8^th International Conference and Exhibition on Dentistry & Oral Care April 18-20, 2016 The Oberoi, Dubai, UAE

To dispose Bio-Medical Waste in a proper and safe manner with newer technologies has become a challenge in recent times. The phenomenal increase in the quantity of medical wastes generated in the hospitals is attributed to the growing use of disposables, as precautions against exposure to infectious diseases and in general, to the increase in medical and public health facilities. This waste is often mixed with municipal solid waste dumped in landfills, where it can contribute to environmental pollution. There are four primary ways to manage hospital waste: landfilling, source reduction, recycling and incineration. Medical waste has been classified into two categories: (i) general waste, which is not potentially dangerous and does not require special handling and disposal, and (ii) hazardous waste, which requires special handling, treatment and disposal, usually according to specific regulations and guidelines. The latter may pose potential health, safety or environmental hazards. There are three categories of hazardous waste – chemical waste, infectious waste and radioactive waste. Newer technologies have emerged to deal with medical waste in its disposal which has been highlighted upon in the poster.

Janita Shah has completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery at Manipal University, India and has been practicing as a dentist at the Ministry of Health, Seychelles since the past two years.

The orthodontic patient’s number one concern has always been “how long will I have to wear the braces for?” Recent developments in the field of orthodontics have made it possible to increase the speed and efficiency of orthodontic tooth movement such that there is a dramatic decrease in treatment time. Various pharmaceutical, surgical, mechanical/physical simulation methods have been utilized in an attempt to enhance the periodontium’s response to orthodontic forces, and subsequently accelerate tooth movement.\r\nThis scientific poster reviews the need for shortening orthodontic treatment time, the different modalities available in order to do so, as well as their limitations and future scope for further improvement.

Hanin Yeslam graduated in 2005 from King Abdulaziz University with a BDS degree. In 2007, she got the position as a Demonstrator in King AbdulAziz University Faculty of Dentistry. She earned her Master’s degree (MSD) and two graduate clinical speciality certificates in operative dentistry and preventive dentistry in Dec, 2009 from IUPUI, USA. She received the American Board of Operative Dentistry Proficiency Certificate in 2014. She is a memeber of the Integrated Research Group SFB 599 Graduiertenkolleg and is currently a guest dental researcher in Hannover Medical School in Germany.

Introduction and Aim: Fixed orthodontics increases caries risk in children and adults. Literature mostly addresses caries prevention immediately prior and during orthodontic treatment. The aim of this report is to demonstrate a pre-orthodontic restorative approach.\r\nCase: A 35-year old man presented to the clinic requesting dental treatment . Diet histrory revealed high frequency of exposure to sweet food. He had poor oral hygiene with inadequate flouride exposure. Intraoral and radiographic examination revealed multiple cavitated caries lesions, secondary caries and incipient lesions, multiple missing teeth (extracted due to caries) and malocclusion. Treatment of this high caries risk patient was performed in three phases. Firstly, dietary adjustments, a full mouth clean and polish, caries excavation and placememnt of temporary fillings were performed. A professional fluoride application every 2-3 weeks for 3 months was started and combined with fluoridated tooth paste for home use. Secondly, RCT in tooth 34 was perfomed and fluoride regimen continued. Thirdly, placement of final fillings and build-up of severly destroyed teeth and long-term provisional PFM crown for tooth 34 were performed. Fluoride regimen was continued during this phase. At the 6-month recall, the patient demonstrated good oral hygine and dietary habits. Regular checkups and the use of fluoridated mouth wash was also recomended for the orthodontic treatment phase.\r\nDiscussion and Conclusion: A pre-orthodontic restorative treatment in combination with a prophylaxis regimen is suggested to reduce the risk of developing caries lesions during orthodontic therapy of high carises risk patients.

Mayank Sharma completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2009 from Bhojia Dental College, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has been in private practice ever since and also pursued a 3 month externship in Fresno, California, USA and a 6 month internship in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Whose duty is it to save the planet we live on? Is it just the environmentalists or every one of us? Health-care facilities and offices spend more than $8.5 billion on energy annually to meet patient needs. Dentistry is one branch of medicine where diagnosis, prevention and treatment is provided at one place; the clinic of a dentist. A conventional dental clinic produces heaps of biohazards comprising of approximately 28 million liters of toxic X-ray fixers, 3.7 tons of mercury waste, 1.7 billion sterilization pouches, 680 million chair barriers, light handle covers and patient bibs which can be easily and efficiently reduced by following a simple 4 R agenda of, RETHINK, REDUCE, RE-USE and RECYCLE in one’s clinic. Green dentistry/eco-friendly dentistry is a symbiotic mutualistic relationship, between dental clinical practice and environment conservation. The amalgamation of ecological friendly materials, proper waste disposal, judicious use of supplies and practices into dentistry, reduces the impact of dental procedures on the environment, thereby achieving a holistic relationship between economy and ecology. One should start wherever you are and do something for the planet. Let this be our little initiative for a cleaner earth.