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29th Annual Island Dental Colloquium – Maui
February 12 – February 16 EST
We are offering an outstanding educational opportunity featuring three excellent speakers. Course sessions run from 7:30 am – 11:30 am each day. Take advantage of this unbeatable travel education program combined with the beauty and excitement of the island of Maui.
Who Should Attend:
This five-day course is designed for all dental professionals.
Program includes:
One Pill Good, Two Pills Better? How and Why Our Dental Patients Self-Medicate in a Post-Pandemic World
Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP
Armed with limited and sometimes biased information amid a growing distrust of traditional medicine, many of our patients choose to self-prescribe and self-medicate with a variety of prescription drugs, OTC drugs, supplements and substances. Can you identify a self-medicating patient? This lecture will explore the dental implications of self-medication and strategies for identifying and managing self-medicating dental patients.
You Will Learn:
- To identify the most common prescription and non-prescription drugs, herbal products and nutritional supplements used to self-medicate and their potential dental considerations
- To identify the most common illicit and licit substances of abuse and dependence and their impact on dental therapy
- To discuss techniques useful in identifying self-medication and obtaining a complete and accurate medication history
- To examine strategies necessary for successfully managing self-medicating patients
‘Take It on the Run, Baby!’ – Street Drugs, Cannabis, Clinical Considerations and Patient Care Considerations
Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP
Technology continues to make improvements in the dental materials that we are able to purchase and place in our patients’ mouths. With so many varieties of direct restorative materials available, it can often be confusing as to what materials to use when and where. This lecture will cover the many different types of modern materials available, including their benefits and disadvantages. We will discuss how and when to implement materials, based on their characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, along with placement techniques and implementation of various types of matrices. The last part of the program will examine problems that arise when placing these restorations. You will learn to troubleshoot technique issues and/or sensitivity to provide the best possible results and longevity for your patients.
You Will Learn:
- To identify the most common illicit and licit substances of abuse and dependence, especially street names and dosage forms
- To describe the pharmacology of cannabis, including its mechanism of action, routes of administration and available formulations
- To describe the pharmacology of cannabis, including its mechanism of action, routes of administration and available formulations
- To examine techniques useful in identifying and successfully managing patient substance use and dependency
Periodontal and Peri-implant Tissue Phenotype
Guo-Hao (Alex) Lin, DDS, MS
The 2017 World Workshop on the classification of periodontal and peri-implant conditions described “periodontal phenotype” as a dimension characterized by gingival phenotype (gingival thickness, keratinized tissue width) and bone morphotype. Clinically, unfavorable tissue conditions (i.e. lack of keratinized gingiva) may result in future biological and restorative complications. This lecture will focus on the inter-disciplinary collaborations between the restorative dentist and periodontist to reconstruct the soft tissue framework for achieving long-term periodontal and peri-implant tissue stability. Dr. Lin will also discuss the restorative considerations related to peri-implant tissue stability
You Will Learn:
- To implement various periodontal procedures to modify tissue phenotype for achieving tissue stability around dental restorations
- To examine the interactions between periodontal tissue phenotype and restorative contours to maintain long-term stability
- To understand the decision-making process to keep or extract a tooth based on the periodontal prognosis
- To recognize restorative factors contributing to peri-implant complications
Managing Restorative Challenges with Adjunctive Orthodontic Treatment
Arun B. Sharma, BDS, MSc
Orthodontics can be extremely beneficial to the adult patient undergoing restorative dental treatment. Adult patients can benefit from limited orthodontic treatment to address aesthetic concerns or full-mouth treatment to improve the periodontal architecture prior to extensive crown and bridge. In adult orthodontics, the tooth is being used as a tool to move or change the gingival and bony architecture. This allows for improved periodontal health. Limited orthodontics is also used to redistribute spaces for improved prosthodontic treatment. Spaces can be created or closed, thus eliminating the need for restorative treatment, or allow for the placement of implants. This lecture will focus on a number of areas in restorative dentistry where orthodontic treatment can simplify and improve predictable restorative results.
You Will Learn:
- To gain insight into the dynamics of interdisciplinary exchange in treatment planning for complex cases
- To determine alternative treatment options and solutions to multidisciplinary problems
- How to provide the firm clinical basis for predictable results in treatment
- To select optimal clinical techniques for particular clinical situations
