Western Caribbean – Star of the Seas

Course

Course Outline

The vast majority of dental procedures today, are driven by prosthodontic – restorative treatment plans. Diagnosis and treatment planning, whether it be for dental implants; aesthetics, occlusion, endodontic treatments; periodontal disease, complex orthodontic cases, all have at it’s core some aspect of Prosthodontic requirements at the ‘finish line’. Children in a Pediatric dental practice who undergo trauma, or have congenital malformations, very well may require a prosthodontic consult for future treatment planning. Prosthodontic principles are the foundation, upon which many other treatments rely on.

This fast paced 8-hour power point lecture will discuss the following:

• Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: This is the most important aspect of your dental practice. Spending the time to do this thoroughly will enhance your practice; provide your patients with the most complete information upon which they can make a decision; increase your case acceptance rate and make your day-to-day activities in the practice much more rewarding.
• Occlusion: The primary function of teeth is for mastication, (setting aside the tremendous importance of the psychological benefits of having a beautiful smile) so it is time to look at occlusion from its functional end point back to the beginning. Do Occlusal schemes differ for a totally dentate individual with natural teeth; versus someone who has a dentition of part implant retained prosthetics and part natural teeth; versus someone who has a dentition of some implants; some natural teeth; and a removable prothesis? The permutations and combinations are numerous, and this section of the course will help solidify your knowledge and perhaps provide you with some fresh ideas.     
• Dental Implants: Without a doubt, dental implants have changed the face of dentistry forever. Are dental implants foolproof? Do they last forever? What is it that must be done to give the patient the very best and longest lasting dental implant treatment? This section will be a comprehensive look at the field of dental implants from a prosthodontic perspective which includes working with your implant surgeon so that your efforts are synergistic, complementary, and additive.
• Implant Assisted Removable Partial Dentures: This treatment is the most under used implant treatment in general practice today. However, it is one of the most beneficial patient treatments that can be done to enhance function and aesthetics, when medical and dental issues, and finances preclude a patient from having what is considered the ‘optimum’ implant treatment. Surgical implant placement does not follow the norm!  
• Aesthetics: What makes a beautiful smile? Does everything have to match? Lithium Disilicate? Zirconia? Porcelain fused to metal? Full Gold Crowns? What you need to know to make your Aesthetic practice less complicated and more fulfilling when treating complex aesthetic cases.   
• Restoring Endodontically treated teeth: Endodontic treatments continue to be highly successful! Even though implants fail, should every effort still be made to restore endodontically treated teeth when it is reasonable? Cores, pins, posts, will be reviewed.   
• Cracked Teeth: The When – Where – How to deal with these complicated problems.
• Planning Treatment and Sequencing: This section wraps it all up and co-ordinates a very complex set of dental problems so that the final treatment is done in a most patient centric sequence of processes.

Educational Objectives

The course is designed to highlight in a meaningful way, a patient centered approach to providing at times complex treatments. An evidenced based approach citing studies and research will help pull together consistent methodology for the dental practitioner to follow. 

Benefits of Attending

• Enjoy learning in a relaxed and interactive atmosphere
• All dental practitioners, whether GP or specialist, will be presented with content relevant to their particular practice 
• Clinical treatments will be discussed in a format that will be easily transferrable to their practices.

Part 1 | Panoramic imaging: A review of things you “forgot”

This lecture presents a review of the fundamentals and systematic interpretation of panoramic imaging.  Common technical errors and methods to rectify them will be discussed. A systematic method of reviewing these images with a discussion of important anatomic structures and variants will be presented. Discussions will include the basics of image interpretation, a practical review of interesting cases, common incidental findings, and limitations of this imaging modality.

Objectives: 

1. Understand how to create an optimal panoramic image 
2. Develop a routine for the systematic evaluation of an image
3. Review the fundamentals of image interpretation
4. Practical review with cases

Part 2 | CBCT imaging: An introduction

This is an introduction to cone beam CT imaging, designed for clinicians with little or no prior experience with this imaging modality. It will discuss the fundamentals of image acquisition and the limitations of this technology. It will review indications and contraindications for treatment planning and imaging prescription. It will introduce common imaging artifacts and demonstrate basic principles of navigating cbCT volumes.

Objectives: 

1. Understand the fundamentals of cbCT image acquisition
2. Review common indications/contraindications for cbCT imaging
3. Review the fundamentals of volume navigation
4. Introduce common imaging artifacts

Benefits of Attending

• Review the basics of the acquisition and interpretation of panoramic imaging, relevant for all levels of experience.  
• Develop a systematic approach to the interpretation of imaging anomalies. Understand appropriate “next steps”.
• Gain confidence in the interpretation of common incidental findings on panoramic images.
• Understand the basics of cbCT imaging and the limitations of this modality.
• Clinically relevant oral radiology cases will be presented.
• The material is presented in an interactive format.

Course Tuition

12 credit hours

Course tuition due at time of final payment.
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Course Logistics

Disclaimer: Dates, times, and locations of seminars are subject to change.
While we make every effort to deliver our continuing education programs as scheduled, the nature of international travel and destination-based events means that unforeseen circumstances may arise. Factors such as weather conditions, transportation delays, and venue availability may necessitate adjustments to seminar dates, times, or locations.

Unless otherwise published, the speaker has no financial or commercial interest or relationships related to the lecture or lecture material.

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