Open Sessions
Thursday, March 5
exhibit hall open 8:30am to 5:30pm
Afternoon Presentations Digital Integration of CBCT & CAD/CAM for Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Care Neal Patel, DDS
Thursday, 1:30pm–4:00pm Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Digital Imaging CE Approved BC CL AB Y
Digital Workflow Solutions with CBCT, Intra-oral scanners, Lasers, & Chairside Mill Howard Golan, DDS, JD
Thursday, 1:30pm–4:00pm VCC West - Room 215/216
Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Digital Imaging, Laser Dentistry CE Approved BC CL AB Y
Contemporary Shaping of the Root Canal System: Have No Fear, Have Fun Mahmoud Ektefaie, DMD, MSc, Cert Endo, FRCD(C)
Thursday, 1:30pm–4:00pm VCC West - Room 211 Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Endodontics CE Approved BC CL AB Y
Retreatment in the Era of Implants? Shimon Friedman, DMD
Thursday, 1:30pm–4:00pm VCC West - Room 110 Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Implants CE Approved BC CL AB Y
Surgical Innovations to Manage Clinical Challenges in Implant Dentistry Mark Lin, BSc, DDS, MSc (Prosthodontics), FRCD (C)
Thursday, 1:30pm–4:00pm VCC West - Room 217/218/219 Learning Pattern: Clinical Excellence Implants CE Approved BC CL AB Y
Speaker Host: Carole-Anne Mrsic
Topics include: Clinical applications of CBCT; Introduction to CAD/CAM; Integration of CBCT and CAD/CAM: technique and protocol; Integration and Treatment planning for comprehensive implantology; Introduction to advanced Digital Jaw Tracking with CBCT; Introduction to Future Applications. Co-sponsored by Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
Howard Golan is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He completed a general practice residency at North Shore University Hospital on Long Island, NY. After his GPR, Dr. Golan completed a two-year Implant Surgery and Advanced Prosthetic Fellowship at NSUH. He has maintained a busy private practice on Long Island that he shares with his father Dr. Marshall Golan. Speaker Host: Dr. Jimmy Loo
The participants will be engaged in the workflow of three of the most exciting technologies in dentistry. How they work, why they work and how to make them work in a dental practice. Science, biology and ROI will also be discussed. Co-sponsored by BIOLASE
Thursday Open Sessions
VCC West - Room 224
Neal Patel served as Implant Prosthodontic Fellow at The Ohio State University, where he helped establish many of the techniques and protocols for Digital Implantology and Prosthetics. He has become an internationally recognized authority on 3D diagnostic imaging with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and same-day dental restorations with computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM).
Mahmoud Ektefaie graduated from UBC Dentistry in 2003 and Temple University in Philadelphia, where he received his MSc and Certificate in Endodontics in 2009. Dr. Ektefaie maintains a full-time private practice in Vancouver. He is the mentor for the VanEndo Study Club. He is a part-time clinical instructor at UBC Graduate Endodontics Program where he also oversees the Dental Traumatology course. Speaker Host: Caroline Gorman
This lecture will discuss various aspects of root canal instrumentation including: locating canals, establishing glide path, maintaining working length and reviewing the overall mechanical and biological objectives of the shaping phase. Co-sponsored by Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties
Shimon Friedman is Professor and Director of the MSc Endodontics Program at University of Toronto. Recruited from Israel in 1992, he is credited with 225 publications, 250 invited lectures, the 2008 Louis I. Grossman Award by the American Association of Endodontists, 2013 W.W. Wood Award by the Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry and 2014 Award of Distinction by University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry. Speaker Host: Dr. Preety Desai
Dentists may favor implants to replace root-filled teeth with lesions expecting better prognosis. The current best evidence supports good prognosis of retreatment. This lecture will review key concepts that will help promote retreatment when appropriate and avoid unwarranted extractions. Mark Lin received his dental degree from University of Detroit Mercy and post graduate Prosthodontics training from University of Toronto. He was a former “Assistant Professor” and co-director of the post graduate prosthodontic program at the University of Toronto. He maintains a private Prosthodontic specialist practice in Toronto and lectures around the world on topic of dental implants.
Surgical innovations can improve and manage certain clinical challenges in the implant recipient sites. Compromised bone widths and heights can be augmented using these innovative surgical techniques. Immediate implant placements in anterior and posterior zones will be addressed during this session. Co-sponsored by Hiossen Implant Canada Inc.
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