Dental Implants & Esthetic Dentistry--Postgraduate Program in Esthetic Dentistry: Level III

Core Competency Credit Course

Thursday-Sunday, January 31-February 3, 2008 &
Friday-Sunday, April 18-20, 2008

Learn how to expand esthetic possibilities for your patients through increased understanding and skill with dental implants in the esthetic zone. During this course, you will gain practical knowledge on: 1) patient selection and treatment planning, 2) surgical phases of implant treatment, 3) restorative options, 4) immediate temporization, and 5) perioesthetics related to dental implants. You will benefit from practical lectures, laboratory experiences (including temporization), clinical demonstrations and interactions with speakers and colleagues.

You will not need to bring a patient for this module. However, you will need to treat an implant patient in your practice between the two course weekends. You will need to: 1) treatment plan--be prepared to treatment plan your patient during the first weekend session, 2) complete--the surgical/prosthetic work between the first and second weekend sessions, and 3) present--the completed case during the second weekend session. Four hours of credit will be given for your in-office work.

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

1. incorporate the use of dental implants into the restorative esthetic treatment plan as needed.
2. evaluate periodontal, prosthetic and surgical concerns before implant placement.
3. manage esthetic concerns related to implant placement.
4. troubleshoot restorative problems that may emerge during implant treatment.
5. demonstrate skill in immediate temporization following implant placement in the maxillary arch.
6. determine the best implant options for partially and completely edentulous patients.

Israel M. Finger, B.D.S., M.Sc., M.Ed., D.D.S., Dr Finger graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, south Africa in 1969. He completed his Prosthodontic training at Ohio State University in 1974 and received a specialty Certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthetics from Roswell Park, Buffalo in 1976. Dr. Finger was Professor and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Prosthodontics at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry for 28 years. Dr. Finger is active in a number of professional organizations and has contributed extensively to the literature. He maintains a private prosthodontic practice in New Orleans, LA.

Jay P. Malmquist, D.M.D, is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Oregon Dental School. He completed an internship in the US Army and his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and completed seven years on the ABOMS exam committee. Presently, he is a professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at OHSU and is in private practice in Portland. He has authored numerous articles on bone grafting and bone regeneration and written several chapters in current text books. He is the past treasurer and immediate past president of AAOMS.

Edwin A. McGlumphy, D.D.S., M.S., Associate Professor, Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. As a full time prosthodontic faculty member, Dr. McGlumphy is responsible for all aspects of predoctoral and postdoctoral dental implant education at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He has also served as principal investigator for multiple studies on implant component properties and implant clinical trials. This work has led to over 30 publications and $3.5 million in extramural funding. He has been a reviewer for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. Dr. McGlumphy has a private practice limited to implant prosthodontics and lectures internationally in the field of implant dentistry. He has served as a consultant and/or has received research support from Nobel Biocare, 3i Implant Innovations, Stryker, Astra Tech, and Zimmer Dental.

Paul S. Olin, D.D.S., M.S., Director, Dental Implant Program; Associate Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry. Dr. Olin practices part-time in the faculty practice at the School of Dentistry. He has extensive clinical experience with porcelain veneers and several other areas of esthetic dentistry. Dr. Olin is the Director of the Postgraduate Programs in Esthetic Dentistry: Levels I-III at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

James Q. Swift, D.D.S., Professor and Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota; Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.