SESSIONS Lectures and Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshop: 07 / 05 / 2026

Venue: University of Ghana Dental School, Korle Bu, Accra

FacilitatorWorkshop TitleOutlineObjectivesDuration
Prof Farida FortuneSeminar
Updates in Oral Pathology.
  1. Introduction to oral pathology — definition, scope, and importance in dental practice.
  2. Common oral lesions — overview of developmental, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic lesions.
  3. Diagnosis and investigation — clinical examination, imaging, and biopsy techniques.
  1. Define oral pathology and its role in dental practice.
  2. Identify common oral lesions and their clinical features.
1hr 30 mins
Dr Jumoke AdeyemiHands-On
Periodontal instruments setup and instrument maintenance.
  1. Overview of common instruments used in periodontal examination and treatment.
  2. Standard tray setup for periodontal treatment.
  3. Identification and correct maintenance regimes.
  1. Identify common periodontal instruments used in clinical practice.
  2. Demonstrate correct instrument setup for periodontal procedures.
  3. Describe appropriate cleaning, sterilisation, and maintenance procedures.
1hr 30 mins
Dr Maxwell Addo
Seminar
Reflective Practice Among Dental Educators.
Exploring Concepts of Reflective Practice among Dental Educators
  1. This session is designed to introduce participants to evidence-based concepts of reflective practice.
  2. It foregrounds the role of emotional and psychological safety in reflection, reframing it as a relational, rather than a purely cognitive exercise.
  3. It emphasises the importance of ‘critical dialogue’ and examines different approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of professional practice.
  4. It highlights the potential tension between educators’ personal and professional values regarding reflection and institutional or regulatory demands and provides practical recommendations for continuing professional development (CPD) and curriculum reform, advocating for faculty training that enhances educators’ capacity to facilitate reflection with emotional sensitivity and pedagogical skill
  1. Identify one’s own preferred ways of learning and reflecting in a variety of contexts.
  2. Explore concepts of reflective practice reported among dental educators.
  3. Analyse how models of reflective practice presented at the workshop might influence your own professional practice.
  4. Evaluate the effectiveness of your approaches to delivering high-quality teaching.
1hr

Day 1: 08 / 05 / 2026 — Lectures

Venue: University of Ghana Dental School, Korle Bu, Accra

SpeakerLecture TitleOutlineObjectives
Prof Albert LeungDelivering a modern Undergraduate Dentistry programme using a spiralled Primary Care approach.
  1. Main differences between the traditional hospital-based BDS programme and an innovative primary care/community-based BDS programme at RCSI.
  2. How a programme with early clinical skills acquisition, an integrated spiralled curricolum, and early/sustained intensive patient treatment experiences can: (a) train and qualify BDS dentists as valuable primary care-based dental workforce; (b) operate in line with the Irish National Oral Health Policy and WHO global strategy and action plan on Oral Health.
  3. Experiences learnt so far in the Irish context which might be of use in the context of Ghana.
  1. To evaluate the main differences between the traditional hospital-based BDS programme and the innovative primary care/community-based BDS programme.
  2. To understand how the primary care/community-based BDS training model and spiralled curricolum operates at RCSI.
  3. To explore how this innovative training model can deliver oral healthcare to a wide patient cohort who might otherwise have no access to dental care.
  4. To understand how this training approach coltivates dentists as leaders of the Oral Health Workforce team, who can make a positive impact to the Oral Health of the popolation they serve.
Dr Clement SeeballuckFrugal innovation: The solution to equitable training.
  1. This presentation will discuss frugal alternatives and innovative approaches to simulated skills training.
  2. Examples currently being used at the University will be discussed. Remote learning prospects and sustainability will also be explored
  3. The final parts of this talk will discuss evaluation of novel training tools and delegates will be invited to collaborate.
  1. Gain an understanding of alternative educational strategies for simulated skills that use low-cost training tools
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  2. Understand the importance of developing equitable methods of clinical training.
  3. Gain an awareness of methods of evaluation novel training tools.
Dr Ernest Konadu AsieduNational Oral Health Strategy for Ghana.
  1. Oral health challenges in Ghana — burden of oral diseases and inequalities in access to dental care.
  2. Need for a national oral health strategy — importance of coordinated policies and prevention-focused approaches.
  1. Describe the current oral health challenges in Ghana.
  2. Explain the purpose of the national public oral health strategy.
Dr Nana Kofi AcheampongCutting-Edge Digital Guided Implant Placement: The Future of Precision and Predictability.
  1. Summary of implant treatment as an option following tooth loss.
  2. Implant structure.
  3. Factors affecting implant success.
  4. The conventional method of implant placement.
  5. CBCT and the shift to improved planning.
  6. CBCT and intraoral scan workflow.
  7. Guided digital implant placement — cases.
  8. All-on-X.
  9. Discussion.
  1. Highlight the shift from conventional to digitally driven planning.
  2. How 3D imaging has reduced surgical complexity.
  3. Osstem implant and the versatility it provides.
  4. To prepare delegates for hands-on Osstem digital placement.
Dr Kwabena AmoahAdvances in diagnostics, digital orthodontics, and treatment planning.
  1. Digital orthodontics tools — 3D treatment planning software, clear aligners, and virtual simolation.
  2. Treatment planning in the digital era — integrating diagnostics, simolation, and patient-specific planning.
  1. Describe advances in diagnostic tools for orthodontics.
  2. Identify key digital orthodontics tools and their applications.
  3. Explain how digital treatment planning improves patient outcomes.

Day 2: 09 / 05 / 2026 — Workshops

Venue: University of Ghana Dental School, Korle Bu, Accra

FacilitatorWorkshop TitleOutlineObjectivesDuration
Dr Nana Kofi AcheampongLive Patient
Demonstration of an actual live guided implant placement surgery.
  1. CBCT and intraoral scan workflow.
  1. Highlight the shift from conventional to digitally driven planning.
  2. To prepare delegates for hands-on Osstem digital placement.
2 hrs
Dr Christopher VondeeLive Patient
Sedation in Practice: Managing the Anxious Dental Patient		Demonstrate the use of IV sedation as an adjunct to treatment for patients who are anxious, unable to cope due to learning difficolties, have pronounced gag reflex, or require complex/extensive treatments.Update on current sedation protocols — pre-op, peri-op, and post-op observations.2 hrs
Dr Jumoke AdeyemiHands-On
Alternative dental education for students and public health education.
  1. Introduction to innovation in dental education — the need for new teaching approaches in dental training.
  2. Types of innovative educational tools — digital learning platforms, virtual simolation.
  1. Describe the role of innovation in dental education.
  2. Identify different types of innovative dental education tools.
2 hrs
Dr Jumoke AdeyemiHands-On
Periodontal Instruments set up and instrument maintenance.
  1. Overview of common instruments used in periodontal examination and treatment.
  2. Standard tray setup for periodontal treatment.
  3. Identification and correct maintenance regimes.
  1. Identify common periodontal instruments used in clinical practice.
  2. Demonstrate correct instrument setup for periodontal procedures.
  3. Describe appropriate cleaning, sterilisation, and maintenance procedures.
2 hrs
Dr Mamta ThadaniHands-On
Stainless steel crowns placement in deciduous teeth (Hall technique).
  1. Introduce participants to the Hall Technique, a minimally invasive method for managing carious primary molars using preformed stainless-steel crowns without local anesthesia, tooth preparation, or caries removal.
  2. Evidence-based overview of the biological principles underlying the Hall Technique, including caries sealing and the rationale for avoiding conventional operative intervention.
  3. Indications, contraindications, case selection, and clinical outcomes.
  4. Step-by-step procedure for placement of the crown.
  5. Selection, fitting, cementation procedures, occlusal considerations, and postoperative instructions.
  1. Understand the biological principles underlying the Hall Technique for managing carious primary molars.
  2. Identify appropriate indications and contraindications for using this technique in paediatric patients.
  3. Equip clinicians with the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate the Hall Technique into routine paediatric dental practice confidently.
  4. Manage occlusal changes following crown placement.
  5. Incorporate this technique into clinical decision-making within minimally invasive paediatric dentistry.
2 hrs
Dr Kwabena AmoahHands-On
Construction of orthodontic retainers — make your own retainers.
  1. Materials and tools — vacuum-formed sheets and basic laboratory instruments.
  2. Fabrication steps — impressions, model preparation.
  1. Demonstrate the steps involved in constructing a basic retainer.
  2. Other non-orthodontic uses e.g. bleaching trays, mouthguards.
2 hrs
Dr Malcolm FarrHands-On
Root canal preparation and obturation.
  1. Purpose of root canal therapy and indications for treatment.
  2. Root canal preparation — access cavity, cleaning and shaping of the root canal system.
  3. Irrigation and disinfection — use of irrigants to remove debris and eliminate microorganisms.
  4. Obturation techniques — materials and methods used to fill and seal the prepared root canal.
  1. Describe the principles of root canal preparation.
  2. Explain the steps involved in cleaning and shaping the root canal system.
  3. Identify materials and techniques used for root canal obturation.
1 hr
Prof Farida FortuneSeminar
Updates in Oral pathology.
  1. Introduction to oral pathology
    Definition, scope, and importance in dental practice.
  2. Common oral lesions
    Overview of developmental, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic lesions.
  3. Diagnosis and investigation
    Clinical examination, imaging, and biopsy techniques.
  1. Define oral pathology and its role in dental practice.
  2. Identify common oral lesions and their clinical features.
1hr 30mins
Dr Josiah Eyeson & Dr Matthew BoamahSeminar
Salivary gland tumours – an update.
  1. The workshop will be interactive. The session will cover salivary gland tumour types, their presentation, assessment, investigations and treatment.
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  1. .Classification of salivary gland tumours.
  2. Clinical Assessment and investigations.
  3. Management options.
2hrs

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