Kavit Shah

Title: Sustainable management of compromised teeth

Aims:

• Guidelines to be able to assess and predictably restore and maintain structurally compromised tooth
• Update on currently available restorative materials that can be used to restore such teeth
• Workflows and protocols to maximise long term restorative predictability
• Explore pragmatic replacement options for failing or missing teeth.

Learning Outcomes:

• Be able to effectively assess and plan the restoration of a structurally compromised tooth
• Be able to choose the most appropriate restorative material, prepare the tooth appropriately and cement/deliver the final restoration predictably.
• Be able to identify the unrestorable tooth, effectively plan for its extraction and replacement

Biography:
Kavit graduated from Guys’ Kings and St Thomas’ School of Dentistry in London. Following graduation he spent time in general dental practice and held dental hospital posts in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Restorative Dentistry. He completed a four-year Masters and Specialist Training Programme in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics at The Eastman Dental Institute, graduated with a distinction, and he is now a recognised specialist in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.

The majority of his time is spent in private practice, as a Partner and clinical director at The London Centre for Prosthodontics. He is passionate about education and lectures both nationally and internationally on implant and restorative dentistry. He is also involved in the delivery of structured postgraduate education in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry.