Agenda

Gewoon Gaaf has existed for 10 years this year. The Ivory Cross Congress on April 20, 2024 will focus on this prevention method. Register on time because there are a maximum of 400 tickets available! Participation is free for members of the Ivory Cross. Non-members pay €295 for participation.

Program

Prior to the conference, the AGM with the annual accounts will be held from 9.30 am to 10.30 am. Open to members only

The annual conference takes place from 11 a.m. to approximately 5:45 p.m., including drinks. The entire program is led by chairman Albert Feilzer.  

09.30-10.30 AGM for members

10.30-11.00 coffee and walk-in conference participants

11.00-11.15 Introduction conference by Ivoren Kruis chairman Albert Feilzer

11.15-11.55 Jaap Seidell

11.55-12.40 Jette Christiansen

12.40-13.00 Presentation of the 2024 Prevention Prize

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and visits to stands

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pauline Dekker

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Break

15.20-16.00 Lina Jasulaityte

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Arie Hoeksema

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Networking drinks

5.45 pm Dinner (register before April 1, costs 50.00)

Opening and lecture by Jaap Seidell 

Nutrition and oral health

Information about nutrition and oral health is often limited to sugars and acids as unfavorable influences and fluoride as beneficial. But calcium, fiber, protein and phosphorus are also important. In addition, nutrition has effects on systemic low-grade inflammation and the immune system, which can influence oral health. In particular, people with limited knowledge, skills, time, money and options find it difficult to choose a healthy diet. How can the dentist help with this?

Jaap Seidell

Keynote speaker Jette Christiansen 

History and principles of the Nexø Method. Denmark today

We are proud to announce that the founder of Gewoon Gaaf, Jette Christiansen, former dentist and head of the clinic in Nexø, will be the keynote speaker during the Ivory Cross Annual Congress 2024. The caries prevention method Gewoon Gaaf is based on the Nexø method. Nexø is a town in Denmark where individual prevention for children aged 0-18 years has been successfully implemented based on risk assessment.

Jette Christiansen

Presentation of the Prevention Prize 2024 

Together with Dental Tribune, we challenged you to describe in 500 words which great prevention initiatives you have developed, in order to compete for the Prevention Prize 2024. We received 19 entries from 14 applicants for this call. One contributor suggested two initiatives and another even five. There were some very nice and creative ideas. The initiatives concern creative information directly at the chair, complete prevention programs and multimedia projects with the use of, for example, video and apps.

The three nominees are now known. read more

The prevention prize is made possible by our partner Colgate.

Speaker Pauline Dekker 

Gewoon Gaaf and motivational interviewing cannot exist without each other

Motivating teenagers or anyone else to adopt healthy oral behavior is easier said than done. Pauline Dekker, as a pulmonologist, experienced that delivering the message in a pedantic tone (in her case 'stop smoking') did not have any beneficial effect (except that some patients quickly sought another pulmonologist...)
The tide turned when she came into contact with the motivational interviewing technique; what a relief: no more arguments or fuss in the consulting room and much better results.
During Pauline Dekker's lecture, attention will be paid to motivational interviewing. The participants learn how to motivate patients to healthy oral behavior.
The lecture consists of both a theoretical and practical part. Active input required! Cases are discussed and motivational interviewing is practiced.

Pauline Dekker

Speaker Lina Jasulaityte 

How to apply Gewoon Gaaf in children with cavitated caries lesions?

Gewoon Gaaf and individual prevention do not stop when cavities are identified. It is then that preventive guidance is intensified with effective communication and a more detailed explanation of the caries disease. We investigate how underlying causes and behavioral patterns that lead to disease can be changed. At the same time, each affected element is assessed to determine what support is necessary to prevent pain and inflammation. In primary teeth, one can consider the use of the NRCT concept, the ART method and Hall crowns. Plastic restorations are used in permanent teeth. The aim is to prevent over- and under-treatment while halting caries development in the child.

Lina Jasulaityte

Speaker Arie Hoeksema 

Just Gray Healthy

While 'Giga Cool' or 'Gewoon Gaaf' is now being promoted for the youngest group as the ideal concept for oral care for young people, at the end of this conference I would like to draw attention to the elderly in the nursery of geriatrics with this presentation Just Gray Healthy.

Older people over the age of 70 in particular have an increased risk of being born as a vulnerable patient tomorrow or later in their lives. As oral care professionals, we must learn to understand this transition better and be ready when the oral care plan needs to change from cure to care. In other words, 'Don't Forget the Mouth' in old age and start working on a healthy, life-long gray mouth.

Arie Hoeksema

Meeting

Between the program components there is room to speak with colleagues and be informed by our partners. After the conference there will be a networking drink. Because we find it pleasant and educational to be able to talk a little longer, we are organizing a dinner after the conference.

Date and location

Saturday April 20, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., incl. drinks
Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Juliana Conference Hall
The Juliana Conference Hall is located next to Utrecht CS. There are also sufficient parking spaces.

To register

Don't miss it, there are a maximum of 400 tickets available! Participation is free for members of the Ivory Cross (with a practice membership, free participation applies for a maximum of 2 people).
Non-members pay €295 excl. VAT. Click here to register
After registration you can unsubscribe free of charge up to 1 month prior to the event. In the event of a no-show, we charge a no-show fee of €50 excluding VAT.

Dinner

Afterwards (from 5.30 pm) there will be a networking dinner in the Jaarbeurs: a vegetarian 3-course dinner with coffee/tea and 2 drinks for €50. This amount must be paid in advance, the invoice will be sent by email two weeks before the conference. You can register for dinner via registration form.

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