Dental Tribune U.S.Edition No.3, 2017

IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition MARCH 2017 — Vol. 12, No. 3 www.dental-tribune.com AO in Orlando: ‘Good to great’ Program committee chair Dr. Jeffrey Ganeles offers highlights for this year’s annual meeting Photo/Provided by freeimages.com By Jeffrey Ganeles, DMD On behalf of the annual meet- ing program committee, I look forward to welcoming more than 2,500 attendees to Orlando and the AO 2017 Annual Meet- ing. The event will take place March 15–18 at the Orange County Convention Center. This year’s event is inspired by author Jim Collins, whose book, titled “Good to Great®,” describes how companies transi- tion from being good companies to great companies. This drive for constant im- provement envelopes our ield in implant dentistry and captures the enthusiasm of the synergistic partnership of our three fellow co-sponsoring organizations. Before the annual meeting oficially kicks off, many educational opportu- nities are available. On March 15, two unique and fascinating presentations on dental radiology and cellular and biome- chanical aspects of osseointegration will be given by experts and are particularly useful to fulill academic requirements for the AO Certiicate Program. There will also be commercially sponsored hands- on sessions that day with nine industry- leading innovators. March 16 will offer a robust corporate forum. Then the opening symposium will feature Keynote Speaker Dr. Jill Helms, followed by lectures from ive well-known international experts. At- tendees can cap off that evening in the exhibit hall with the AO’s traditional wel- come reception to enjoy hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and networking while vis- iting exhibitors and reviewing ePosters. Friday, March 17, will begin at 7 a.m. with an innovative new session, called “Business of Implant Dentistry — SWOT Analysis of Implant Dental Care Deliv- ery Models.” Speakers representing tra- ditional referral-based practices, DSO and total care providers will explore the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and threats (SWOT) in each treatment de- livery model. Opposite this session, there will be eight “Morning with the Masters” sessions presented by Drs. Anthony Sclar, Lawrence Brecht, Thomas Taylor, HP We- ber, Mauricio Araujo, Stephen Parel and Tiziano Testori. Friday will continue with surgical and restorative tracks, featuring leading cli- nicians as well as lesser known, creative rising stars who will discuss different aspects of implant dentistry ranging from surgical strategies and techniques, to complications management to treat- ment low, digital dentistry, materials science and future trends. At 10:30 a.m. in the surgical track, there will be a ses- sion devoted to a 2017 update of the land- mark 1997 AO Sinus Consensus Confer- ence featuring Drs. Alan Hereford, Craig Misch, Paul Fugazzotto and Eric Dierks. Following in the AO’s tradition of sup- porting research and innovation, the oral clinical research abstract session will also be Friday morning. The oral sci- entiic and clinical innovations sessions will be presented Friday afternoon. Two other afternoon tracks are planned as well for Friday. These will integrate surgical and restorative topics and ad- dress clinical problems. From 1:30—3 p.m., there will be a session focusing on managing anterior esthetics opposite an- other concentrating on managing biolog- ic complications. After a short break, two more sessions will take place, titled “New Concepts and Materials for Site Develop- ment” and “Image Guidance and Digital Dr. Rebecca Bockow Expanding alveolar contours New treatment options now available for patients in need of orthognatic surgery or other orthodontic treatment By Rebecca Bockow, DDS Have you ever had a patient de- cline orthognathic surgery? Or, had a patient who needed orthodontics but did not pursue it because the pro- jected treatment time was too long? Have you ever seen a patient with sig- niicant gingival recession who would also beneit from orthodontic treat- ment? Thanks to new developments in in- terdisciplinary dentistry, we can now offer exciting and innovative treat- ment options for these patients. Patients seeking orthodontic care may present with dental crowding and/or skeletal discrepancies. When the etiology for a malocclusion is skeletally based, a patient’s treatment options include either a combination of orthodontics and orthognathic surgery or orthodontic “camoulage” treatment, including extractions, in- terproximal reduction and pushing teeth to their biologic extremes. The biologic limits of orthodontic tooth movement are deined by the pre-treatment alveolar bone and the surrounding soft tissues. Moving teeth outside of the alveolus can result in bony dehiscences, fenestrations and gingival recession. Traditionally, the only treatment op- ” See ORLANDO, page B2 ” See CONTOURS, page B3

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