View the program schedule planned for this 2 day program, November 7 – 8, 2025.
Friday, November 7
| Time | Topic |
| 7:45 am | Breakfast and Check-in |
| 8:15 am | Welcome Howard Fraiman, DMD Dana Graves, DDS, DMSc |
| Foundational Concepts AM Session Moderator: Harold Baumgarten, DMD |
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| 8:30 am | “‘Re’defining Periodontal Prosthesis in the Era of Implant Dentistry” Yongkun Kim, DMD |
| 9:15 am | “Redefining Prognosis: Strategies for Saving Mobile Teeth” Rodolfo Gianserra, DDS and Luca Landi, DDS |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am | “Seeking Interdisciplinary Excellence” Frank Celenza, DDS |
| 11:15 am | “Natural Eruption and Forced Eruption” H. Todd Su, DDS, MS |
| 12:00 pm | Future of the Field – Recent Graduate Presentation Moderator: Tun-Jan Wang, DDS “Pontic Site Development from Single Site to Full Arch” Chrysi Boutari, DDS, DMD |
| 12:20 pm | Lunch |
| Foundational Concepts PM Session Moderator: Joseph P. Fiorellini, DMD, DMSc |
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| 1:20 pm | Introduction of the Joel Frankel Memorial Lecture |
| 1:25 pm | Joel Frankel Memorial Lecture “Surgical and Non-surgical Therapy Options with Nd:Yag Lasers” Sam Shamardi, DMD |
| 2:10 pm | Basic Translational Science and Its Core Relationship to Penn Periodontics Flavia Teles, DDS, MS, DMSc |
| 2:55 pm | Future of the Field – Recent Graduate Presentation Moderator: Tun-Jan Wang, DDS “Prosthetically Driven Protocols & Digital Planning in Full Mouth Rehabilitation” Marianthi Papaioannou, DDS |
| 3:15 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45 pm | “Implants versus Endodontically Treated Teeth: Competitors or Complimentary Partners?” Frank Setzer, DMD, MS, PhD |
| 4:30 pm | “From Classic to Cutting-Edge: The Evolution of Immediate Loading from Periodontal Prosthesis” Jeffrey Ganeles, DMD |
| 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 pm | Reception |
Saturday, November 8
| Time | Topic |
| 7:45 am | Breakfast |
| 8:20 am | Opening Remarks |
| Contemporary Approaches AM Session Moderator: Jon Korostoff, DMD, PhD |
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| 8:30 am | “Techniques and Technology for Periodontal Regenerative Surgery” Leonardo Trombelli, DDS, PhD |
| 9:15 am | “Fundamentals in Perio-Prostho Treatment in the Aesthetic Area” Oscar Gonzalez-Martin, DDS, PhD, MSc |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am | “Maxillofacial Osteotomies and Bone Grafting for Dentofacial Deformities” Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA |
| 11:15 am | “Genetically Related Dental Abnormalities – Age related treatment considerations and how to make the most of the existing dentition” Shaked Navat Pelli, DMD, MSOB |
| 12:00 pm | Future of the Field – Recent Graduate Presentation Moderator: Tun-Jan Wang, DDS “Facially Driven Digital Workflow for Full Mouth Rehabilitation” Wael Isleem, DMD, MS |
| 12:20 pm | Lunch |
| Contemporary Approaches PM Session Moderator: Yu Cheng Chang, DDS, MS, DMD |
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| 1:20 pm | “Preserving and Restoring Compromised Teeth in the Era of Endosseous Implantology: When, Where & How? A Treatment Planning Philosophy” Neil Starr, DDS |
| 2:05 pm | Periodontics – Orthodontics Nipul Tanna, DMD, MS |
| 2:50 pm | Future of the Field – Recent Graduate Presentation Moderator: Tun-Jan Wang, DDS “Are Teeth Obsolete? Leveraging Hopeless Teeth to Preserve Peri-Implant Soft Tissue” Thomas Yoo, DMD, MS |
| 3:10 pm | “Teeth vs. Implants: Rethinking Priorities in the Age of Peri-Implantitis” Hector Sarmiento, DMD, MSc |
| 3:55 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
Contact
Penn Dental Medicine
Continuing Dental Education
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu