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Virtually presented via Zoom Webinar

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE; Registration is still required.
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
**NOTE: For the best viewing experience, use the Google Chrome browser or download the Zoom app.

Description

Beginning with the world of fashion photography, the lecture highlights cultural perceptions of beauty in modern society while concurrently exploring cultural perceptions of people living with genetic, physical and behavioral differences.

This global journey considers the importance of self-acceptance, self-esteem and self-advocacy as necessary tools to empower individuals and their families at risk of stigma, discrimination and exclusion. Images of several medical conditions will be presented as a stark contrast to existing imagery in medical education, while also emphasizing the importance of showcasing humanity and dignity through photography, film and narrative.

Positive Exposure will also provide samples of 2 programs, including FRAME (Faces Redefining the Art of Medical Education; FRAME is a web-based educational library and resource that changes how medical information is presented to health care professionals in training, clinicians, families and communities.

Each brief film creates a more robust understanding of featured conditions, while modeling an attitude of respect for the humanity of patients. While providing important key information, each film captures humanity and beauty of all participants.

Objectives

Participants will have a better understanding of the importance of photography, film, narrative and personal stories to facilitate more successful interactions with patients and families.

Through the FRAME program, participants will have an opportunity to meet individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities outside of the clinical environment.

Speaker

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 2.0 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $50.00
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $37.50
Military, $37.50

Course Description

Atrophy of alveolar ridges following tooth extraction is a common fact and can severely compromise the esthetic and functional rehabilitation of patients. Numerous options of biomaterials and surgical techniques for alveolar ridge management can be overwhelming for the clinician and can lead to improper clinical management. This course is developed to review critical concepts in alveolar ridge management.

Learning Objectives

• Understand benefits, rationale and limitations of immediate implant placement
• Understand benefits, rationale and limitations of alveolar ridge preservation
• Understand how the biologic events during healing of the extraction socket relate to immediate implant placement and ridge preservation concepts
• Understand the factors involved in the decision making for immediate implant placement vs early implant placement vs ridge preservation and delayed implant placement.
• Understand key factors for succesful ridge augmentation procedures
• Understand the effect of abutment macro design on alveolar ridge management

Speaker

Theofilos Koutouzis DDS, MS, earned his Certificate and Master’s degree in Periodontics from Gothenburg University, Sweden and from the University of Florida, College of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr Koutouzis is Associate Professor at the Department of Periodontology and Director of Advanced Specialty Education in Periodontology at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has published research on periodontal disease management and dental implant dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 2.0 continuing education credits.

Virtually presented via Zoom Webinar

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE; Registration is still required.
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
**NOTE: For the best viewing experience, use the Google Chrome browser or download the Zoom app.

Description

This CE course will describe the epidemiology of the most common Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and discuss the challenges of providing high quality dental care to this population due to political, economic, social, and clinical barriers. Best practices for improving and maintaining oral health of individuals with ASD will be discussed, with an emphasis on the role of an effectively collaborating interprofessional healthcare team. Clinical techniques in therapeutic dentistry will be reviewed in a case-based format.

Objectives

• Describe the epidemiology of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
• Understand the challenges and best practices for providing dental care to individuals with IDD.
• Discuss the importance of an interprofessional healthcare team approach for improving the oral health of individuals with IDD.
• Review cases representing unique dental management strategies and techniques in providing dental therapy to individuals with IDD.

Speakers

Lyubov Slashcheva, DDS, MS, FABSCD, is a special needs and geriatric dentist, working at Apple Tree Dental in Rochester, MN. She is also a public health research collaborator with the Mayo Clinic’s Rochester Epidemiology Project. Dr. Slashcheva obtained her undergraduate degree at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she grew up. After obtaining dental training at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia as a National Health Service Corps Dental Scholar, she pursued residency training at the University of Iowa in Geriatric & Special Needs Dentistry and Dental Public Health. Alongside residency training, Dr. Slashcheva participated as a LEND fellow and obtained graduate certificates in biostatistics and global health. She has served on the boards of organizations such as the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, the American Public Health Association (Oral Health Section), the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions, and the Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship. Alongside her professional endeavors, Dr. Slashcheva is an avid bi-cyclist and enjoys helping on her husband’s vegetable farm and spending time with their three children.

Virtually presented via Zoom Webinar

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE; Registration is still required.
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
**NOTE: For the best viewing experience, use the Google Chrome browser or download the Zoom app.

Description

This presentation is designed to provide clinicians with an understanding of what is “disability” and how do some disabilities effect oral health. It will present the diagnostic and oral health implications of a series of disabilities-developmental and acquired, intellectual and physical,that are encountered routinely in dental practice and help explain how best to navigate the oral health issues encountered.

Objectives

• Identify what constitutes a disability.
• Understand the spectrum of disabilities through the lifespan
• Determine necessary modifications to care necessary based upon the disability.

Speaker

Miriam Robbins, DDS, MS, is the Chair of the Department of Dental Medicine at NYU Langone Health-Long Island and the Department of Family Dental Medicine at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine in Mineola, NY. She received her dental degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and her MS in Management and Health Policy from the Robert Wagner School of Public Policy at NYU. She completed her residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and an American Cancer fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, both in New York City. She is a past president of the Special Care Dentistry Association as well as the American Academy of Oral Medicine. She lectures nationally and internationally as well as contributing to the dental and medical literature on the dental management of special needs and medically complex patients.

Presented virtually via Zoom.

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 2.0 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $50.00
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $37.50
Military, $37.50

Speaker

 Evanthia Anadioti, DDS, MS, FACP is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Founding Director of the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics. She developed and established this graduate specialty program accredited by the American Dental Association in 2017 which constitutes a historic addition to the mission of Penn Dental Medicine.

Dr. Anadioti specializes in esthetic, functional and full-mouth rehabilitation using porcelain crowns, bridges, fixed dental prostheses, and veneers. She also specializes in surgical placement and restoration of dental implants such as implant-supported crowns, fixed and/or removable prostheses, as well as conventional complete and partial dentures.

Dr. Anadioti is a leader in Digital Dentistry with grants and published research in peer-reviewed journals. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and the incoming Prosthodontic Commissioner on the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation. Dr. Anadioti is a national and international speaker and the recipient of multiple awards both locally and nationally.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 2.0 continuing education credits.

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE; Registration is still required.
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
**NOTE: For the best viewing experience, use the Google Chrome browser or download the Zoom app.

Speaker

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm; this virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $37.50
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $28.00
Military, $28.00

Speaker

Paresh Shah, DMD, Cert. Esthetic Dentistry, has been in private practice in Winnipeg, Canada since 1992. He graduated from the University of Manitoba Dental School in 1991 and completed a General Practice Residency at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg after graduation in 1992. Prior to dentistry, he received a B.Sc.(Microbiology) in 1983 and an M.Sc.(Physiology) in 1987 from the University of Manitoba. Subsequently, he completed a Certificate of Proficiency in Aesthetic Dentistry from the University of Buffalo(SUNY) in 2007.

Dr. Shah has served as a clinical mentor in the Post-Graduate Program in Esthetic Dentistry at the University of Minnesota from 2001-2009 and is currently an instructor at the University of Manitoba Dental School in the department of fixed prosthodontics. He is on the editorial board of Teamwork Journal and the Canadian Journal of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. He is co-founder and co-director of a Seattle Study Club affiliate in Winnipeg.

Dr. Shah lives in Winnipeg with his wife Priti and daughter Serena.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 2.0 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $50.00
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $37.50
Military, $37.50

Speaker

Roger Hill, DDS

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 2.0 continuing education credits.

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 6:00-7:30 pm; this virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $37.50
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $28.00
Military, $28.00

Speaker

Robert Ritter, DMD, grew up in Palm Beach County, Florida and attended the University of South Florida in Tampa. He received his dental degree from The Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine in 1994. Dr. Ritter is a member of The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Society for Dental Aesthetics and the American Society for Color and Appearance Dentistry. He is also a member of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and The American Dental Association.  Dr. Ritter is a board member and Past President of The Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is a member of the Seaside Study Club, a component of the Seattle Study Club, and a member of the International Association of Dental Researchers.

Dr. Ritter is on the editorial board of Inside Dentistry and The Journal of The Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and has published many articles on adhesive and cosmetic dentistry in several publications, including PPAD, Signature, Spectrum, Dentistry Today, DPR, Contemporary Esthetics, and Inside Dentistry. In addition, Dr. Ritter is an Editorial Board member of REALITY, a publication to keep dentists up-to-date with advances in the products, techniques and research of esthetic dentistry. Dr. Ritter has been presenting for the last 18 years, helping dentists implement the newest esthetic dentistry into their offices.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 6:00 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE to view (does not include continuing education credits); Registration is still required.
Register here»
CE Credits: 2.0 lecture credits
To receive continuing education credits:
Dentist, $50.00
Penn Dental Medicine Alumni, $37.50
Military, $37.50

Speaker

John Kim, DMD, MS, PA, began his education by receiving his undergraduate degree with honors in Biology from the University of Virginia in 1999. He earned his D.M.D. degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2003. In 2006, Dr. Kim earned his Masters of Science in Periodontology as well as his Certificate of Advanced Study in Periodontology from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill. Dr. Kim’s three year residency emphasized dental implants, bone grafting, gum grafting, periodontal regeneration, sinus grafting and cosmetic surgery. The UNC School of Dentistry has awarded him the Elsie & Baxter Sapp Fellowship and also nominated him as a candidate for the Kramer Award for Excellence in Periodontics. During his studies and training in dental school, Dr. Kim was actively involved in research. At Harvard, his reasearch focused on implant survival and risk factors. At the UNC School of Dentistry, he collaborated with the late Dr. Stephen Offenbacher and Dr. David Paquette on the relationship between periodontal disease and heart disease. In 2007, he became board-certified and was awarded Diplomate status after being examined by a panel of internationally respected peers.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 2.0 continuing education credits.