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.