Course Overview
Emergency appointments can be difficult and stressful! It is an unplanned scenario where you as a clinician are faced with a distressed patient who is in severe pain seeking immediate relief of their symptoms. As a clinician, the pressure is on and you are expected to swiftly collect the relevant history and clinical information, come up with a differential diagnosis, establish the correct cause of pathology and quickly present the patient with relevant treatment options... and then complete the therapy in a short period of time. You are challenged to think about prognosis, time, cost and future implications in the matter of a few minutes whilst deciphering potentially ambiguous information and clinical presentations. This seminar by Dr Marina Kamel is aimed at assisting you with navigating this clinical, therapeutic and logistics minefield. Dr Kamel will discuss the nature and physiology of periodontal pain. She will discuss various acute periodontal conditions, their diagnostic criteria, and their management. She will also provide management strategies for the emergency appointment as well as discuss the referral timelines.
Learning Objectives
- What is periodontal pain
- Acute periodontal conditions and their management
- Diagnostic criteria and frameworks when faced with a distressed patient
- Management strategies for the emergency appointment
- Referral timelines and workflow
Presenter/s biography
Dr Marina Kamel
BDS (Otago), FRACDS (GDP), DClinDent (Perio), MRACDS (Perio)
Dr Marina Kamel is a Brisbane-based periodontist at Westside Perio & Implants. She completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Distinction at Otago University in 2012. She obtained a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Periodontics) and specialist training in implants at Sydney University in 2019. She is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS) in general practice and has membership (MRACDS) in Periodontics.
Dr Kamel is the President of the Australian Society of Periodontology and Vice President of the Australasian Osseointegration Society in Queensland. Dr Kamel received multiple academic and research awards during her professional career. She received the FG Christensen medal for obtaining the highest ranking in the primary RACDS examinations in 2013. She has received the reputable Judith and Dr. Mario Adamo Implant Innovation Scholarship for her research work in 2018 as well as the Osteology Foundation Research Award for her research in 2020.
Outside of periodontics, Marina enjoys running, swimming and tennis. She loves travelling and spending time with her family and friends in the great outdoors.
Event Pricing
ADA Member Dentist - FREE
Non-Member Dentist - $55
CPD Points
1 Scientific hour
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