Scientific Program
Updated 10 March 2025
10.30am - 6.30pm
Registration open
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
11.00am - 1.00pm
Post graduate morning with keynotes
Location: Times on the Park, Level 1
5.00 – 6.30pm
Welcome function amongst the exhibition
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
8.00am - 5.00pm
Registration open
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
8.45am - 9.35am
Session moderator: A/Prof Tino Mercado
Understanding periodontitis and peri-implantitis: pathobiology, determinants of risk, and therapeutic implications
9.35am - 10.15am
Diabetes and periodontal health: Implications for disease prevention and early identification
10.30am - 11.00am
Morning tea
11.00am - 11.30am
Session moderator: Wendy Gill
Latest advances in minimally invasive soft tissue grafting for treatment of mucogingival deformities
Dr Lorenzo Tavelli »
Sponsored by Geistlich
11.30pm - 12.30pm
Post graduate education; past, present and future
Moderator: Dr Wendy Gill
UQ Periodontal PG Training Programme update
A/Prof Ryan Lee »
DClinDent Perio program at the University of Adelaide: An overview
A/Prof Sushil Kaur »
An update on postgrad perio training and research at Otago University
A/Prof Tino Mercado »
Progress and changes of the Sydney course over the last 15 years – problems, challenges and future plans
Prof Axel Spahr »
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch and poster session
Judges: Dr Pradeep Koppolu, Adj Prof Albert Tan and Dr Chris Waalkens
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Session moderator: Prof Saso Ivanovski
ANZAP Medallion Competition
Judges: Prof Panos Papapanou », Prof Evanthia Lalla » and Dr Lorenzo Tavelli »
The relationship between periodontal health and kidney disease among First Nations adults in South Australia.
Dr Isaac He »
The BISHOP (Biomarkers in Saliva of Health or Periodontitis) study.
Dr Stella Lee »
The periodontal benefits of alveolar ridge augmentation with xenograft following third molar extraction: a randomised controlled trial.
Dr Sheng Quach »
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Afternoon tea and poster session
3.00pm - 3.45pm
Session moderator: Prof Saso Ivanovski
Clinical controversies in everyday practice
Non-regenerative treatment of peri-implantitis
A/Prof Andre Bendyk »
Regenerative surgery in the treatment of peri-implantitis. Does it work? Does it matter?
Dr Patrick Tseng »
Buccal soft tissue dehiscence around implants; Prevention and treatment
A/Prof Mehdi Valizadeh »
3.45pm - 4.45pm
The 2018 Classification of Periodontitis: Principles, gray zones and diagnostic challenges
6.00pm - 11.00pm
Geistlich Gala Dinner
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
8.00am - 5.00pm
Registration open
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
8.30am - 9.15am
Session moderator: Dr Tasha Mackie
Periodontitis and cognition: updates from recent and ongoing research studies
Location: Grand Ballroom, Level 2
9.15am - 10.00am
From around the country
Tissue Destruction in Periodontitis
Prof Marcelo Figueredo »
Lasers in periodontics
Dr Pradeep Koppolu »
Embracing digital dentistry for the modern implant surgeon
Dr Luan Ngo »
10.00am - 10.30am
Morning tea
10.30am - 11.10am
Session moderator: Dr Tasha Mackie
Reconsidering the role of the oral health care team in managing patients with diabetes
11.30am - 12.00pm
ANZAP AGM
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Lunch and poster session
Judges: Dr Pradeep Koppolu, Adj Prof Albert Tan and Dr Chris Waalkens
1.00pm - 1.30pm
Session moderator: Prof Axel Spahr
Implant aesthetic complications: Prevention and treatment
Dr Lorenzo Tavelli »
Sponsored by Geistlich
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Clinical controversies in periodontal treatment
Gingival grafting surgery, a subspecialty within periodontics
Dr Emma Megson »
Who is this for? “Flapless” Emdogain
Dr Rebecca Ellis »
To move or to remove! Orthodontic management of periodontally compromised teeth
Dr Prashant Zaveri »
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Afternoon tea
3.00pm - 3.10pm
Session moderator: Prof Axel Spahr
Winning Poster Announcement
3.10pm - 4.10pm
Evidence-based treatments for periodontitis and peri-implantitis: Highlights of the EFP Guideline Workshops
4.25pm - 5.10pm
Panel discussion
Session moderator: Prof Axel Spahr
Dr Rachel Garraway, Prof Saso Ivanovski, Prof Evanthia Lalla, Dr Stephen Meraw, Prof Panos Papapanou, Dr Lorenzo Tavelli
5.10pm - 5.30pm
Meeting close
5.30pm - 6.30pm