The Colgate Caries Control Program at The University of Adelaide

Features of the Program include : Practice Information Sheets Newsletters with Case Challenge Patient pamphlets Pamphlet order form

The Dental Practice Education Research Unit at The University of Adelaide, sponsored by Colgate Oral Care, distributed the program Australia-wide free of charge to

• dentists
• dental therapists
• and dental hygienists

Materials released during the program deal with the issues of early dental decay, risk assessment and planning for prevention.

• Round 1
  Current concept of caries - Nature, aetiology and clinical aspects of caries diagnosis
• Round 2
  Latest concepts of caries prevention - Planning for Prevention
• Round 3
  Fluorides and caries management
• Round 4
  Continuing caries problems in specific community groups
• Round 5
  Sealants and caries control
• Round 6
  The challenges of rampant caries
• Round 7
  Caries in the aging patient
• Round 8
  Young adult - a person at high caries risk?
• Round 9
  Early childhood caries and ante natal care
• Round 10
  Stratagies for caries management in general dental practice

• Practice Information Sheet
• Practice Information Summary
• Patient Pamphlet
• Newsletter with Case Challenge

What type of materials are included in the Program

1. Practice Information Sheets
   present a brief summary of issues related to the examination, diagnosis, recording, prevention and simple management of dental decay.
2. Newsletters
   have a clinical focus by presenting a Case Challenges. Interesting cases diagnosed and treated by general practitioners are presented in a brief case report format. The Newsletters will also include updates on other parts of the Program, reviews of the latest research findings and will provide an opportunity for discussion on issues raised by participants.
3. Patient Pamphlets
   a series of educational patients pamphlets will be included in the Program to aid the dental services providers in communicating the nature of dental decay to patients. The pamphlets are pitched at a more detailed level than average pamphlets and deal with difficult issues for example: why patients may have to come back to see the dentist more frequently than previously and why just filling the teeth is not the answer to dental decay.

If you wish to access written materials released during the program,\xA0 please contact us on our toll free number - ph. 1800 80 5738 to receive an order form, or email us dperu@adelaide.edu.au .

What to do to order Patient Pamphlets?

Multiple copies of the patient education materials are available for ordering. Please click Pamphlet order form to obtain an order form.

last modified 6/12/2005 11:06 by Dr Pingzhou Liu