Meet
Dr Josh Graieg
Dr Josh Graieg has become a familiar presenter on the WA Dental CPD circuit this year, with his winning combination of general practice experience and specialist expertise. Josh with his family
Josh Graieg has had a varied career – working in a mix of private practice, government clinics, university and hospital-based dental clinics since graduating. When asked why he originally decided to pursue dentistry, Josh says it’s because he enjoys the mix of both art and science. He worked as a general dentist for 15 years before completing his specialist training, a Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry (Prosthodontics) at the University of Sydney. “After working as a dentist for about seven years, I then decided to get involved with the Royal Australasia College of Dental Surgeons and completed the primary course and examination, and then went on to complete the Fellowship,” Josh recalls. “This involvement with the RACDS really renewed a passion to learn more and improve my dentistry. This led to undertaking as many CPD courses as I could, both locally and internationally, resulting in me wanting to focus on dental reconstruction and oral rehabilitation. “Having a good grounding in general dental practice has given me a more holistic understanding of dentistry; this is particularly important in prosthodontics, which is largely involved with multidisciplinary patient care.” Josh will be presenting the Direct Veneers CPD course on September 4. “The veneer course aims to give participants understanding of how to select cases for direct composite resin veneers, contrast some different techniques (like natural layering and injectable composites), and ultimately give practitioners some protocols to plan, place and finish the restorations,” Josh explains.
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Josh will also be presenting the Crown Preparation – From Conventional to Bonded course on October 14. This course will help dental practitioners improve their clinical knowledge on when to perform a traditional crown preparation and when to use a bonded approach. The course will cover: • Ideal conventional crown preparation – reduction, taper, preparation, retentive features and margin design relating to restorative material. • Bonded crown preparation – introduction to biomimetics and adhesive protocols, preparation design IDS and DME. • Conventional vs bonded - when to prep and when to bond. • Material selection – monolithic or layered? Highperformance polymers, pressed glass, zirconia, PFM, gold.
Having a good grounding in general dental practice has given me a more holistic understanding of dentistry. “I am really passionate about biomimetic dental principles – being minimally invasive, conserving tooth structure, and carefully analysing the dental literature (both the latest research as well as historical research) to ensure that we have a good scientific base, and can provide the best dental care for our patients,” Josh says,
