CE programme
In Person
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Infections pay no respect to borders

Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium - HKIDEAS 2021

Location

Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong SAR, China, Asia Pacific

Speaker

Dr Wendy Thompson
  • Clinical academic general dentist. 
  • Research at University of Manchester (UK) is about antibiotic resistance (ABR) and urgent dental care. 
  • Lead author of FDI World Dental Federation's white paper on reducing ABR.
  • At International Association for Dental Research, launched early career researcher network on ABR.
  • At World Dental Congress, four sessions about both the impact of COVID-19 and ABR.

Organizer

Hong Kong Dental Association

Learning objectives

  • To assist global efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance through local action
  • To introduce the three principles of tackling antimicrobial resistance by:
    • Highlighting how dental teams can raise awareness about untreatable infections
    • Demonstrating the importance of preventing and controlling infections
    • Exploring why dental teams overprescribe antibiotics and the impact of COVID-19