Federal Newsletter- MAY
WELCOME TO 2002-A YEAR PROMISING TO BE FULL OF INFORMATIVE COURSES RELATED TO IMPLANT DENTISTRY.
The promotion and sharing of knowledge in the field of Implant Dentistry is a vital aim of this group. It is a group dating back to 1969 and has no affiliation with a specific implant system, but looks to glean and disseminate the best knowledge available in the field of Implant Dentistry within its membership.
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Last September, under the leadership of Federal President, Dr Gerald Marish, the A.S.I.D. launched a Victorian State Branch in Melbourne. This inaugural meeting on September 5th 2001 was supported by eighty-five dentists with lectures by Dr. Basil Fletcher, and Dr. Gerry Clausen..The President of this group is Dr George Luk, who may be contacted for more local information on (03) 9650 4736 (Surgery).
In Western Australia, a State Branch Study Group was established with its first meeting held on November 7th 2001. At this time, a lecture was delivered by Dr. Brent Allen on Osteodistraction.The presentation was attended by forty-five dentists, and Dr. John Payne was elected president of this Branch. Dr. Payne may be contacted for further information on branch activities.
After lengthy preparation and considerable effort by Committee member, Dr. Tony Collins, a LEVEL IV Course was held for the first time, at Sydney University. Ten dentists and two dental students were active with anatomy lectures given by Dr. Fiona Stewart, of the Anatomy Dept., the Medical Faculty of Sydney University. In this ground-breaking Course, all students had the availability of actual hands-on surgery whilst attending the Course. Implants were placed, along with Sinus-lift, bone grafting and suturing techniques. Those attending considered this Course a valuable learning experience.
On March 20th, a State Branch was established in South Australia. Dr. Ian Bills presented the first lecture, "Doing your own Surgery", to forty-eight dentists from the locality. At this meeting, Dr. Robert Bickmore..was elected as Branch President.
Recently, plans have been confirmed for the 7th Accreditation Course to be held in Melbourne at the Carlton Crest Hotel. The LEVEL I Course is scheduled for Friday, May 31st, with LEVEL II being held on Saturday June 1st, and Sunday June 2nd. In the past, these Courses have been well attended and give good fundamental knowledge of Implant Dentistry for Practitioners to use in their own Surgeries.
The LEVEL III Course is scheduled for Friday 18th, Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th October 2002, in Sydney at the Carlton Crest Hotel.. This course covers treatment planning, surgery, prosthodontics, maintenance and repair. Dr. Joseph Kan will present this Course. A section for "Hands-on" experience will be included with 6 or 7 different implant systems available to trial.
For further information phone:
Dr. G Marish (02) 9130 3212
Dr. G Luk (03) 9650 4736
Other important calendar news is the imminent Nobel Biocare Australasian & Asia Team Day 2002, to be held Sydney, May 23-25 (Thurs-Sat) at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Details available from Nobel Biocare - (02) 9412 1144
Members are advised that membership of ASID carries with it the benefits of component membership of the ICOI- International College of Oral Implantologists. There are often Implant Conferences around the world that are run by this group and to which our members are welcome at discounted rates. An example is the joint meeting of the Canadian Society of Oral Implantology & The ICOI, to be held this August23-25 2002, in Montreal, Canada.
Your Federal Council is currently working on a similar affiliation with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, whose next meeting is to be held in Los Angeles, October2-6, 2002. We await further details.
Members are invited to contribute any "snippits" which they think are of value to the membership and which may be published in future Newsletters.
WEBSITE:- www.asid.org.au
A list of current Committee members of ASID follows:-
NSW President:-John Berne
Secretary George Chammos
Treasurer John Harrison
QLD President:-Michael Barber
Sec./Treasurer David Cox
VICTORIA. President:- George Luk
Vice-President Eddie Lobaza
Secretary Jeanette Chua
Treasurer Paul Soon
WA President:- John Payne
Vice-president Dennis Cunneen
Secretary George Tan
Treasurer Brian Koch
Councillors Russell Fine/Martin Ford
SA President:- Robert Bickmore
Secretary Helen Harry
Treasurer Richard Salter
Future meetings…
Dr..CARY SHAPOFF
Dr. Shapoff graduated from Case Western University in 1968, and has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology since 1981. Dr, Shapoff has been in private practice for twenty-four years and is now in Conneticut, USA. His lecture topics include bone grafting,,implant surgery and soft tissue management.
.Dr. Shapoff will lecture as follows:---
Tuesday May 28th Queensland
Tattersall’s Club, Brisbane. 6.30 for 7.00pm
Wednesday May 29th Sydney
Holme & Sutherland, Syd. University. 6.30 for 7.00pm.
Thursday May 30th Adelaide
Meridien Hotel. 6.30 for 7.00pm
Friday May 31st Melbourne
Carlton Crest Hotel. 6.30 for 7.00pm.