2017 WSP Annual Scientific Session
Lecture Courses

Friday, March 31, 2017

Tomaso Vercellotti, MD, DDS – Lecture & Hands On Topic: Piezosurgery® Sinus Lift - Revisited
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Lecture Synopsis:
Learn the latest in research for lateral wall sinus lifts utilizing new insert tips with Piezosurgery.®
Among bone volume augmentation techniques, sinus lift is certainly one of the most frequently used procedures.
The lecture introduces new concepts and techniques for sinus augmentation according to anatomic and functional features.
The use of intraoperative video clips allows evaluation of the new piezo-lift and piezo-graft techniques that make the crestal approach also safe.
Furthermore, the new bone consuming and bone osteotomy techniques, with the innovative Piezoelectric protocol for the lateral approach are going to be illustrated.

Learning Objectives:
All participants will be able to learn about the surgical advantages and the respective clinical outcomes of the new sinus lift piezoelectric techniques.
Additionally, each one of the attendants will learn how to determine the cases in which the crestal approach should be preferred to the lateral one.!

David Schwab, PhD – The Five Step Dental Management Makeover
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Lecture Synopsis:
This course teaches the team proven management techniques to make the practice a great and satisfying place to work. When stress goes down, morale goes up—and so does production. This course challenges the doctor and team to put aside old assumptions and bring out the best in themselves and their co-workers. Emphasis will be placed on running the practice efficiently to improve case acceptance for dental implant and periodontal procedures. Attendees will leave with the resources they need to improve the culture of the practice, including step-by-step agendas for future team meetings.

Designed for all members of the team, this course provides specific solutions to management problems so that practices can reach their full potential.

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Scott Terry – Lasers in Perio
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Lecture Synopsis:
This course is designed to improve your Laser Periodontal Procedures by refining your existing protocol, adding new techniques, and improving patient outcomes. Learn how the Lightwalker can bring your patients to a new level of health by fully utilizing the Lightwalker laser to optimize treatment results in cosmetic, restorative, implant, and prosthetic dentistry. This course will encompass still photography, video, and hands-on sessions to augment your learning experience.

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Friday, March 31, 2017 Hands-On Courses

Phillip Roe, DDS, MS – Immediate Implant Placement and Provisionalization in the Aesthetic Zone: Current Concepts and Technology
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Lecture Synopsis:
Predictable immediate implant placement and provisionalization begins with proper diagnosis, planning, and execution. This presentation will focus current concepts, techniques, and the treatment considerations for replacing failing teeth in the anterior maxilla. Emphasis will be placed on the surgical and prosthetic management of hard and soft tissue and the benefits of computer-guided surgery.

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Tomaso Vercellotti, MD, DDS – Hands-on Course: Piezosurgery® Sinus Lift - Revisited
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Ian McNickle, MBA – Online Marketing Best Practices for Dentists
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Lecture Synopsis:
In this course we will explain the most important aspects of online marketing including how to optimize your website for new patient leads as well as best practices for SEO, PPC, Social Media, and Online Patient Reviews / Reputation Management.

Learning Objectives:
Understand how to improve your website to get higher Google rankings, and increased new patient flow
Review best practices for SEO and PPC to drive patient flow for specific procedures and geographies
Learn how best to use social media and online reviews to improve marketing results and new patient flow

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS, FACP – Soft Tissue Management: A Restorative Perspective
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Lecture Synopsis:
To discuss the paramount value of therapeutic provisional restorations in comprehensive patient care. It will emphasize how such provisional restorations facilitate a healthy dentogingival complex while leading to favorable emergence profile management and gingival esthetics, to successful impression procedures, and consequently to ultimate clinical outcomes. The creation and maintenance of adequate cervical contours with a proper emergence profile as well as adequate management of the soft-tissue restorative interface will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on effective materials selection and fabrication techniques for achieving excellent contours, marginal integrity, gingival health, adequate occlusion, and durability. The role of therapeutic provisional restorations (for both tooth-borne and implant-supported restorations) as a tool for facilitating consistent soft tissue health and esthetics and for achieving predictable restorative outcomes will be demonstrated with various clinical scenarios.

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Jim Janakievski, DDS, MSD – Tooth Transplantation – Perio, Ortho, and Restorative Implications
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Lecture Synopsis:
Options to replace missing, ankylosed or non-restorable teeth are limited for the growing patient. Treatment is usually aimed at using orthodontics to close space or develop the alveolar ridge to allow for dental implant placement when growth is completed. Another option is tooth autotransplantation. This offers a permanent tooth replacement using a natural tooth to achieve an optimal aesthetic & functional outcome. This presentation will review the considerations for tooth replacement in our growing patients using orthodontics and autotransplantation.

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Dave Mathews, DDS – Managing Complex Esthetic Dilemmas: The Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Correcting Challenging Esthetic Dilemmas
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Simone Verardi, DDS, MSD – Diagnosing & Treating The Gummy Smile
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Lecture Synopsis:
The gummy smile is a non-pathological condition that may affect the aesthetics of our patients. There are several reasons for this condition and may be treated by only one specialist but, more often, by a team of specialists.

This lecture will focus on the correct diagnosis, treatment options, and minimally invasive clinical protocols to improve aesthetics of patients with a “gummy smile”. Special emphasis will be given to treatments with clinical crown lengthening.

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Paola Leone, DDS Gregory Vaughn, DDS – Adult Orthodontics - Is Traditional Orthodontics Enough? Alternative Treatments for Complex Cases
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Lecture Synopsis:
As the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment has dramatically increased over the last decade, orthodontists frequently are faced with the challenge of dealing with complex malocclusions with compromised dentition and periodontal support. While this poses a challenge orthodontically, it also creates an opportunity to work collaboratively with restorative dentists and other dental specialists to deliver creative solutions that provide these patients with long-terms benefits that go well beyond straightening their teeth. Incorporating temporary anchorage devices (TAD’s) and PAOO into comprehensive orthodontic treatment can significantly broaden our treatment range and ultimately enhance the final restorative treatment. A number of clinical cases will be presented to demonstrate the advantages of working collaboratively.

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Martin Mendelson, DDS – How to Break out of Your Status Quo and Change the Dynamic of Your Referral Relationships with Vision and Purpose
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Purpose:
To recognize where growth can occur within your existing referral base and create a plan to make it happen.

Lecture Synopsis:
We tend to focus on individuals in our lives that are the most vocal or the most present on a day-to-day basis. All of us get wrapped up in our busy lives that we tend to develop patterns of activity without necessarily stopping to evaluate if our actions are leading to the results we desire. When you evaluate the referral dynamics between specialist and restorative dentist, the same principles apply. What are your goals? Who would you like to work with? Are you the specialist for everyone? Who are you paying attention to? Is what you are doing on a day-to-day basis effectively bringing your practice to the next level? Where can real growth occur within your existing referral base?

This 120-minute program will give you physical tools to begin to look at your referral base differently. It will challenge you to transform from the specialist in the community to the coach and mentor that your referral base will rely upon for years to come.

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Ken Lee, DDS – Utilizing Periodontics and Orthodontics Modalities to Develop Implant Recipient Sites
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Lecture Synopsis:
Fully documented clinical cases will be presented, to share the concept for utilizing Orthodontics and Periodontics treatment modalities, to develop ideal implant recipient sites for the dental aesthetic zone, e.g. the premaxilla.

Learning Objectives:
The participants will learn when and how to utilize Orthodontics as well as Periodontics treatment modalities, to improve an atrophic edentulous ridge in the premaxilla for implant placement, with nice acceptable therapeutic results.


Diane Daubert, RDH, MS, PhDc – Per-implantitis: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Non-Surgical Treatment
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Lecture Synopsis:
This course will provide evidence based information on peri-implant disease with emphasis on a team/interdisciplinary approach to treatment. The program will present research findings on risk factors for peri-implant disease and preventive measures to incorporate into the implant treatment plan prior to implant placement. The program will review diagnosis and prevalence of peri-implant disease and innovative non-surgical therapies for disease prevention and treatment. We will cover microbial and epigenetic findings relative to dental implants.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course the participant should be able to:


Michelle Strange, RDH, BHS, MSDH – Reducing Failures: Maintenance as the cornerstone of implant therapy
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Lecture Synopsis:
In today's dentistry, we are giving patients a viable option for tooth replacement, but we must remember: treatment of dental implants does not end after the surgical or restorative phases. Creating a maintenance program that is tailored to the patient and their dental implant is key. Depending on the patient’s motivation, dexterity, physical capabilities, and type of prosthetic, there can be many ways to maintain their dental implant at home. Understanding the latest research and products that will help create long-term success for your patients is essential.

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Anna Pattison, RDH, MS – Innovations in Instruments for Periodontal Maintenance – 2017
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Lecture Synopsis:
Keep abreast of the latest developments in instrumentation to maximize your clinical potential. Renowned instrumentation expert Anna Pattison, will discuss how to achieve success in non-surgical periodontal therapy using new, thin modified Periodontal Maintenance curettes. Mew technique videos will demonstrate the use of these uniquely modified Gracey shanks and blades for patients with tight or thin tissue. Armed with knowledge of the most recent advances in hand and ultrasonic instrumentation, this course will teach you best practices to help your patients to achieve periodontal health. Come away with cutting edge information that will help to make your everyday work experience more rewarding.

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