Richard Stevenson

DATE: Sept. 7, 2023
TIME: --

The Veneer to Full Coverage Ceramic Continuum: preparation designs to satisfy esthetics, function and longevity

With ceramic restorations, the current materials have given us an infinite number of preparation designs to choose from, however, this large array of options can create confusion. In order to maintain the most conservative approach, a dynamically evolving preparation may be mastered after understanding a few basic concepts. Although traditional prep designs are necessary, the designs that lie in-between facial veneers and full crowns may offer the dentist with more tailored options that preserve tooth structure and yet create results which are robust and long lasting. This workshop will take the dentist through the algorithm for evolving preparation designs from A to Z, and potentially open condition-specific customized approaches that will promise higher levels of satisfaction and success.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how material differences will impact preparation design
• Be able to select the proper rotary instrumentation to accomplish the ceramic preparation continuum
• Learn the indications and steps involved for preparing facial veneers, incisal butt, lingual wrap and super veneers, vonlays, onlays and partial and full coverage ceramic restorations
• Complete at least 5 different ceramic preparations during the workshop which you can immediately implement in your practice

Dr. Michael Fling

DATE: Sept. 7, 2023
TIME: 9:00AM - 12:00PM

The Stuff That Matters

This dynamic and inspirational presentation is offered for the entire team. You will laugh, bend your mind, think deep and be refreshed. Stories, experiences and life lessons are presented in a way that it will elevate your practice and your team with purpose and meaning. Dr. Fling’s intense energy and passion will allow you to consider the following:

• Understand how having clarity can elevate you to realize your dreams
• Understand how a “blind” clarity can destroy your dream and your team
• Is talent really necessary for success?
• Systems run our business and people run our systems- which is most important?
• While systems matter, flexibility does too!
• Recognize the difference between cost and value
• Learn the two reasons that people do what they do
• Why it is important to understand that "it is not in the knowing, it is in the doing".

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the one secret that can motivate you to change

Dr. Taiseer Sulaiman

DATE: Sept. 8, 2023
TIME: 8:30AM

Restoring Hope?! Reinstating Form, Strength, and Appearance of Devitalized Teeth

Coronal rehabilitation of endodontically treated posterior teeth remains a contentious topic. Although the traditional crown supported by metal radicular supports is still extensively used in dentistry, its invasiveness has been heavily criticized. Parameters, including residual tooth volume, tooth position, number of proximal contacts, timing of the definitive restoration, and the presence of cracks have been reported to impact restoration and tooth survival. The ongoing evolution of dental materials and techniques, coupled with a trend toward more conservative endodontic restorative procedures, necessitates a reassessment of the scientific literature. Can contemporary materials and minimally invasive therapeutic options based solely on adhesion replace conventional and more invasive restorative methods?

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how impaired tooth structure affects the restorability of teeth.
• Identify the key concepts that influence tooth and restoration survival and present predictions for best future solutions for the long-term retention of endodontically treated teeth.
• Describe the current understanding of the therapeutic options for devitalized teeth that rely on modern materials and adhesive dentistry and compare them to conventional procedures.

Dr. Richard Stevenson

DATE: Sept. 8, 2023
TIME: 11:00AM

Preparation Designs that Complement Current Material Options for Indirect Restorations

We have several different options to restore teeth today, however, there exists a tremendous lack of consistency in the fundamentals of preparation design, nomenclature, and rotary instrumentation. What one school identifies as a chamfer; another school might call a rounded shoulder. The textbooks and much of the literature have not been able to keep up with the current materials and the subsequent preparation alterations required. It is certainly time for our profession to embrace the proper terminology, burs, features and dimensions indicated to create preparations that will support the long-term survival of our restorations. This presentation will attempt to clarify what we know, what we think we know and what we need to know about preparation designs in the current era.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand what we can learn from engineers about three dimensional shapes, stresses, nomenclature and preparation indications.
• Be able to identify which bur will create which finish line and when to use each.
• Learn the steps used to produce preparations that are intentionally designed for the material being used.

Dr. Van Ramos

DATE: Sept. 8, 2023
TIME: 2:30PM

Graduate Prosthodontic Education: A Melting Pot of Analog and Digital Concepts and Technologies

Graduate Prosthodontic training is a 3-year post-doctoral education program where students learn interdisciplinary treatment planning and develop the abilities to treat patients with advanced dental needs. In fact, the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation stipulates that students “must have the didactic/clinical background that supports successful completion of the prosthodontics specialty board examination”. Additionally, graduate programs “should” use advanced methods to include existing and emerging technologies to optimize occlusion, masticatory function and esthetics. This presentation will explore the challenges of integrating new technologies that can improve treatment efficiency, while at the same time, develop prosthodontists with the advanced clinical and laboratory knowledge and skills to treat patients with advanced dental needs.

Learning Objectives:

• Graduate Prosthodontic clinical and didactic requirements as defined by the ADA's Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Technologies that improve treatment outcomes for Graduate Prosthodontic students.
• Technologies that may impact clinical and laboratory skills.

Dr. Armand Bedrossian

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 8:20AM

Think Different: Disruptive Digital Workflows for Restoring Complete Arch Implant Supported Prostheses

As digital technology has shown to provide more efficient treatment protocols, fundamental knowledge of analog implant principles is imperative for successful treatment outcome. This seminar will highlight the restorative aspects of implant dentistry, with an overview on traditional principles, while implementing digital workflows for treatment planning, design and manufacturing processes. The focus will be on using intraoral scanning for capturing the definitive impression for complete arch implant therapy, with a disruptive and innovative technique and workflow. A case will be thoroughly examined in depth, demonstrating how a contemporary dental practice may implement this worfklow for restoring the definitive complete arch implant supported prostheses.

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding of the gold standard for restoring complete arch implant supported prosthesis.
• Comprehensive understanding of the evolution of digital technology with complete arch treatment and how we continue to adapt to the current and ever-evolving workflows.
• The attendees will have the opportunity to review an A-Z workflow for the planning, converting and restoring a complete arch case using modern digital technology available today.

Dr. Hugo Ciaburro

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 9:40AM

Adding Retention on Gold Castings

Among the key elements in successful cast gold restorations, retention form is certainly one of those sitting at the top of the list. It is quite common to be faced with clinical situations that compromise the achievement of an ideal retention form. Like any good magician, a dentist must have more than one trick up his sleeve. This lecture is intended as a review of simple and effective means that can be used to improve the retention form in cast gold cavity preparation.

Learning objectives:

• Improvement of retention form, cast gold restorations

Dr. Taras Konanec

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 10:50AM

Immediate Dentin Sealing- The Science and Technique for Adhesive Success

The use of Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) has been documented since the early 90’s yet still today remains underused in daily practice to enhance bond strengths. The literature has continued to extensively support IDS prior to making an impression and has shown many reasons to justify its use. This lecture will help each dentist leave with the confidence in their ability to perform IDS and increase the longevity of not only their indirect restorations but also their direct restorative dentistry as well.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• What are the fundamental steps to achieve successful Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS).
• Learn the main reasons why IDS benefits our procedures involving indirect restorations.
• Review and understand the literature that supports IDS.

Dr. Shammick Kotecha

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 11:30AM

Artificial Intelligence(AI) from science fiction to dentistry, what you need to know.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly advancing field that has the potential to transform many industries, including healthcare. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in applying AI to dentistry, driven in large part by the increasing availability of digital data. By analyzing large amounts of data, AI algorithms can help dental professionals make more informed decisions and improve patient outcomes. In this presentation, we will explore the current applications of AI in dentistry, including how it is being used in different specialities and general practice.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what is Artificial Intelligence?
• Current applications of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry
• Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry

Dr. Emo Rajczak

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 11:50AM

Wisdom in Dentistry: Ethics to Sustain the Professional Dentist

Details to come...

Dr. John Sorensen

DATE: Sept. 9, 2023
TIME: 3:15PM

New Frontiers In Digital Prosthodontics: Integrating Digital Materials, Digital Technology and Traditional Prosthodontic Principles Into Clinical Practice

Digital technology breakthroughs have transformed clinical prosthodontics to levels implausible only 10 years ago. Just as important though, are the disruptive innovations made in digital material systems. The specifically designed properties of glass ceramics, zirconia ceramics and polymers work synergistically with fabrication technologies to significantly accelerate CAM speed, efficiency and accuracy.

Dr. Sorensen will systematically evaluate each step and material in the digital workflow (DWF) with available laboratory and clinical research validating where DWF is superior or when conventional prosthodontics still work better.

He will demonstrate with single tooth to complex oral rehabilitation clinical cases how DWF can leverage and enhance the clinician’s knowledge and skills in diagnosis, treatment planning, technician-dentist and interdisciplinary provider 3D communication, provisionalization, prototyping and definitive prosthesis, producing predictable exceptional clinical outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of digital impressions relative to conventional impressions.
• Understand the advantages and limitations of the various parts of the digital workflow in prosthodontics for both the clinical and laboratory technology aspects.
• Identify how digital tools can enhance patient communication, treatment planning and communication between providers and the dental technician.
• Explain the mechanisms of improved zirconia esthetics by ceramic structure, milling disk/block structure and shade gradation, shading technologies and unique ultra-thin layering materials.
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of applications of the various classes of digital ceramics and polymers.
• Understand selection criteria for ceramic material systems, digital technologies, implant abutments and cements.