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All Surgical Track presentations will be Live-streamed and recorded for on-demand viewing after the meeting.

8:30 – 9:00 am

Virtual Implant Planning: New Perspectives for Predictable Implant Surgery and Rehabilitation

Andre De Souza, DMD, MSc

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) identify the important steps for data acquisition and images superimposition for a predictable virtual implant planning; 2) discuss implant planning software and its application in partially or fully edentulous patients; and 3) explain importance of virtual implant planning for decision-making in surgical and prosthetic implant procedures.

9:00 – 9:30 am

Treatment of Peri-implant Soft Tissue Deficiencies: Our Current Understanding and Treatment Options

Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able : 1) recognize the risk indicators for peri-implant soft tissue deficiencies; 2) describe the novel classification of peri-implant soft tissue deficiencies and its impact on the treatment of these conditions; 3) evaluate contemporary options of the treatment of peri-implant soft tissue deficiencies; and 4) discuss the importance of peri-implant soft tissue phenotype modification for the stability of the outcomes over time.

9:30- 10:00 am

Dynamic Navigation in Implant Dentistry

Peter Moy, DMD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize the benefits of current diagnostic tools available with software programs accompanying dynamic navigation equipment; 2) explain a new surgical technique to enhance clinical outcomes for implant positioning; and 3) incorporate this information into your daily practices when managing implant cases.

10:00 – 10:30 am

Break

10:30 – 11:00 am

Does the Immediate Temporization of Implants Placed Into Immediate Extraction Sockets Affect Outcome?

Michael Norton, BDS, FDS, RCS(Ed)

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) discuss the importance of surgical and restorative techniques immediate implant placement and temporization; 2) explain the role of implant design from both a surgical and prosthetic perspective; and 3) describe the nuance of insertion torque as it relates to primary stability and implant success.

11:00 – 11:30 am

Peri-implant Soft-tissue Grafting

Edgard El Chaar, DDS

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize soft tissue deficiency; 2) list the options of soft tissue grafting; and 3) explore different techniques.

11:30 am – noon

Management of Failing Extensive Implant Restoration

Luca Cordaro, MD, DDS, PhD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize the rationale for implant removal when a new cross arch restoration is planned; 2) discuss the advantages of a staged surgical approach; and 3) describe the advantage of temporary keeping some hopeless abutments.

Afternoon Moderator – Joseph Gian-Grasso, DMD

1:30 – 2:00 pm

GBR in the Esthetic Zone

Leandro Nunes, DMD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize and evaluate the available biomaterials; 2) discuss the literature and clinical cases of GBR; and 3) recognize the key factor for a successful GBR.

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Vertical Ridge Augmentation

Istvan Urban, MD, DMD, PhD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) identify the surgical anatomy of the floor of the mouth; 2) list the surgical principles of vertical ridge augmentation surgery; 3) explain the tension free closure of the flaps after vertical ridge augmentation; and 4) discuss soft tissue reconstructions after ridge augmentation.

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Horizontal Ridge Augmentation Techniques

George Deeb, DDS, MD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) review of bone grafting principals and biology; 2) discuss indications and materials available for ridge augmentation procedures; and 3) present evidence-based surgical procedures to perform horizontal ridge augmentation.

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Prosthetically Driven Bone Grafting

Speaker TBD

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) recognize clinical situations where there may be need for a graft; 2) list steps for virtual planning and assessment of prosthetically driven bone augmentation; and 3) identify grafting techniques that could be more beneficial to a patient-specific situation.

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Management of Esthetic Problem Cases

Dennis Tarnow, DDS

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) discuss how to use interdisciplinary management to treat problem aesthetic cases; 2) recognize when to use pink ceramic or when to rebuild the patients tissue; and 3) explain how to coordinate with the other disciplines to have a successful outcome.

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Hard and Soft Tissue Optimization

Ryan Cook, DDS, MS

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) illustrate the role of hard and soft tissue augmentation in prosthetic rehabilitation; 2) discuss the role of digital technology in pre-implant augmentation procedures; 3) explain the process of wound healing and tissue regeneration; and 4) identify key surgical anatomical structures that influence surgical diagnosis and treatment planning.