Evolutions in Implant Dentistry, Revolutions in Ridge Augmentation

Section ID: 39779
Course #1: Clinicians
Evolutions in Implant Dentistry, Revolutions in Ridge Augmentation
Registration: 7:30 am - 8:00 am
Course Times: 8:00 am - 5:45 pm
Cocktail Reception: 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm
Course attendance in Evolutions in Implant Dentistry, Revolutions in Ridge Augmentation will include lunch, program recording on CD and reception invitation.
Meeting time(s):
Çƒ¢Friday, April 22, 2005 (7:30 AM-5:45 PM)

Alternate rates available
$295.00 ACP Member Price

Jointly presented by the Georgia Tech Center for Dental Technology (DenTeC@GaTech), the American College of Prosthodontists and the American College of Prosthodontists - GA Section
Sponsored by Zimmer Dental
Full Day Course
Course #1: Clinicians
Evolutions in Implant Dentistry, Revolutions in Ridge Augmentation
This seminar is designed to Çƒ?clarify the detailsÇƒ? of modern implant dentistry. Dr. J. Daulton Keith, Jr. and Dr. James Rivers will be reviewing why, when and how to create long term predictable implant restorations. Dr. Zvi Schwartz, Ph.D will be discussing the role of bone substitutes during guided bone regeneration around implants.
Who Should Attend
Prosthodontists, General Dentists, Oral Surgeons, Periodontists, and Dental Bio Compatibility Researchers will gain from the combined practical and research knowledge of these three speakers.
Course Topics
The Esthetic Zone
Partially Edentulous Cases
Immediate Provisionalization
Edentulous Cases
Monocortical Bone Grafting: Symphysis, Ramus and J-Block
The new J-Block Allograft
Complex Hard and Soft Tissue Techniques for the creation of long term biologic and aesthetic health
The role of bone substitutes during guided bone regeneration around implants
Attendees will be able to:
State the biological rationale for corticotraebecular block bone grafting
Compare and contrast autogenous block grafts with the Puros Allograft
List the surgical techniques for predictable success with the Puros Allograft
Identify possible complications and failures
State the rationale for creating long term clinical success
Clarify the biologic role of bone substitutes
List the mechanism of action of different bone substitutes
State the clinical application of guided bone regeneration around implants
Course Instructors
Dr. J. Daulton Keith, Jr. - Director of the Charleston Implant Education Center
Dr. James Rivers - Professor and Chairman, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Zvi Schwartz - Professor at the Hebrew University Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem
Contact Katie Pyner at katie.pyner@dlpe.gatech.edu or Margaret Chase at margaret.chase@dlpe.gatech.edu with any questions.