Homecoming: Dentistry: Dean’s Welcome Breakfast and Homecoming Lecture
Breakfast from 8 - 8:45 am Lectures from 9 - 11:45 am
"Implant Aesthetics and Implants in Ortho" by Louis Drouin, DDS’83 A respected anterior implant aesthetics specialist will provide an overview of the different factors influencing the long-term aesthetic stability of implant rehabilitation. Both soft and hard tissue points of view will be considered. Participants will gain a better understanding of the relationship between good planning and lasting soft tissue success when it comes to anterior implants.
"Oral Bisphosphonates and Dentistry: What You Need to Know" François Riendeau, DDS’83, MSc’87 It is clear that patients who have received IV bisphosphonates are at high risk for osteonecrosis in the mandible and maxilla. What is not clear is the situation for patients who have taken bisphosphonates orally. Not as much data has been collected on the relationship between oral bisphosphonates, osteonecrosis and dental implant failure. However, the evidence is mounting daily that orally administered bisphosphonates may lead to osteonecrosis. What does this imply for us as dentists?
"Extraordinary Orthodontic Movements Using Implants" Frank Celenza, DDS’83
The advent of successful and predictable implant dentistry has had a pronounced impact on the practice of restorative dentistry as a whole. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the effect of implants on the specialty of orthodontics. However, this presenter feels strongly that a new era of orthodontic involvement with implants is upon us, and he will illustrate the fascinating ability of implants to facilitate tooth movement.
Cost: General $275.00 CAD (includes breakfast, lunch, and lectures)