Upcoming Events

Levy Center for Oral Health Research

Presentation One:

Sinem Esra Sahingur, DDS, MS, PhD

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Student Research

Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics

Presentation Two:

Bruce Shenker

Professor, Department of Basic and Translational Sciences

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

This presentation will describe the design and outcomes of a three-arm cluster randomized trial conducted in dental public health settings in NYC. Findings suggest strategies for improving implementation and scale up of tobacco use treatment in dental health care.

Objectives

• Describe strategies for implementing tobacco use treatment (TUT) in dental care
• Understand factors that influence adoption of TUT in dental settings

Speaker

Donna Shelley, MD, MPH
Professor, Global Public Health
Professor of Population Health
New York University College of Global Public Health

Dr. Shelley is a Professor of Global Public Health in the NYU College of Global Public Health (NYU CGPH) and Professor of Population Health at the NYU School of Medicine. She is also the Director of the Center for Evidence Implementation and Dissemination at NYU CGPH. Before her move to the College she Co-Directed a Section on Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use at the School of Medicine. Dr. Shelley has built a rigorous program of translational, population-based, and policy-relevant research that aims to optimize dissemination, implementation and scale up of tobacco use treatment in safety net health care delivery systems in the US and in Viet Nam. She is also assessing questions of policy implementation; most recently with a grant to assess the impact and implementation of the US Housing and Urban Development Office’s national smoke free public housing policy. She is a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Implementation Science Consortium. Her record of extramural funding includes awards from the National Cancer and Drug Abuse Institutes, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New York State Department of Health’s Bureau of Tobacco Control. Dr. Shelley received her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and MPH in Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Levy Center for Oral Health Research Room 338

Martin Levin (Endodontics) and Janet Monge (Anthropology), University of Pennsylvania

Westin Boston Waterfront
425 Summer Street, Boston, MA

Friday, January 31, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at Yankee Dental Congress

Penn Dental Medicine invites you to attend an Alumni Reception in accordance with the annual meeting of the Yankee Dental Congress. Meet and mingle with fellow Penn alumni, while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres compliments of Penn Dental Medicine. All alumni and friends are welcome!

For more information, contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
215-898-8951
alumni@dental.upenn.edu

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

Community based dental education programs are an important trend in improving dental education to meet the needs of students and the public. To support this trend, understanding the history of programs that have established successful models for community based education is valuable for the creation and development of new programs. The community based education model of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Dental Medicine offersa useful guide for understanding the essential components involved in developing a successful program. Since the beginning of the community-based program at RSDM in 1994, the number of community partners has increased, and students have treated thousands of patients in need. Fourth-year students now spend from two to thirty-two weeks in community based clinical education. The community-based program at RSDM demonstrates the value of service based education and offers a sustainable model for the developmentof future programs.

Objectives

• Identify the critical elements of a model that provides oral health care to vulnerable populations in the community
• Examine the impact of collaboration, coordination, and communication on a dental program for vulnerable populations
• Recognize methods to improve the community based dental program in your organization

Speaker

Dr. Jill A. York
Assistant Dean for Extramural Clinics
Hunterdon Endowed Chair for Dental Public Health
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health

Dr. Jill York received her undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton, and her dental degree from Georgetown University School of Dentistry. She completed the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a Geriatric Dentistry Fellowship from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) –School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) / New Jersey Dental School(NJDS), and in 1994 she completed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowship in Advanced Community Oral Health at the UMDNJ-NJDS. She is a fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD) and the American College of Dentists (ACD). Dr. York joinedUMDNJ-NJDS in 1995. Currently she is an Associate Professor at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM), formally UMDNJ-NJDS, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RSOM), formally UMDNJ-SOM. She is the Assistant Dean for Extramural Clinics and the Hunterdon Endowed Chair in Dental Public Health at RSDM. Her scholarly focus is in the area of improving access for oral health care for vulnerable population in New Jersey and beyond.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Career & Professional Development Week: Alumni Panel-Different Chapters in One’s Dental Career

This event will be moderated by Dr. Olivia Sheridan (D’90 and DPH ’91), Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry

Featured Panelists:

Dr. Katherine France ( D’16 DMD and ’18 Oral Medicine), Assistant Professor in the Oral Medicine Department

Dr. Scott Drucker (D’13), Entrepreneur and General Practitioner

Dr. Ngozi Okoh (D’12), General Practitioner with the underserved and was a NHSC participant

Dr. George Lynch (D’05), Pediatric practice; opened his own practice in center city Philadelphia and teaches part-time in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry

Dr. Hope Berman (D’83), General Practitioner, parent juggling practice and family and previously owned her own practice

The week will continue with the following scheduled events:

• CV Writing Workshop-Tuesday, February 4
• Career Fair with DSO’s, Private Practices, and GPR Residency Programs-Wednesday, February 5
• GPR Panel with Program Directors and Residents-Wednesday, February 5
• Practice Management Workshop: Dental Practice Landscape in the 21st Century-Thursday, February 6
• Information for International Students-Friday, February 7

Contact

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

B-13 Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Liviu Steier

Specialist in Prosthetics and Materials Science DGPro

Specialist in Endodontics

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Career & Professional Development Week: CV Writing Workshop

Presenter: Caryn Stivelman, Career Counselor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

The week will continue with the following scheduled events:

• Career Fair with DSO’s, Private Practices, and GPR Residency Programs-Wednesday, February 5
• GPR Panel with Program Directors and Residents-Wednesday, February 5
• Practice Management Workshop: Dental Practice Landscape in the 21st Century-Thursday, February 6
• Information for International Students-Friday, February 7

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

Schattner Pavilion

Career & Professional Development Week: Career Fair with DSO’s, Private Practices, and GPR Residency Programs

The week will continue with the following scheduled events:

• GPR Panel with Program Directors and Residents-Wednesday, February 5
• Practice Management Workshop: Dental Practice Landscape in the 21st Century-Thursday, February 6
• Information for International Students-Friday, February 7

Contact

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Career & Professional Development Week: GPR Panel with Program Directors and Residents

This Event will be moderated by Dr. Tom Sollecito (D’89 and Oral Medicine ‘91), Chair of the Penn Dental Medicine Oral Medicine Department.

Featured Panelists:

Dr. Russ Bergman (D’84), Vice Chair and GPR Program Director at Newark Beth Israel Hospital

Dr. Rachel Conaboy, GPR Program Director at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Dr. Rosa Martinez, GPR Program Director at New York Medical College of Medicine

Dr. E. Steven Moriconi (D’78 and Oral Surgery ’83), GPR Program Director at Abington Hospital

Dr. Michele Pisano-Marsh (D’89), GPR Program Director at Lehigh Valley Health Network

Dr. James Sconzo, Chief of Service at New York Methodist Hospital

Dr. Frank Shannon (D’18), Former Resident at Abington Hospital

The week will continue with the following scheduled events:

• Practice Management Workshop: Dental Practice Landscape in the 21st Century-Thursday, February 6
• Information for International Students-Friday, February 7

Contact

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Career & Professional Development Week: Practice Management Workshop

Presenter: Dr. Todd Singer, Penn Dental Medicine Assistant Dean of Intramural and Extramural Affairs

The week will continue with the following scheduled event:

• Information for International Students-Friday, February 7

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

Harbor Village
Bonaire

Friday, February 7 – Monday, February 10, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine in Bonaire

Spend the weekend scuba diving and relaxing with fellow alumni and friends in beautiful Bonaire! This unique CE experience will allow you to earn up to 6 CDE credits. Space is limited.

William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Career & Professional Development Week: Discussion of OPT and Visa Issues for International Students

The International Student and Scholars Office, along with an immigration lawyer, will be presenting this discussion specifically intended for  International students who are preparing to graduate.  

Contact

Susan Schwartz, Director of Career Services: susanz@upenn.edu, 215-898-4550

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Speaker:

César de la Fuente, Ph.D.

Presidential Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania

Leader, Machine Biology Group

Institute for Biomedical Informatics

Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics

Dept. of Bioengineering

Depts. of Microbiology and Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Penn Dental Medicine
240 S. 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Dental Medicine invites you to receive:

• Free comprehensive oral examination
• Free x-rays if needed
• Complimentary oral hygiene “goody bag”

Call 215-898-8965 to schedule an appointment. (Walk-ins welcome upon availability)

Over 40 languages spoken

Additionally, a second New Patient Admissions Fair will be held on March 6th

William W. M. Cheung Auditorium

Description

Dr. Elliot V. Hersh will discuss evidence based guidelines for pain management after third molar (wisdom teeth) extractions and present meta-analysis data for various analgesics in both dental pain and other post-surgical pain models.

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Chicago, IL

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the Chicago Dental Society Mid-Winter Meeting

Please check back for more details and registration.

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Presenter One: TBD

Presenter Two: TBD

William W. M. Cheung Auditorium

Description

Dr. Elliot V. Hersh will explore the pharmacokinetics of Liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel®) and discuss its cost-effectiveness in the control of pain in dental outpatients. He will also present evidence-based data that supports or does not support some serious adverse drug interactions involving NSAID analgesic agents.

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338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Speaker: Alexandre R. Vieira, DDS, MS, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Penn Dental Medicine
William W. M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

The Lecture focuses on building bridge to peace through academic relationship between two Dental Schools in area of political conflict; Shows the enthusiastic support of School of Dental Medicine Hadassah to School of Dental Medicine at Al-Quds University. Which leads to common understanding and trust, although develops to serve groups in the community need close attention like individuals with disabilities.

Educational Objectives

• Demonstrate the effect of the work together regardless of any difference to help human being
• Attract attention to the values to share common language
• Reach to co-operate to work together respect and trust each other, to display services for people need the help

Speaker

Dr. Musa Bajali
Former Dean, Faculty of Dentistry
Al-Quds University (Israel)

Palestinian born in East Jerusalem – in 1963. Graduated from Collège De Frères Secondary School in Bethlehem in 1981. Received the DDS Degree in 1987 from Cluj Napoca, and the Ph.D. in 2002 from Carol Davila Bucharest, Romania. Started the professional life in the private sector, which provides the opportunity to feel the needs of the patients and increased the awareness of the need for well-trained and well-educated dentists.

This experience extends to the horizon and led to academia. It was an excellent opportunity to work on investing minds and growing souls committed to the welfare of the patients, by developing the professional competence through continuing education to provide a high quality of treatment plan to meet the patients’ desires, in advanced minimal invasive dentistry.

Using implants as a replacement to maintain fixed prosthesis possibilities, as well to solve the factors which form obstacles to implement the treatment plan of fixed prosthesis like bone atrophy, through using Polymer material PDLLA for bone regeneration. Realized the importance of laser therapy in Dentistry; therefore, worked on developing the knowledge and skills in the use of laser in dentistry, with the aim of maintenance, repair, and regeneration of the oral cavity tissues.

Furthermore, the well-being of humankind is the most important goal, and all people individually and collectively must work together side by side to achieve the goal of the welfare of humanity to maintain good health, education as well justice to reach the high standard of quality of life. This belief has drawn the map for the professional life and paved the way toward international scientific and educational cooperation in the dental field to provide opportunities for dental students as well as dentists for developing skills and experience to provide high-quality medical services.

Consequently, to the responsibilities of serving humankind has appointed in different academic and administrative positions in Al-Quds University, Jerusalem as Vice president for Finance and Administration; Vice president for health sciences; Vice President for Student Affairs and Student Services; Dean for the School of Dental Medicine.

Establishing Bridge to Peace through oral health as a result of the scientific and academic collaboration between both Dental Schools Hebrew University and Al-Quds University, and looking over to expand the activities to provide services to the individuals with disabilities, continues to function under the umbrella of the D. Walter Cohen Middle East Center for Continuing Dental Education.

Firmly Believe that real and Successful Dentistry is in Prevention

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
REGISTER NOW »
Register to ATTEND VIRTUALLY »
CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

With a never-ending onslaught of clinical and other scientific information from multiple sources oral health professionals need to become more integrative and critical thinkers. Patients will alsohave access to up-to-date medical information and challenge their oral health care provider to use this information for their benefit. This presentation will show how published data cannot always be relied upon, and highlight how to interpret, challenge and use published information.

Objectives

• Interpret outcomes from different research designs
• Understand how authors present their data
• Use the literature for the benefit of patients

Speaker

Michael Glick, DMD
Professor, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo
The State University of New York

Michael Glick is Professor, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine,University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He has authored more than 300 journal publications, book chapters and editorials, and has written, edited and co-edited 10 books. Most recently, Dr. Glick served as chair for the Vision 2020, World Dental Federation (FDI), and is presently co-chairing the FDI’s Think Tank and FDI’s Vision 2030. Dr. Glick is past-President of the American Board of Oral Medicine, immediate past Dean, University at Buffalo, and serves since 2005 as the Editor of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Manor Vail Lodge
595 Vail Valley Drive
Vail, CO

Wednesday, March 4 – Sunday, March 8, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine in Vail

Spend the weekend skiing and relaxing with fellow alumni and friends in the mountains of Vail, Colorado! This unique CE experience will allow you to earn up to 9 CDE credits. Space is limited.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the Valley Forge Dental Conference

Penn Dental Medicine invites you to attend an Alumni Reception in accordance with the Valley Forge Dental Conference. Meet and mingle with fellow Penn alumni, while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres compliments of Penn Dental Medicine. All alumni and friends are welcome!

Please check back for more details and registration.

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Presenter One: TBD

Presenter Two: TBD

Penn Dental Medicine
240 S. 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Dental Medicine invites you to receive:

• Free comprehensive oral examination
• Free x-rays if needed
• Complimentary oral hygiene “goody bag”

Call 215-898-8965 to schedule an appointment. (Walk-ins welcome upon availability)

Over 40 languages spoken

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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Register to ATTEND VIRTUALLY »
CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

Presentation of key data elements impacting Oral Health in the United States and how these statistics are helping to inform the development of the next Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health. Surgeon General reports are comprehensive scientific review documents prepared by experts on behalf of the Surgeon General. They are often landmark publications that identify and shape the science and culture of our public health.

Objectives

• Identify prevalence of oral diseases and conditions in the United States and how they may have changed over the past two decades
• Identify econometric factors affecting Oral Health in the United States and how they may have changed over the past two decades
• Identify population characteristics in the United States and how they are changing in ways that could impact the nation’s Oral Health

Speaker

Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH
Scientific Editor and Project Co-Director
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Dr. Bruce Dye is a Dental Epidemiologist and Director of the Health Informatics and Dental Public Health Fellowship at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). His work has focused on the epidemiology of dental diseases and related conditions, oral health research methodology, and public health informatics. He has collaborated on several studies and survey operations both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Dye graduated from the Ohio State University with a DDS degree, earned a master’s in public health from the University of Michigan, epidemiology training at Johns Hopkins University, and DPH residency at NIDCR. He began his career in the US Public Health Service working in Indian Health Service clinics and hospitals in South Dakota and Michigan as a clinical dentist and program director. Later, he worked at the National Center for Health Statistics (a Center within the CDC) as the dental epidemiology officer for the National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES). He has served on several national or inter-agency work groups; committees, and editorial Boards; and is an active diplomate on the American Board of Dental Public Health.

He has published more than 80 scientific articles and chapters and is currently co-editing a revised and updated 7th edition of Burt & Eklund’s well-known textbook: Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community. Dr. Dye has received awards for scientific excellence, including those from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the American Academy of Periodontology.

Currently, he is co-leading with Dr. Judith Albino on the development of the next Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Speaker: TBD

Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104

On March 14, 2020, the 2nd Peter D. Quinn Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Robert E. Marx from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine during the symposium, Ameloblastoma: The Evolution of Our Understanding and Contemporary Considerations. Dr. Marx will speak on, “Ameloblastomas Big and Small 2020: Curative Surgery and Bone Replacement Without a Donor Site.” In addition to a slate of experts discussing the progress in the diagnosis and management of ameloblastoma as well as offering novel approaches to treatment, the day will feature a clinical and scientific poster session devoted to oral and maxillofacial pathology and reconstructive surgery. Save the date for the Penn OMFS Alumni & Friends Reunion and Peter D. Quinn portrait unveiling on the evening of March 13.

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Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Cost: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

Every day we are faced with the advances in material formulations, including improved filler morphology, progress with existing dimethacrylate chemistry and novel monomer technologies, which may improve the shortcomings of resin composite materials. The aims of a good composite resin filling are high degree of conversion which enables better physical, mechanical, chemical and biological properties of the material as well as minimal polymerization shrinkage and polymerization stress which leads to better marginal integrity. However, simplification and expedition of use of resin composites without demanding and time-consuming incremental layering techniques may lead to less mistakes, less restoration failure and to prolonged longevity. Bulk-fill resin composites may be the answer to all of the above-mentioned problems which means being efficiently photopolymerized at the depths up to 4-5 mm and maintaining low polymerization shrinkage stress at the same time. They include low-viscosity (flowable) and high-viscosity (sculptable) material types. In this presentation I would like to present our experimental results which include influence of irradiation time on degree of conversion and microhardness of high-viscosity bulk-fill composites, effects of pre-heating on shrinkage force and monomer conversion, monomer conversion and shrinkage force kinetics of low-viscosity bulk-fill resin composites, Raman spectroscopic assesment of degree of conversion of bulk-fill composites – changes at 24 hours post-cure as well as the effect of temperature on post-cure polymerization. In the end some clinical cases with bulk-fill composites will be shown.

Educational Objectives

• Identify shortcomings of conventional resin composites
• Analyze experimental and clinical properties of conventional and bulk-fill resin composites
• Describe and discuss advantages of bulk-fill resin composites in comparison to conventional resin composites

Speakers

Zrinka Tarle, DMD, PhD
Dean, Professor, Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry,
School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Zrinka Tarle is a full professor, permanent position in the field of restorative dentistry and endodontics at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb. Her field of expertise is based on the investigation of properties and possible improvements of materials and procedures in restorative dental medicine. She obtained a PhD degree with the doctoral dissertation “The evaluation of polymerization effect of pulsed laser light source in the composite resin sample”.

She was the principal investigator of the top graded project funded by the Ministry of Science “Nanostructure of restorative materials and interactions with hard dental tissues”, the principal investigator of the program of Croatian Science Foundation: “Evaluation of new bioactive materials and procedure in restorative dental medicine“ and IADR project: Bulk versus incremental layering of composite: a practice-based, randomized, controlled, prospective clinical study: ‘CED-IADR PBRN project’. She is the author of more than 225 publications, lecturer at numerous national and international meetings and organizer of different courses, symposia and congresses.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Washington, DC

Time: 7:30 am – 7:30 pm
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CE Credits: 6.75 lecture credits

Description

The prevention and management of dental caries over the lifespan requires an understanding of the risk factors for developing dental caries and how these factors change over time. Individuals with intellectual, cognitive or physical impairments, whether acquired or developmental, comprise a unique subset of vulnerable individuals that may be encountered across the age spectrum. The prevention and management of caries in vulnerable individuals is complicated by the need to identify the special accommodations necessary to allow comprehensive caries management.

As an example, those with age-related dementia or those with disease or trauma-related loss of manual dexterity may have an impaired ability to perform the oral self-care or may require special management interventions to successfully prevent caries. The goals of this aac conference are to present the unique set of needs of people with impairments and how these needs can be addressed to advance practices for managing caries. The topics will cover the evidence and necessary research related to caries management.

These strategies must include collaborative efforts among different healthcare providers. Incorporating preventive oral health strategies taught to caregivers will play a critical role in maintaining oral health for a lifetime. Oral health education of family, caregivers, and others, such as nursing home staff, is essential if caries are to be prevented or managed.

The conference presentations will include information and discussions on:

• How the complexity of health, behavior and social needs affects caries risk and management in vulnerable individuals.
• The many challenges to accessing quality health care, such as lack of support, lack of coordination across providers and misaligned payment structures.
• Evidence-based caries management strategies for vulnerable individuals.
• Future research into effective interventions to control dental caries in these populations.

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 6.75 continuing education credits.

Thursday, March 19, 2020 

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the IADR/AADR/CADR General Session

Alumni, faculty, students, and friends are invited to meet, mingle and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks compliments of Penn Dental Medicine.

Please check back for further details and registration.

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Presenter One: TBD

Presenter Two: TBD

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the Academy of Osseointegration Conference

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Speaker: Giuseppe Intini,

Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry, University of Pittsburgh

Nashville, TN

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the American Association of Endodontists Annual Meeting

338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Presenter One: TBD

Presenter Two: TBD

Description

New treatment options and materials have been introduced to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in recent years. The aim of this didactic and hands-on course is to present advantages of modern treatment modalities, and realistic short and long-term expectations of these new techniques and materials.

Educational Objectives:

At the end of this course, clinicians should be to know, understand and perform:

• Rationale for new materials and techniques
• Perform LASSO GBR
• Rationale behind osseodensification
• Bone instrumentation for maximum tissue preservation
• Material selection based on material properties and features
• Implant selection based on site-specific design

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Penn Dental Medicine
William W. M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free
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Mary Otto is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who began writing about oral health at The Washington Post, where she covered social issues, including health care and poverty. In 2007, she wrote about 12-year-old Deamonte Driver, a Maryland child covered by Medicaid who died after bacteria from a dental infection spread to his brain. The death of the boy spurred congressional hearings, a revamping of Maryland’s Medicaid dental system and increased attention to oral health access for Medicaid children nationwide. After leaving the Post in 2008, Otto spent an academic year studying oral health at Harvard as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. She now works as an independent journalist and oral health topic leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists. She is the author of the book Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health In America published in 2017 by The New Press.

Objectives:

• Attendees will hear stories from a journalist’s journey into America’s dental care system.
• They will learn about the origins of the historic divide between dental and medical care.
• They will explore examples of how that divide continues to impact access to dental care and our understanding of oral health.

Speaker

Mary Otto
Independent Journalist
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)

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https://bme.umich.edu/people/peter-ma/

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Speaker

Dr. Sarah Knox, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology
University of California, San Francisco

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Cost: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
REGISTER NOW »
CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

Forensic dentistry is a part of dentistry where teeth and dentition are used for: identification of human remains in individual or mass disasters; age and sex estimation; dental profiling, assessment of bite mark injuries; assessment of cases of abuse and civil cases involving malpractice. Dental identification and estimation of age and sex on teeth should be fast, reliable and cheap. These requirements are difficult to meet. This increases the need to introduce new technologies into the work of a forensic dentist. Artificial intelligence finds more and more applications in science and research including biomedicine. Forensic dentistry is one of the fields where application of artificial intelligence is still on early beginnings. At University of Zagreb a group of forensic dentists and computer science experts is developing a software for analysis of orthopantomograms based on computer learning and artificial intelligence for application in bioanthropology and forensic dentistry. The preliminary results show that it can be used very successfully for age and sex estimation. Forensic dentistry will be presented during this lecture, as well as the possibilities of using artificial intelligence for these purposes.

Educational Objectives

• to define forensic dentistry and its scope
• to define the area of work of a forensic dentist
• to describe the possibilities of application of artificial intelligence in forensic dentistry

Speaker

Marin Vodanovic, DDM, MSc, PhD
Associate professor, Vice Dean at School of Dental Medicine
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Specialist of Dental Pathology and Endodontics
University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Forensic Dentist
Member of the Executive Board of International Organization for Forensic Odonto-Stomatology (IOFOS)

Dr. Marin Vodanovic received a Doctor of Dental Medicine, Master of Science and PhD from the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. He specialized in endodontics and dental pathology and completed his studies at University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia. Dr. Vodanovic is the Head of the Department of dental anthropology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb and the Vice Dean at School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb.

His main areas of research expertise are in paleodontology, forensic dentistry, dental anthropology endodontics, occupational diseases and dental terminology. He has served as project leader and researcher on several projects including a study completed by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA on tooth wear. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 publications including several books, textbooks, dictionaries and book chapters.

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Speaker

Lavern J. Holyfield, DDS
Assistant Dean for Diversity & Faculty Development
Office of Academic Affairs
College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University

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 1.0 continuing education credits.

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CE Credits: Coming Soon!

Description

This two-day CDE program will include a day of lectures from leading prosthodontists on April 24, including keynote speaker D.r Charles Goodacre, Professor, Loma Linda University, and Dr. Stephen Hudis, President of the American COllege of Prosthodotists, which celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2020. Day two will feature a hands-on program on using dental microscopy for prosthodontic treatment. In 2020, the School will also mark the first class to graduate from the Advanced Prosthodontics Program at Penn Dental Medicine.

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.

Orlando, FL

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA

Saturday May 2, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Join Penn Dental Medicine at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Annual Session

Penn Dental Medicine

Penn Dental Medicine and the Cohen Amsterdam Education Foundation (CAEF) are pleased to present Dentistry 2020: Comprehensive Dentistry in Focus to be held from June 4th to 6th, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This 3-day symposium is designed to provide clinically relevant information that a dentist can bring back to their practice and immediately implement. It will explore the current state of the art in treatment planning, treatment concepts and techniques in four modules in contemporary dentistry: esthetics, digital dentistry, implants and periodontics (perio-ortho and perio-prosthesis).

As part of the symposium, a reception benefit will raise funds for the D. Water Cohen Scholarship and Weisgold & Amsterdam Periodontial Prosthesis Scholarship fund, helping to support the tuition expenses for residents in the Periodontics, Periodontal Prosthesis, and Periodontics/Orthodontics programs. Honorees will be Drs. John Kois (D77), Arnold Weisgold (GD65) and, posthumously honoring Dr. Jay Seibert (D53).

Content presented at Dentistry 2020: Comprehensive Dentistry in Focus will most definitely interest practitioners in restorative dentistry, periodontics, and/or implant dentistry who are looking to sharpen their focus on where dentistry is and where it is headed in 2020.

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338 Levy Center for Oral Research

Brian C. Capell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Genetics Penn Epigenetics Institute / Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Israel

Sunday, June 14 – Saturday, June 20, 2020

Penn Dental Medicine Heads to Israel

Specific details to follow.