Dr Tif Qureshi, founder and clinical director of IAS Academy, joined Dr Shiraz Khan at the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show 2026 in Birmingham to deliver a condensed but wide-ranging session on occlusal thinking, prevention, and the functional approach to aesthetic dentistry.
The session distilled ideas the pair typically explore over two days into a focused forty-five minutes, covering Dr Qureshi’s concept of ‘dental tectonics’ – the gradual, often-overlooked movement of teeth over a lifetime – alongside the principles of anterior guidance, posterior disclusion, and the envelope of function.
The pair made a compelling case for applying ortho-restorative thinking at every patient check-up, not only in cases of obvious aesthetic concern, and for the role of prevention in extending the life of both natural teeth and restorations.
The session was met with considerable enthusiasm from delegates. IAS Academy provides structured, mentored orthodontic education for GDPs at every stage of their clinical development. Visit the IAS website today to learn more.
For more information or to book a course, visit https://courses.iasortho.com/courses or call 01932 336470 (Press 1)
