19th ANNUAL MEETING ONLINE PRESENTATIONS

Portions of the Academy’s 19th Annual Meeting, March 18-20, 2004 are now available on line. In this initial web cast initiative, the Academy is presenting three of its popular presentations:

Treatment Planning in the Age of Implant Dentistry
Harold S. Baumgarten, DMD
Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: a) describe the biological factors that affect the ability of the Prosthodontist to achieve an ideal esthetic and functions result; b) identify the technical factors that affect the ability of the Prosthodontist to achieve an ideal esthetic and functional result; and c) describe how these limitations must change he clinician’s thought process when planning therapy.

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Vertical Augmentation in the Atrophic Posterior Mandible: The Final Frontier
Ole T. Jensen, DDS
Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: a) classify and diagnose vertical jaw defects; b) identify bone flaps; and c) describe how to treatment segment vertical defects.

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Tissue Engineering of Alveolar Bone Using Gene Therapy
William V. Giannobile, DDS, MS, MSDc
Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, participants should bd able to: a) describe the concepts of how tissue engineering and biomimetic relates to oral implantology; b) discuss the concepts of growth factors to regenerate bone around dental implants; and c) identify the potential role genetic engineering may play in the restoration of advanced bony defects.

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