Preventing Dentistry “MI” Way!

In his lecture, Prof Banerjee will define the important terminology and principles behind MI – the minimum intervention oral healthcare (MIOC) delivery framework, including its patient-focused, team-delivered, four interlinked clinical domains of disease identification, disease prevention and control, minimally invasive operative interventions and recall/review. He will focus on the primary and secondary prevention & control of caries domain, specifically non-operative and micro-invasive preventive protocols, including biofilm control, remineralisation and sealants. He will describe how all members of the oral healthcare team must be involved in this caries management process throughout the life-course of the patient.

Points:

• To define minimum intervention oral healthcare (MIOC) as a patient-focused, oral healthcare team-delivered approach to maintaining optimal oral health in all patients
• To outline the approaches and materials, with scientific and clinical evidence, that can be used to control the dental caries process and prevent carious lesions
• To discuss the importance of MIOC in the post-pandemic era and the opportunities for training/education of the oral healthcare team members