CURRENT CONCEPTS IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY - Dental Courses & Course Content

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY
Program Information:
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School
Tuition: $165 for Dentists - $115 for Residents
Credits: 6 credit hours
Course Code: 05-D1903
Dental implants were revolutionized in the United States with the introduction of the Branemark Implant. The continuous evolution of implant rehabilitation has addressed not only the final esthetics but also the time delay of implant function due to osseointegration.
Today, dental science can offer patients non-removable temporary teeth immediately at the time of implant surgery that stay in place until the titanium implant fuses to the bone.
This course is designed to briefly review the concepts of implant dentistry and build upon these concepts to bring the participants into the 21st century of Implantology. The latest information, research and techniques will be presented to enable both generalists and specialists to incorporate this procedure into their clinical practices.
Topics and Objectives:
Through illustrated lecture and discussion, participants will gain a greater understanding of:
* Treatment planning for long term success.
* Evaluation of the latest diagnostic imaging.
* Critical implant evaluation.
* Soft and hard tissue management.
* Immediately provisionalized implant techniques.
* Case selection.
* Controversial issues in immediate load implants.
Faculty:
DR. MARK F. SAMANI received both his D.M.D. and postgraduate prosthodontic training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is a member of the American College of Prosthodontists and of the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr. Samani has served as a prosthodontic advisor for a chapter of the national implant society, the Seattle Study Club and lectures extensively on all phases of implant dentistry. Dr. Samani is on the staff of the Prosthodontic Department and Dental Implant Center at UMDNJ and maintains a prosthodontic practice in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
DR. AKSHAY KUMAR received his D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed his post-graduate training in periodontics at Temple University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration. In addition to being a clinical attending at Hackensack University Medical Center, Dr. Kumar lectures extensively on the subject of implant dentistry and maintains a private practice in Hackensack, New Jersey.