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American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Conference Program

AAOMS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER APPROVAL

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

Academy of General Dentistry
Approved PACE Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
May 2006 to June 2010

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.75AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Friday, December 5, 2008
8:00am — 12:00pm

The Art of Healing

Synopsis

Speakers in this session will present a patient treatment that utilized dental implants for rehabilitation of function and esthetics. Each case will include case presentation, treatment planning with a discussion on their rationale for why they proceeded as they did the procedures and outcome.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Recognize patient oriented treatment that positively affected their quality of life;
  2. Describe different treatment therapies that reconstructed difficult patient situations; and
  3. the value of teamwork during the treatment planning process resulting in positive results.
Moderator

Mark W. Ochs, DMD, MD
Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System
Pittsburgh, PA

8:00am — 8:15am

Introductory and Welcoming Remarks
R. Lynn White, DDS
AAOMS President
Austin, TX

Mark J. Steinberg, DDS, MD
Chair, Committee on Continuing Education and Professional Development
Maywood, IL

8:15am — 8:35am

Dynamic Biologic Transformation of Hard and Soft Tissue
Kenneth S. Hinds, DDS
Visiting Lecturer
UCLA School of Dentistry
Laguna Niguel, CA

8:35am — 8:55am

The Graceful Transition from Teeth to Dental Implants
Gary A. Morris, DDS
Private Practice
Chicago, IL

8:55am — 9:15am

Treatment of Failed Teeth 7, 8, 9 and 10 with Associated Significant Gingival Display: The Aesthetic Quagmire
Aldo Leopardi, DDS, MS
Private Practice
Greenwood Village, CO

9:15am — 9:35am

The Two Unit Anterior Restoration: One Implant vs. Two
Steve Lewis, DMD
Private Practice
Cincinnati, OH

9:35am — 9:55am

The Trauma Patient: Reconstruction Using the Art and Science of Osseointegration
Jay P. Malmquist, DMD
Private Practice
Portland, OR

9:55am — 10:30am

Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30am — 10:50am

Implants in Skeletally Immature Patients Following Traumatic Avulsion in the Esthetic Zone
James Q. Swift, DDS
Professor and Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Minneapolis, MN

10:50am — 11:10am

Multidisciplinary Management of Congenital Oligodontia in Adolescent Patients
Peter E. Larsen, DDS
Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesiology and Oral Pathology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

11:10am — 11:30am

Ectodermal Dysplasias: Surgical Challenges for Implant Reconstruction
Jim D. Ruskin, DMD, MD
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences
College of Dentistry, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

11:30am — 11:50am

Bilateral Maxillary Reconstruction with Iliac Grafts and Dental Implants After Bilateral Odontogenic Tumor Resection
Ole T. Jensen, DDS, MS
Private Practice
Denver, CO


Friday, December 5, 2008
1:00pm — 4:00pm

Future Visions for Patient Therapy

Synopsis

This session will highlight advances in materials and methods that provide efficient patient treatment to replace missing teeth. The science of recombinant proteins that are approved for marketing for bone augmentation will be discussed, as well as the use of recombinant proteins in orthopedics.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the science behind the development of recombinant BMP for bone regeneration;
  2. Describe the clinical use of BMP in orthopedics and its potential in maxillofacial surgery;
  3. Discuss the use of ct scanning for patient oriented efficient care; and
  4. Explain advances in implant restorative options.
Moderator

J. W. Hudson, DDS
Professor OMFS
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, TN

1:00pm — 1:30pm

The Use of Recombinant Proteins for Bone Reconstruction
John M. Wozney, PhD
Assistant Vice President
Discovery Research, Wyeth
Cambridge, MA

1:30pm — 2:00pm

Orthopedic Use of BMP and Associated Composites
Steven Mardjetko, MD
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Ltd.
Morton Grove, IL

2:00pm — 2:30pm

Use of BMP in Sinus Grafting and Alveolar Ridge Reconstruction
J. W. Hudson, DDS
Professor OMFS
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, TN

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2:30pm — 3:00pm

Break in Exhibit Hall

3:00pm — 3:30pm

Computerized Planning: Generation of CAD CAM Structures and Surgical Guides to Provide Patients with Immediate Provisionalization and Minimal Invasive Surgery
Scott D. Ganz, DMD
Private Practice
Fort Lee, NJ

3:30pm — 4:00pm

The Single Implant Crown in the Esthetic Zone: The Use of New Ceramics vs. Traditional Crown Materials
Clark Stanford, DDS, PhD
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics
University of Iowa, College of Dentistry
Iowa City, IA


Saturday, December 6, 2008
8:00am — 12:00pm

The Evidence for Immediate Loading of Single and Multiunit Restorations

Synopsis

This session will highlight the evidence for immediately loading single and multiple unit restorations. In a counter point format, speakers will debate issues.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the evidence available when considering loading implants;
  2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages when considering loading implants; and
  3. Describe the differences when considering immediate loading of single or multiunit restorations.
Moderator

Edwin A. McGlumphy, DMD, MPH
Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Section of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
College of Dentistry, Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

8:00am — 8:40am

Single Molar Implants Should Not Be Immediately Loaded in Occlusion
Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH
Associate Professor and Visiting OMS
Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

8:40am — 9:20am

3 to 5 Unit Restorations Can Be Immediately Loaded in Occlusion
Lyndon F. Cooper, DDS, PhD
Stallings Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

9:20am — 10:00am

3 to 5 Unit Restorations Should Not Be Immediately Loaded in Occlusion
Curtis E. Jansen, DDS
Private Practice
Monterey, CA

10:00am — 10:30am

Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30am — 11:15am

Options for the Difficult Atrophic Maxilla
Lesley David, DDS
Private Practice
Toronto, ON, Canada

11:15am — 12:00pm

Creating Ideal Single Restorations from Non-Ideal Situations
Jean-Francois Bedard, DMD
Private Practice
Englewood, CO

12:00pm — 1:00am

Lunch in Exhibit Hall


Saturday, December 6, 2008
1:00pm — 4:00pm

Esthetic Day

Synopsis

Recognition of multiple anatomical and patient related factors are essential to determine preoperatively in order to result in the best possible esthetic result. These speakers will discuss their approach to pretreatment evaluation which leads to procedures that will ultimately lead to an esthetically pleasing restoration.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Recognize the criteria necessary to achieve an optimal esthetic restoration;
  2. Recognize the esthetic demands for anterior restorations; and
  3. Discuss the scope of different treatment options when managing the esthetic site.
Moderator

Peter Scheer, DDS, MS
Private Practice
Rancho Mirage, CA

1:00pm — 1:30pm

Keys for Anterior Esthetic Restorations
A. H. Valentin, DDS, PhD, MSc
Visiting Professor, Nippon Dental University Japan and Director of Private Clinic and Institute for Oral Surgery
Mannheim, Germany

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1:30pm — 2:30pm

Protocols for Optimal Esthetics
Nigel A. Saynor, BDS
Private Practice
South Manchester, England

2:30pm — 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm — 4:00pm

The Effect of Gingival Biotype on Implant Restoration and Surgery
Harold S. Baumgarten, DMD
Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Robert Schattner Center
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA


Sunday, December 7, 2008
8:00am — 11:45am

How to Deal with Intraoperative Problems

Synopsis

This session will focus on unexpected clinical situations that occur during surgery. The speakers will address what they have encountered and then how they managed the situation. In addition, the speakers will discuss how they currently plan to avoid the same surprise.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the range of problems that can be encountered when performing implant surgery;
  2. Recognize specific preoperative findings that lead to intraoperative compromise; and
  3. Describe how to treat intraoperative problems to decrease implant post operative problems.
Moderator

Michael S. Block, DMD
Private Practice
New Orleans, LA

8:00am — 8:45am

Intraoperative Problems Using CT Guided Stents: Practical Advice
Peter K. Moy, DMD
Director of Implant Dentistry
UCLA School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, CA

8:45am — 9:30am

Intraoperative Problems Using Onlay Bone Grafts: Practical Advice
Craig Misch, DDS, MDS
Private Practice
Sarasota, FL

9:30am — 10:15am

Intraoperative Problems When Placing Anterior Esthetic Implants
Peter Scheer, DDS, MS
Private Practice
Rancho Mirage, CA

10:15am — 11:00am

Intraoperative Problems When Combining Surgical and Prosthetic Procedures at the Same Visit
Edwin A. McGlumphy, DMD, MPH
Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Section of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
College of Dentistry, Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

11:00am — 11:45am

Intraoperative Dilemmas from the Private Practice
Louis K. Rafetto, DMD
Director of Didactic Education, Department of OMS
Christiana Care Health System
Wilmington, DE