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Program

This is a preliminary program only and is subject to change.

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Pre-Conference Day

3:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Registration Opens

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception

 

InterContinental Adelaide
Through Exhibition Area

Friday, 21 August 2026

Conference Day 1

Total CPD: 6.00

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Registration and Exhibition Open

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Acknowledgement of Country

President’s Welcome

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Artificial Intelligence in Dental Prosthetists Practices

Dr Ken Hooi
Prosthodontist – BDS Sydney GradDipClinDent(Oral Implants) Sydney MDSc Sydney FPFA FICD FAANZP Certificate in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence UTS-IoD

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Morning Tea

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Demystifying notifications with Ahpra and the Dental Board

Panel Led bys

Adj Assoc Prof Ben Keith
Specialist Policy Advisor

Neda Nikolovski
Dental Prosthetist and Dental Technician

Panellist

Kylie Ewart
Operations Manager, Notifications, Ahpra

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Redefining Immediate Dentures: Accuracy, Efficiency and Predictability

Kurt Boyd
Dental Prosthetist

Sponsored By

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

A profession in decline

Kevin Rafferty
Dental Prosthetist

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Implant retained over denture treatment planning

Professor Lindsay C. Richards
BDS BScDent PhD MRACDS FAANZP FADI FICD FPFA GAICD

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

Factors that influence successful outcomes in removable prosthodontics

Professor Lindsay C. Richards
BDS BScDent PhD MRACDS FAANZP FADI FICD FPFA GAICD

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Tea

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

ADPA Forum

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Day One Concludes

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Conference Dinner

InterContinental Adelaide

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Conference Day 2

Total CPD: 6.00

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Registration & Exhibition Open

9:00 am – 10:00 am

TMJ, bruxism, and sleep disorders

A/Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam OAM

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Incorporating digital dentistry into daily practice for removable prosthetics

Dr. Sravan Chunduru
Prosthodontist – BDS (Adel), MRACDS (Pros), DClinDent (Pros)

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Morning Tea

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

TAFE QLD Bachelor of Dental Prosthetic final year students

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Domestic violence and trauma care

A/Professor Sharon Liberali AO
Specialist in Special Needs Dentistry

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Understanding your professional requirements.

Christie Boucher
Risk Services Manager, Guild Insurance

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
4:30 pm

Day Two Concludes