DT News - UK - Dr Graham Stokes teaches dentists how to “provide stable, functional and aesthetically pleasing partial dentures”

BDCDS

Mon. 8 May 2023

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General dental practitioner Dr Graham Stokes, who is chair of the MPS Foundation, a global not-for-profit research initiative, will be among this year’s speakers at the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show (BDCDS), taking place at the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham in the UK on 12 and 13 May. Having lectured in postgraduate dental education since 1993, Dr Stokes is passionate about providing dental education and will be bringing his teaching expertise to BDCDS this year. Specialising in prosthetics, occlusion and implant dentistry, Dr Stokes also has a longstanding relationship with the oral healthcare training charity Bridge2Aid, which provides dental education and care for people in some of the world’s most deprived countries.

Dr Graham Stokes. (Image: Graham Stokes)

Dr Stokes, could you give us an overview of what you will be speaking about at BDCDS?
I will be presenting a step-by-step guide to help practitioners provide stable, functional and aesthetically pleasing partial dentures for their patients using case examples to demonstrate how this is achieved. I want to explore how to decide between the various alternatives that are available and help my colleagues provide successful partial dentures.

Why do you think that this is an important subject to explore?
With an ever-increasing ageing population, it is becoming more and more important for dental professionals to be able to provide effective partial dentures for their patients. I think it is important to review and remind ourselves of the design sequence involved and the importance of good impressions and planning in the provision of removable partial dentures. Clinicians must remember that the good design of a partial denture is essential to ensure that patients receive the quality of care that they deserve and that clinicians want to provide.

Who will this talk be useful for and why?
This presentation will be of interest to all dental professionals caring for partially edentulous patients. Providing great dental care is a team effort. In my experience, when the entire team involved in a patient’s care truly understands and has good knowledge of the subject, the better care the patient receives and the greater the satisfaction and appreciation the team experiences.

Apart from your own presentation, what are you looking forward to at this year’s BDCDS?
You never stop learning in dentistry, so I am looking forward to enhancing my knowledge, as well as meeting like-minded dental colleagues and old friends—especially other Bridge2Aid volunteers!

Editorial note:

BDCDS participants can attend Dr Graham Stokes’ 1-hour lecture, titled “Successful partial dentures: A busy practitioner’s guide”, in the BDA Theatre on Saturday, 13 May, at 2:35 p.m.

More information on the event can be found at birmingham.dentistryshow.co.uk.