| 8:15-10:00 am | Fabricating Implant Supported and Retained Prostheses Utilizing Titanium Laser Welding Techniques, the Team Treatment Planning Approach Danny Roberts, CDT; Robert L. Schneider, DDS, MS Team planning and fabrication techniques will be discussed along with clinical and laboratory steps and techniques. Multiple patients treated with fixed or removable prosthesis will be presented including both clinical and laboratory considerations. Several time and money saving techniques will be presented utlizing CAD/CAM milled and laser welding techniques. |
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| 10:15-11:30 am | Principles of Dental Implant Technology From Diagnostics, Model Considerations, Casting, Finishing and Esthetics: Why Is This Different Than Routine Crown and Bridge? Todd A. Fridrich, CDT, FNBC Fixed implant restorations differ from all prosthetic restorations routinely fabricated in the dental laboratory. A new protocol must be established to achieve the same level of precision that is achieved with conventional dental restorations. This presentation will outline a sound technical process for fabricating implant restorations with mechanical and biologic success. |
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| 1:45-3:15 pm | Everyday Experience With Implant Dentistry - An Overview of Design Principles for Scanning, Waxing and Casting Hybrid and Overdenture Bar Prosthesis Ruth L. Bourke, LLC Ruth will discuss her experience in fabricating overdenture and fixed hybrid cases from the first clinical trials in London, over twenty years ago, to the scanning technology she currently uses in her lab today. |
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| 3:30-4:45 pm | Restorative Solutions for Compromised Placed Implant - "Thinking Outside the Box" Lars M. Hansson, CDT Implant dentistry is today a large part of every dental laboratory and has presented itself with many challenges. The technician often has to reinvent him/her self with every implant case that enters the laboratory and think of new ways how to restore and think of what technology and materials to use. The purpose of this lecture is to look at different issues and the way they were solved by creatively "thinking outside the box" - restoration with the patient in mind. |
| 8:30-10:00 am | Patient Education and Awareness for Implant Therapy Anita Hingle Daniels, RDH This session will address the following: benefits of implant therapy, consequences of non-treament, legal/ethical concerns, available tools for effective patient education. All members of the dental team play an important role in educating patients about available treatment options. Today, in our very litigious society, patients should be given an implant option for treatment of their edentulism, whether they present with a single missing tooth, partial edentulism, or complete edentulism. This program will outline a strategy for the team approach to patient awareness and education about implant therapy. |
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Interoffice and Laboratory Communication For Dental Implant Therapy Susan Wingrove, RDH Synergize your team with systems to provide your patients with exceptional treatment results! Communication between the laboratory and the restorative dentist is crucial in assuring an optimal esthetic case that fits well and matches the patient's expectations. Templates from this course provide a starting point for your office to create a prescription with specific instructions to ensure clear communication between inter-office and laboratory. |
| 1:30-3:00 pm | Diagnosis and Treatment of Peri-Implant Diseases Soren Jepsen, MD, DDS, MS, PhD Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis are infectious diseases. Few studies provide data on their prevalence, indicating that peri-implant mucositis occurred in 80% of the subjects and in 50% of the implant sites, whereas peri-implantitis was diagnosed in 28-56% of subjects and in 12-43% of implant sites, respectively. This presentation will review diagnosis and treatment of peri-implant diseases based on the current scientific evidence and will show examples for the respective clinical procedures. |
| 3:00-5:00 pm | Managing the Dental Implant Patient Laura Speirs, RDH The initial success of implants is significantly dependent upon selective candidacy, thorough treatment planning and proper surgical and restorative techniques. The long-term success is dependent upon careful monitoring of the peri-implant environment, proper instrumentation, and patient compliance. This course will review the role of the team (doctor, hygienist, patient) in sharing the responsibility to understand and implement strategies for successful care. |
