Description:

With the advent of digital dentistry, clinicians find themselves inundated with new materials, hardware, and software in daily practice. A thorough comprehension of the technologies will help us integrate digital solutions to promote communication, as well as accelerating treatment processes, and optimizing treatment outcomes. This presentation will allow dentists to become familiar with the digital workflow with an emphasis on the implementation of the additive manufacturing, namely 3D printing technology for dental implant surgeries. The various 3D technologies (FDM, SLA and DLP) and their pros and cons will be discussed. Various clinical scenarios will be presented to demonstrate advantages and challenges of digital technologies.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the digital workflow for implant dentistry.
2. Discuss the various 3D Printing technologies available in dentistry.
3. Recognize the limitations of digital technologies.

Audience: All Dental Professionals

 Chia-Yu (Jennifer) Chen, DDS, DMSc is a full-time faculty member and instructor in Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). Dr. Chen received her DDS from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan and completed her periodontology training and DMSc in oral biology at HSDM.

At HSDM, Dr. Chen was selected as a Presidential Scholar and at graduation was the recipient of both the James H. Shaw Award for Excellence in biomedical research and the Joseph L. Henry Award which recognizes excellence in research and clinical training from Harvard.

Dr. Chen is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. She maintains a clinical practice limited to periodontology and implantology in the Faculty Group Practice at the Harvard Dental Center.

Conflict of Interest: In accordance with ADA CERP Standard V, everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. This information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE)

The ACDE, of which the University of Louisville School of Dentistry's Office of Continuing Education (ULSD CE) is a member, brings together individuals who represent university-based continuing dental education programs associated with accredited dental schools in Canada and the United States.

The ACDE and 35 of its member schools are jointly providing this series of live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.

Each lecture will be presented by a different member school's faculty member. By registering through this page, ULSD CE will provide your verification of attendance document. Similar to our other CE offerings, we will maintain a record of your attendance in our database, which you may always access through your personal ULSD CE account.

CE staff of participating schools declare that neither they nor any member of their family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program, nor do they have a financial interest in any commercial product(s) or service(s) the speaker will discuss in the presentation, within the last 12 months that are relevant to this educational activity.