Friday, November 7

Yongkun Kim, DMD

The presentation will review the occlusal concept applied in periodontal prosthesis. Proper diagnosis of occlusal and periodontal pathology and its management will be reviewed. Interdisplicary approach in reconstructive therapy in transitioning from natural to implant dentition , a concept described as sequential extraction and implant placement with prosthetic and biological implication will be presented.

Learning Objectives

  • Significance of occlusion in advanced periodontal case management
  • How to diagnose and manage sencodary occlusal trauma cases
  • Properly sequence the therapy in transitioning from natural to implant dentition

Rodolfo Gianserra, DDS & Luca Landi, DDS

This lecture explores how modern periodontology is reshaping the concept of prognosis, with a special focus on mobile teeth. Traditional approaches often considered mobility as a negative endpoint, while new evidence and clinical strategies allow us to reassess treatment possibilities. Through clinical cases and scientific insights, participants will learn how to integrate occlusion, biomechanics, and regenerative techniques to improve stability, preserve natural dentition, and offer patients long-term functional and aesthetic outcomes.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand modern criteria for periodontal prognosis and how they differ from traditional models
  • Identify clinical and biomechanical strategies to stabilize and preserve mobile teeth
  • Apply evidence-based decision-making to improve long-term outcomes and redefine treatment planning

 

Frank Celenza, DDS

Interdisciplinary dentistry is proving to be the most effective means by which we can deliver the highest level of service to our patients.  Whether addressing specific cosmetic concerns or providing advanced rehabilitation and restoration, through coordinated efforts at the specialist level, we can raise our game and provide a better end result.
This seminar will communicate to orthodontists, periodontists, prosthodontists, oral surgeons, and all dentists through the demonstration of carefully documented clinical cases and specific literature citing.  Areas in which the various specialists can work in concert to better serve our patients will be illustrated.
The forum will provide for a platform upon which we can all begin to communicate and explore some of the latest developments, many of which are very exciting. Participants should come prepared to expand their thinking and horizons.
Learning Objectives
  • The physiology of tooth movement
  • The periodontal benefits of tooth position
  • How orthodontics can interact with implants

Huan Su, DDS, MS

Natural and forced eruption are foundational techniques in the Penn Perio and Perio-Prosthodontics treatment philosophy. This presentation provides a focused review of these concepts and explores their practical application in implant dentistry.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand forced eruption
  • Understand natural eruption
  • Know how to use them in implant dentistry

Chrysi Boutari, DDS, DMD, CAGS

The presentation aims to discuss various types of soft tissue deficiencies and as well as treatment modalities combining surgical and restorative procedures

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss various types of tissue deficiencies
  • Discuss surgical treatment options to enhance tissue volume
  • Discuss prosthetic designs to obtain optimal esthetics for pontic sites

Sam Shamardi, DMD

Laser therapy has existed within periodontal care for many years, but with varying efficacy. Recent advancements in a novel Nd:Yag laser technology now offers an advanced form of care that can be applied in both surgical and non-surgical modalities. This course explores the various uses of this Nd:Yag therapy and helps de-mystify why Nd:Yag should be the laser of choice for periodontal therapy.

Learning Objectives

  • Discover a new Nd:Yag laser technology that can be uses for surgical and non-surgical care
  • Critique differences in various laser options and why Nd:Yag is ideal for periodontal therapy
  • Demonstrate clinical applications where this new laser technology can redefine patient care

Flavia Teles, DDS, MS, DMS

 

Marianthi Papaioannou, DDS, MS

This presentation will explore the integration of prosthetically driven protocols and digital planning in full mouth rehabilitation. Emphasis will be placed on how restorative outcomes guide surgical and prosthetic decisions, ensuring functional, esthetic, and long-term stability. Through the use of advanced digital workflows clinicians can achieve predictable results that align precisely with the patient’s prosthetic needs. Clinical cases and evidence-based strategies will illustrate how digital planning streamlines interdisciplinary collaboration and elevates standards of care in complex rehabilitations.

Learning Objectives

  • Apply prosthetically driven principles to guide treatment planning and execution in full mouth rehabilitation, ensuring restorations meet both functional and esthetic demands.
  • Utilize digital planning tools to design predictable and efficient rehabilitation protocols.
  • Integrate interdisciplinary collaboration by aligning surgical, prosthetic, and digital planning steps to optimize outcomes in complex full mouth rehabilitation cases.

Frank Setzer, DMD, MS, PhD

The clinician often faces a dilemma managing the compromised dentition: should a tooth be preserved through endodontic therapy, or replaced with an implant? This lecture examines the biologic, clinical, and long-term considerations guiding that choice—through the lens of contemporary Endodontics.
Based on current evidence, the lecture will contrast survival and success metrics for endodontically treated teeth (ETT) and dental implants, highlighting the importance of diagnostic accuracy, restorative strategy, periodontal status, and patient-specific risk factors. Cases will illustrate a biologically conservative and interdisciplinary approach, rather than a a oversimplified “tooth versus implant” dichotomy. In conclusion, the lecture aims to redefine the decision not as a competition but as a continuum of care.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the complementary role of preserving natural teeth endodontically versus replacing them with a dental implant
  • Compare outcomes based on survival and success
  • Describe modern endodontic approaches to tooth preservation.

Jeff Ganeles, DMD

Originally developed to manage severely compromised dentitions, Periodontal Prosthesis integrates biological, biomechanical, occlusal, biomaterial, and technical considerations to restore function and aesthetics in challenging situations. Pioneered and refined by dentists at the U Penn, this approach enabled the long-term maintenance of fixed dentitions despite advanced periodontal disease and caries with few fixed abutments. While many of the specific materials and restorative techniques have evolved, the core principles of periodontal prosthesis remain highly relevant, particularly in the context of modern implant dentistry and full-arch immediate loading protocols.
This presentation will revisit the foundational concepts of periodontal prosthesis and explore their application to implant treatment planning and execution. Emphasis will be placed on identifying shared strategies and recognizing how the omission of these principles can contribute to implant complications and failures.

Learning Objectives

  • Apply foundational concepts of Periodontal Prosthesis to contemporary implant dentistry, with particular emphasis on full-arch immediate loading protocols
  • Recognize how failure to incorporate periodontal prosthesis principles into implant treatment planning and execution can contribute to complications and treatment failure
Saturday, November 8

Leonardo Trombelli, DDS, PhD

The focus of the lecture will be on the evolution of flap design matched with appropriate regenerative device to ensure optimized treatment outcomes and minimize postoperative sequelae. Also, a personalized approach to periodontal regenerative surgery will be suggested based on the available evidence.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the advantages of the minimally invasive surgical approaches to enhance conditions for wound stability and minimize post surgical pain and discomfort
  • Outline the clinical outcomes, in terms of early and late wound healing, of the single flap approaches when compared to the conventional double-flap surgical procedures
  • Critically appraise which regenerative technologies (membrane, biological agents, combinations) are most indicated when used in conjunction with SFA in a specific patient.

Oscar Gonzalez Martin, DDS, MSc, PhD

To achieve optimal and predictable outcomes in periodontal patients, contemporary interdisciplinary therapy should aim to achieve sustainable periodontal health, functional results and aesthetic harmony. The sequelae of periodontitis present a complex therapeutic challenge. This lecture will review protocols to facilitate complex interdisciplinary therapy for aesthetic zone rehabilitation in patients with a history of periodontitis, with a special focus on updating traditional periodontal prosthesis concepts.

Learning Objectives

  • Address the most relevant aspects of interdisciplinary treatment planning for the rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients with a history of periodontitis.
  • Discuss critical aspects relating to the execution of these complex treatments.
  • Recognise the importance of key local anatomical and functional factors in the treatment sequence.

Neeraj Panchal, DDS, MD, MA, FACHE

This presentation explores the surgical management of dentofacial deformities through maxillofacial osteotomies and bone grafting techniques. It covers the anatomical and functional considerations, indications for intervention, and the role of bone grafting in correcting skeletal discrepancies and enhancing facial aesthetics. Emphasis is placed on preoperative planning, surgical approaches, and postoperative outcomes, with case-based examples to illustrate clinical decision-making and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the Indications and Surgical Principles:
    Identify the clinical indications for maxillofacial osteotomies and bone grafting in the treatment of dentofacial deformities, and understand the anatomical and biomechanical principles guiding surgical planning.
  • Evaluate Surgical Techniques and Grafting Options
    Compare various osteotomy techniques and bone grafting methods, including autogenous and alloplastic materials, with attention to their applications, advantages, and limitations.
  • Assess Postoperative Outcomes and Complications
    Analyze functional and aesthetic outcomes following surgery, recognize common complications, and discuss strategies for optimizing patient recovery and long-term stability.

Shaked Navat Pelli, DMD, MSOB, BMedSc

Genetically related dental abnormalities affect individuals throughout their life. The effect is not only on function and growth but also social and emotional. Therefore, it is important to diagnose and begin treatment at an early age. Nowadays, we have multiple tools to tailor treatment to each patient’s needs and developmental phase from creative removable appliances, through unconventional use of new composite materials, to traditional implant restorations

Learning Objectives

  • How and why to diagnose genetically related dental abnormalities?
  • Age related treatment planning.
  • Creative ideas of treating genetically related dental abnormalities.

 

Wael Isleem, DDS, DMD, MS

The conversion of the edentulous to an implant supported fixed restoration involves many layers of planning and treatment. Beginning with implant positional planning, proceeding to the immediate load restoration, and ultimately the definitive restoration, each step of the process can be enhanced by 2D/3D virtual treatment planning. This presentation will demonstrate the increased predictability and efficiency of digitally planning and treating full mouth reconstruction cases enhanced by incorporating facial data of the patient.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand workflow for implant supported full mouth reconstructions.
  • Be able to compare digital workflow to conventional workflow.
  • Understand the integration of Facial/Dental information.

Neil Starr, DDS

 

 

Nipul Tanna, DMD, MS

The natural dentition can play a critical role in several aspects of Implant Dentistry. Orthodontic treatment can be utilized as a treatment modality to aid in implant site development from both, a hard tissue as well as a soft tissue perspective. In addition to site development, Orthodontic treatment can serve to create adequate spacing for implant placement, it can be utilized to upright tipped teeth, correct misaligned teeth, improve occlusal harmony to facilitate the restorative phase of treatment and provide an environment that will allow for a functionally stable and esthetically pleasing outcome which is maintainable

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will learn how the natural teeth can be utilized for improving hard and soft tissues.
  • Participants will be learn about biomechanical principles which need consideration for an improved outcome when developing implant sites.
  • Participants will learn about the role Orthodontics plays to provide adequate space distribution for Implant placement.
  • Participants will learn about the role Orthodontics plays to improve occlusal harmony and establish a maintainable and functionally stable environment.

Thomas Yoo, DMD, MS

For predictable implant rehabilitation, the peri-implant mucosa must meet functional
and esthetic criteria before final restoration can be placed. Improvements in bone and tissue
preservation procedures, guided implant placement, and accurate immediate provisional
restoration position can minimize the dimensional changes following extraction and the
amount of time that the patient is without teeth. While analog approaches have been
described to position single implant supported interim restoration in immediate
provisionalization, there is a lack of digital workflow approaches. This workflow describes a
digital workflow for the fabrication of a static guide that serves both as a surgical guide for
implant placement and a prosthetic positioning guide.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the importance of soft tissue contour and environment before final implant
    prosthesis fabrication.
  • Review the role of provisionalization for maintaining the gingival environment in immediate
    implant placement and the different positioning techniques in provisionalization.
  • Understand the protocol for designing a static guide that serves both as a surgical guide and
    prosthetic positioning guide for interim implant restorations for immediate implant placement.

Hector Sarmiento, DMD, MSc

As we enter the age of implant dentistry, clinicians must reassess priorities: protect compromised natural dentition or focus on saving failing implants. This lecture examines evidence-based outcomes, biologic materials that support regeneration, and the new paradigms shaping periodontal and peri-implant therapy.

Learning Objectives

  • Evaluate clinical decision-making: Compare long-term outcomes of preserving natural teeth versus treating compromised implants affected by peri-implantitis.
  • Incorporate biologic materials: Understand the role of biologics (e.g., growth factors, membranes, grafts) in regenerative approaches for both periodontal and peri-implant therapy.
  • Redefine treatment priorities: Apply evidence-based strategies to balance ethical, functional, and biologic considerations when choosing between tooth retention and implant salvage.