Massachusetts General Hospital

• Introduction to principles of evidence-based clinical decisionmaking
• Bisphosphonates and implant therapy
• Advanced imaging and 3-D treatment planning
• Clinical outcomes using survival analyses in implant dentistry
• Update: Implant loading protocols
• The extraction socket as an implant site: biological considerations and clinical applications
• Implant restorations in the aesthetic zone
• Bone grafting in dentistry: an evidence-based approach
• Regenerative medicine and its role in dentoalveolar reconstruction
• Surgical implant treatment planning and management of complications
• Regenerative and aesthetic techniques in implant surgery: clinical applications with recombinant growth factors
• Implants in systemic- and radiation-compromised patients
• Implant prosthodontics for the edentulous patient
• Assessing bone growth in vertical sinus lift using Cone Beam CT: an evidence-based approach
• Single tooth restorations, restorations/immediate stabilization & function

Confirmed speakers:

Meredith August, DMD, MD, Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Hsin-Ming Chen, DDS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), Taipei, Taiwan

Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc, Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Thomas R. Flynn, DMD, Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director of Pre-Doctoral Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

German Gallucci, DMD, Dr. med. dent., Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry; Director, Advanced Graduate Education Program in Implantology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

David M. Kim, DDS, DMSc, Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity (Periodontology), Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Marc Nevins, DMD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity (Periodontology), Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Miguel Vidal, DMD, MS, Instructor in Prosthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Hans-Peter Weber, DMD, Professor and Chair, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Robert F. Wright, DDS, Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics, Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences (Prosthodontics), Director of Prosthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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