Attachment-based Removable Prostheses: Improving Outcomes for Removable Denture Therapy

Removable prosthetic dental therapy continues to be one of the most popular treatment options for the aging population. This discussion will highlight several clinical pearls to aid in simplifying treatment for both complete and partial denture therapy and will focus on the use of various attachment systems to help improve outcomes

Introducing a Digital Denture Workflow into Your Daily Practice

This program discusses the advancing your practice through technology by implementing a digital denture workflow. From the time-saving afforded by capturing all denture records in a single visit to the unparalleled accuracy of the final prosthesis, CAD/CAM technology and digital processing have helped reinvent the denture as an option for patients and practices.

Let’s Grow Tooth… Providing an Environment Where Tissues Can Regenerate

Are concepts like “regenerative dentistry” and “bioactivity” just dental buzzwords, or signposts pointing towards the future of the profession? This lecture reviews the history and science behind products that take advantage of regenerative and bioactive properties and demonstrates their clinical utility in various restorative procedures.

Minimally-Invasive Smile Design

This program focuses on creating great esthetic results with little or no reduction. The principles of smile design are reviewed, with case selection, gingival contouring, functional issues, and tooth-by-tooth analysis emphasized. A series of clinical examples illuminate the critical role of a “trial smile” via an additive reductive template protocol in securing optimal results and patient satisfaction.

Successful Options for In-Office Whitening: A Practical Approach

Whitening represents a clear and viable opportunity to increase production by providing dentistry that is both wanted and needed to established patients and by attracting new patients. This program reviews the history, science, and safety of whitening and discusses various in-office treatment options, including photo-initiated and adhesion strip modalities.

Soft Tissue Management: From Local to Systemic

Soft tissue management is an organized system combining the early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance of periodontal disease and the early detection of oral cancer. This presentation reviews systemic associations with periodontal disease, methods of disease detection, and adjunctive screening modalities for both periodontitis and oral cancer. Therapeutic options and clinical keys to successfully round out the circle of “prevention, detection, and treatment” that coalesces in total periodontal therapy.