Periodontics & Cosmetic Dentistry Interaction
For the Entire Dental Team
October 30, 2009
Nashville, TN / Willis Conference
Center / www.meetatwillis.com
9:00am - 4:00pm (Sign-in at
8:30am)
6 credit hours; Early
Bird Special - $109 per auxiliary and $179 per dentist.
After October 15 - $129 per auxiliary and $199 per dentist.
Registration at the door is an additional $25.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Course Description:
Publications
in recent years have expanded our horizon and knowledge regarding the roles of
risk factors in the etiology of periodontal diseases and the effects of oral
health status on systemic diseases. A great effort was placed in the past on the
impacts of systemic diseases on the periodontium. Diabetes and pregnancy are
good examples for this link. However, current data suggest a two-way pathway of
interaction and that periodontitis may influence the course and outcomes of
systemic diseases. A new field of research in dentistry “periodontal
medicine” is exploring this link. The first part of this course will present
the current data on the oral-systemic disease connection and the role of risk
factors in modulating the course of periodontitis.
The second part of this course will focus on the role of periodontics in
cosmetic dentistry: Patients’ expectations from dentistry have changed
significantly in recent years. The demand for a youthful look and a pleasing
smile has become a standard. Current trends in cosmetic dentistry have a great
impact on the daily practice of periodontics. This course, designed for the
entire dental team, will help you meet some of your patients’ expectations in
the “cosmetic zone”. A conservative, non-surgical treatment approach for
patients with mild and moderate periodontitis will be presented, along with
cosmetic crown lengthening that eliminates “gummy” smile and
inadequate clinical crowns prior to placement of porcelain veneers, along with
ridge augmentation, root coverage and reconstruction of the interdental
papillae.
Presented by:
Jacob
Shiloah, DDS
Dr.
Jacob Shiloah is a Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry and
maintained a part-time private practice limited to periodontics in
Germantown
,
TN.
Dr. Shiloah received his dental
degree from the
Hebrew
University
in
Jerusalem
, and his certificate in periodontics from the
University
of
Kentucky
in
Lexington
. He is a Diplomate of the American
Board of Periodontology. He has
published many articles in all the major dental journals and his work has been
cited in modern periodontal textbooks. Dr.
Shiloah has presented numerous continuing education courses here and abroad.
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