledge gap

The Institute of Health Care in collaboration with the Faculty of Dental Surgery will be organising a public talk, "Bridging the Knowledge Gap" by Mark Gilbert Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the conference hall, Institute of Health Care.

This lecture will explore the complexity of influences and the inter relationships that exist within the implant team. A fundamental problem exists in the disparity in education levels within the restorative team, which leads to an imbalance between the spheres of technical and clinical implantology practice.

This imbalance can lead to problems in communication, and compromise technical procedures leading to complications within the restorative team.

The challenges to the implant team are now greater with patients' increased awareness of dental treatments, enhanced expectations for a natural aesthetic result and the possibility of litigation. Meeting the "aesthetic challenge" requires everyone in the team to contribute to achieve the optimum result.