All Restorative Track presentations will be Live-streamed and recorded for on-demand viewing after the meeting.
Morning Moderator – Alan Pollack, DDS
8:30 – 9:00 am
Digitally Enhanced Implant Planning
David Guichet, DDS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) compare digital treatment protocols in contrast to traditional workflows; 2) discuss current evidence for surgical protocols and immediate or early loading of implants; 3) list the uses and current limitations of digital surgical guide design and CAD/CAM production; and 4) describe the requirements for safety and accuracy in surgical guide production and use.
9:00 – 9:30 am
The Fully Digital Implant Patient: The Easy, The Difficult
Mark Ludlow, DMD, MS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) explain how digital treatment protocols contrast to traditional workflows; 2) list some of the pitfalls and difficulties involved with digital technologies and how to overcome them; and 3) predictably implement and execute digital implant treatment plans in everyday clinical practice.
9:30 – 10:00 am
Digital Implant Impressions
Adam Hamilton, BDSc, DCD
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) provide an overview of digital impressions; 2) discuss the potential of digital impressions in everyday implant treatment for implant rehabilitation of partially and completely edentulous patients; and 3) evaluate evidence-based treatment approaches for digital rehabilitation of the edentulous patient.
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 11:00 am
3D Printing in Implant Dentistry
Eva Anadioti, DDS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) discuss the current evidence on 3D printed surgical guides; 2) explain the differences on printing technologies and materials; and 3) review the digital workflow for implant planning, surgery and restoration incorporating 3D printing technologies.
11:00 – 11:30 am
Virtual Patient Integration for Implant Dentistry
Marta Revilla-León, DDS, MSD, PhD
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) distinguish the different types of virtual patient integration; 2) discuss the technologies required to capture patient’s digital information; 3) discern the different steps of the virtual patient’s workflow; and 4) describe the challenges and benefits of implementing virtual patient integration.
11:30 am – noon
Digital Prosthodontic Workflow for Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitation
Panos Papaspyridakos, DDS, MS, PhD
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) describe the various applications of digital technology in full-arch fixed implant rehabilitation; 2) discuss the scientific evidence for each step of applied digital technology in full-arch fixed implant rehabilitation; and 3) illustrate step-by-step the protocol for the complete digital workflow from impression to final rehabilitation for edentulous patients.
Noon – 1:30 pm
Lunch break
Afternoon Moderator: Russell Nishimura, DDS
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Are Teeth Superior to Implants?
Steven Sadowsky, DDS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) explain the biological and mechanical defense conferred by the PDL to the peri-radicular bone; 2) describe the response to similar biological and mechanical loads in the peri-implant bone; and 3) align treatment planning decision-making with basic science and evidence-based clinical outcomes.
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Occlusion in Implant Dentistry
Sang Lee, DMD, MMSc
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) compare occlusal force distribution of teeth versus implants; 2) discuss the occlusal theories and concepts in implant prosthodontics; and 3) review the clinical guidelines of optimal implant occlusion.
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Restorative Materials for Implant Rehabilitations
Carlo Ercoli, DDS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize that implant restorative material selection is multi-faceted; 2) discuss potential complications related to the choice and use of different restorative materials; and 3) recognize that complications are often part of every treatment and must be considered during treatment planning.
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Complete Arch Treatment With Dental Implants
Ole Jensen, DDS, MS
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize the complexity of treatment choices and advantages and disadvantages of each; 2) identify the difficult case and appropriate and safe management of the difficult usually atrophic case; 3) discuss digital workflow benefits and drawbacks particularly with guided surgery; and 4) explain photogrammetry and determine when/when not to use it.
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Advanced Digital Protocols for Complete Arch Immediate Loading With Soft Tissue Interface Reconfiguration
Alessandro Pozzi, DDS, PhD
Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize ideal contours, materials and options in implant provisionals; 2) obtain biologic stability and ideal esthetic results in anterior implant restorations; and 3) simplify fabrication, impressions or scans with reduced time and complications.
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitation Using Immediate and Delayed Loading
Georgios Romanos, DDS, DMD, PhD
Upon Completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize the possible treatment options for clinicians; 2) evaluate the prosthesis design for cleansability and long-term success; and 3) demonstrate long-term data for sustainability of the clinical outcome.