Nobel Biocare announces World Tour program for Australia

Nobel Biocare has announced the program for their World Tour 2006 event in Sydney August 2-4, 2006. The ninth stop in the series of 17 conferences around the world will bring together world-leading experts in implant and aesthetic dentistry, local experts and conference attendees to share their knowledge in state-of-the-art patient treatments.

The local chairman for the Nobel Guide World Tour conference in Sydney is Dr Patrick Henry, a well known specialist prosthodontist with Professorial and Research Fellowship appointments at several universities and a Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration.

Live cases will be transmitted via satellite featuring implant surgeries and aesthetic restorations. They will demonstrate the latest preferred patient treatment options. The pre-conference program also incorporates topics of special interest for Australia and hands-on training for all levels of dental professionals.

Some of the many sessions offered by Nobel Biocare include:

Live transmissions:

• Implant solution for the edentulous jaw with All-on-4 and NobelGuide presented by Dr Brent Allen;
• Natural tooth and implant solutions using C&B&I™ presented by Dr Christopher Ho;
• Implant solutions using NobelDirect; and
• Implant solution for the edentulous jaw using Teeth-in-an-Hour™ presented by Dr Glen Liddelow.

Nobel Biocare will also present the latest research and clinical findings.

Expert panel and presentations:

• Immediate Function™ and TiUnite® presented by Dr Peter Schüpbach;
• The long-span Procera® Zirconia bridge for missing and natural teeth presented by Dr Eric van Dooren;
• New abutment designs presented by Dr Bernard Touati;
• One-piece ceramic implant presented by Dr Ralf Kohal; and
• rhBMP-2 by Dr Giuseppe Polimeni.

Nobel Biocare will also present the latest research and clinical findings from its pipeline of products and solutions.

"The Nobel Biocare World Tour 2006 is a unique opportunity for the profession to join forces with the patient as its central focus,"

said Heliane Canepa, President and CEO of Nobel Biocare. "It's a groundbreaking forum for dental professionals to learn from their colleagues how our scientifically-based innovations enable them to respond to the increased demand for high-end cosmetic, implant and restorative solutions."