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Health professionals will have the chance to brush up on the emergency management of dental and facial trauma in the sporting arena at a congress in Perth next year.

A half-day lecture series on the subject, which is expected to be popular with those involved in looking after the welfare of athletes on the field, will be part of the program of the Australian Dental Congress.

The Australian Dental Association, which is organising the congress, is taking the unusual step of opening the lectures to interested health professionals. Registration will be on the day.

“We anticipate this event to be a great opportunity for all members of the sporting fraternities to get together to not only hear the lectures but also to discuss the huge issue of trauma in sport in all of its facets,” Dr Jenny Ball, a congress organiser, said.

A large number of the speakers will be lecturers associated with the Faculty’s undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Science degree.

The congress, which will be held at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from 12-15 March next year, will have a second unusual feature. This is the addition of a specialised program targeted at the Allied Members of the dental team.

Details of the program are at www.ada2009 .