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Recorded on October 23rd, 2025 Description: Crestal sinus elevation has become more and more popular along with a variety of techniques and devices. This presentation will present modified protocols and techniques for maximizing crestal sinus elevation. With the aids from proper instruments, devices and techniques, optimal crestal sinus elevation will be achieved. New protocols for managing sinus septa and slopes as well as the technique to repair Schneiderian membrane perforation upon crestal approach will also be demonstrated. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Discuss the indications and contraindication for the sinus elevation from different approaches. 2) Describe different techniques for crestal sinus elevation. 3) Explain clinical decisions for adopting and choosing suitable techniques. 4) Describe the membrane repairing technique via crestal approach. Jerry Lin, DDS, DMSc Dr. Jerry C. Lin received his certificate in periodontology and Doctor of Medical Science in Oral Biology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is a board certified and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Lin is a lecturer at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, an assistant professor at the Taipei Medical University and a clinical instructor at the National Taiwan University Hospital. Dr. Lin has been involved in leading the periodontal literature review course at the National Taiwan University since 2007. He is the past president of the Academy of Dental Implantology, ROC and past vice president of Taipei Dental Association. Dr. Lin is the founder and director of the Institute for Advanced Dental Education (iADE) where advanced courses in comprehensive periodontics and implant dentistry have been offered since 2007. In addition to his commitment to the dental education, Dr. Lin has an ongoing career path as a periodontist in his own private practice in Taipei. Dr. Lin has indicated the following relevant financial relationships: Speaker - Osstem, Waterlase, Densply Sirona, Straumann Received honoraria - Osstem, Waterlase, Densply Sirona, Straumann, Purgo Employment - Purgo Relevant literature for further information: Lin JC, Chang WJ, Nevins M, Kim DM. Incidence of Sinus Membrane Perforation Using Two Types of Implant Drills: An Ex Vivo Animal Study. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2022 Jul-Aug;42(4):479-485. doi: 10.11607/prd.6111. PMID: 35830311. Cho S, Min EJ, Hwa S, Lee H, Ko Y, Park JB. Crestal approach for maxillary sinus augmentation in individuals with limited alveolar bone height: An observational study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 25;103(43):e40331. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040331. PMID: 39470487; PMCID: PMC11521029. Garbacea A, Lozada JL, Church CA, Al-Ardah AJ, Seiberling KA, Naylor WP, Chen JW. The incidence of maxillary sinus membrane perforation during endoscopically assessed crestal sinus floor elevation: a pilot study. J Oral Implantol. 2012 Aug;38(4):345-59. doi: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-12-00083. PMID: 22913307. -
Recorded on February 9th, 2026 Description: The workflow of full-arch implant rehabilitation has rapidly evolved from traditional analog techniques to a wide range of digital and hybrid approaches, each with its own advantages, limitations, and clinical considerations. This presentation will guide clinicians through the major workflows across each stage of full-arch treatment and outline a practical decision-making process for selecting the most appropriate approach based on treatment planning, patient factors, and clinical setup. Drawing on evidence-based principles and real-world clinical experience, Dr. Sun will highlight the key elements that drive predictable outcomes, including restorative space evaluation, digital record accuracy, conversion protocols, and material selection. Attendees will gain a clear, actionable framework to confidently choose and implement the optimal pathway and workflow for full-arch implant therapy. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Identify the key patient, surgical, and prosthetic factors that guide pathway and workflow selection in full-arch implant rehabilitation. 2) Compare the advantages, limitations, and indications of common full-arch workflows. 3) Apply a structured decision-making framework to select and execute the optimal full-arch pathway and workflow in full-arch implant rehabilitation. Jie Sun, DMD, MMSc Dr. Jie Sun is a board-certified prosthodontist who earned her DMD, Master of Medical Science, and Prosthodontics specialty certificate from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She currently serves as the Clinical Director of Clear Choice Dental Implant Center in Quincy, Massachusetts, where she specializes in implant, aesthetic, and reconstructive dentistry. A distinguished clinician, educator, and speaker, Dr. sun is also a part-time faculty at Harvard and lectures regularly at both local and national meetings, with publications in peer-reviewed journals. Her clinical interest focus on integrating 3D printing and artificial intelligence into clinical workflows to enhance patient care. Dr. Sun is a Fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and International Congress of Oral Implantologists. She has received numerous honors, including the Massachusetts "10 Under Ten" Award in 2022 and has been recognized as a Boston Top Dentist since 2021. Actively engaged in professional leadership, Dr. Sun currently serves as President of the Harvard Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society and as Assistant Director of Member Engagement for the American Association of Women Dentists. Dr. Sun has indicated the following relevant financial relationships: Speaker – Clear Choice Relevant literature for further information: Lin JC, Chang WJ, Nevins M, Kim DM. Incidence of Sinus Membrane Perforation Using Two Types of Implant Drills: An Ex Vivo Animal Study. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2022 Jul-Aug;42(4):479-485. doi: 10.11607/prd.6111. PMID: 35830311. Cho S, Min EJ, Hwa S, Lee H, Ko Y, Park JB. Crestal approach for maxillary sinus augmentation in individuals with limited alveolar bone height: An observational study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 25;103(43):e40331. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040331. PMID: 39470487; PMCID: PMC11521029. Garbacea A, Lozada JL, Church CA, Al-Ardah AJ, Seiberling KA, Naylor WP, Chen JW. The incidence of maxillary sinus membrane perforation during endoscopically assessed crestal sinus floor elevation: a pilot study. J Oral Implantol. 2012 Aug;38(4):345-59. doi: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-12-00083. PMID: 22913307. -
Join us on April 21st, 2026 Description: This presentation will explore the most reliable etiological factors of Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) injury, such as IAN iatrogenic injury during local anesthesia, associated with dental implantology and anatomical traps. Diagnostic methods of IAN sensory function assessment and nerve injury management will be discussed along with diagnostic and treatment protocol. This presentation will focus on the most common etiological factors of IAN trauma: iatrogenic injury to the IAN during local anesthesia, dental implant-related injury, and anatomical traps. Diagnostic methods for assessing IAN sensory function and managing nerve injury will be discussed. The IANIDIS diagnostic and treatment protocol will be presented. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Identify etiological and risk factors for IAN injury. 2) Describe diagnostic methods for assessing IAN sensory function. 3) Explain how to manage an IAN injury. Gintaras Juodžbalys DDS, MS, PhD Gintaras Juodzbalys, DMD, MS, PhD, graduated from Kaunas University of Medicine in 1983. He is a general dentist and oral surgeon with a private practice in Kaunas, Lithuania. At the University of Kaunas, he served as an Associate Profess and Professor from 2006. He is currently is a Professor at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. He was as founder and chair of international scientific project “Baltic Compass”. Past President of Baltic Osseointegration Academy; head of Dental Implant Centre “Stilus Optimus”; member of Editorial staff of scientific journal “Stomatologija - Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal”; founder and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Research. He is Chairman of Faculty Council and member of Scientific Board of Odontology at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. He has been lecturing in 84 national/international scientific meetings as an invited or keynote speaker, has published 177 publications. His research interests primarily focus on oral implantology and tissue engineering. He is an active organizer of dental implantology specialty development in Baltic Countries. Dr. Juodžbalys has indicated he has no relevant financial information to disclose. Relevant literature for further information: Kämmerer PW, Heimes D, Hartmann A, Kesting M, Khoury F, Schiegnitz E, Thiem DGE, Wiltfang J, Al-Nawas B, Kämmerer W. Clinical insights into traumatic injury of the inferior alveolar and lingual nerves: a comprehensive approach from diagnosis to therapeutic interventions. Clin Oral Investig. 2024 Mar 15;28(4):216. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-05615-4. PMID: 38488908; PMCID: PMC10942925. Han J, Han JJ. Risk factors for inferior alveolar nerve injury associated with implant surgery: An observational study. J Dent Sci. 2025 Jan;20(1):270-277. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2024.07.025. Epub 2024 Aug 8. PMID: 39873043; PMCID: PMC11762662. Shavit I, Juodzbalys G. Inferior alveolar nerve injuries following implant placement - importance of early diagnosis and treatment: a systematic review. J Oral Maxillofac Res. 2014 Dec 29;5(4):e2. doi: 10.5037/jomr.2014.5402. PMID: 25635209; PMCID: PMC4306320. Juodzbalys G, Wang HL, Sabalys G, Sidlauskas A, Galindo-Moreno P. Inferior alveolar nerve injury associated with implant surgery. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2013 Feb;24(2):183-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02314.x. Epub 2011 Nov 1. PMID: 22092662. Sarikov R, Juodzbalys G. Inferior alveolar nerve injury after mandibular third molar extraction: a literature review. J Oral Maxillofac Res. 2014 Dec 29;5(4):e1. doi: 10.5037/jomr.2014.5401. PMID: 25635208; PMCID: PMC4306319.HTML Button Generator -
Recorded on April 8th, 2026 Description: Managing alveolar bone defects remains a complex therapeutic challenge. Bone graft surgery often has high rates of reintervention, leading to increased healthcare costs. Despite progress in technical and clinical aspects over recent years, various factors such as the patient's age, comorbidities, systemic illnesses, defect location, and the surgeon's experience can affect clinical outcomes. Over the past 20 years, there has been a major advance in three-dimensional (3D) printing. This innovative technology allows for creating final parts directly from 3D model data through a layer-by-layer process. It has significantly impacted bone defect treatment by enabling the production of custom therapies with highly porous, 3D-printed implants specifically designed for each patient's needs. The main goal of this conference is to showcase significant progress in developing bone scaffolds through additive manufacturing methods. These scaffolds are essential in offering environmentally sustainable solutions for various medical and dental applications. Specifically, the treatment of alveolar ridge deficiency with 3 to 4 years of follow-up will be presented and discussed based on the current knowledge and limitations of bone graft reconstructions. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Identify explicit methods of treatment planning and coordination between team members. 2) Select and design prostheses for complex treatment scenarios. 3) Discuss tangible methods of communication and involvement with the dental laboratory. Jamil Shibli, DDS, MS, PhD Jamil Shibli is a Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and serves as the Director of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at the Dental Research Division of Guarulhos University and Faculdades Israelitas Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Professor Shibli's research focuses on evaluating therapeutics for peri-implant infections and regenerating atrophic jaws with tissue engineering / 3-D printing technology. Dr. Shibli conducts transdisciplinary randomized clinical trials in collaboration with expert teams from local and international backgrounds. He is the author of numerous book chapters, and his manuscripts have been published in peer-reviewed dentistry and medical publications. Dr. Shibli has indicated the following relevant financial information to disclose: Plenum Bioengenharia: received honorarium, employed/consulted, speaker, performed research ITI Straumann: performed research Relevant literature for further information: Ivanovski S, Staples R, Arora H, Vaquette C, Alayan J. Alveolar bone regeneration using a 3D-printed patient-specific resorbable scaffold for dental implant placement: A case report. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2024 Dec;35(12):1655-1668. doi: 10.1111/clr.14340. Epub 2024 Aug 7. Shibli JA, Nagay BE, Suárez LJ, Urdániga Hung C, Bertolini M, Barão VAR, Souza JGS. Bone Tissue Engineering Using Osteogenic Cells: From the Bench to the Clinical Application. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2022 May;28(5):179-192. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2022.0021. Latimer JM, Maekawa S, Yao Y, Wu DT, Chen M, Giannobile WV. Regenerative Medicine Technologies to Treat Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Defects. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2021 Aug 6;9:704048. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.704048. -
Dr. Paul Homoly, CSP Successful high-dollar case acceptance requires fresh thinking. Relying on worn-out case presentation techniques inconsistently provides the outcomes you hope for. Mastering High-Dollar Case Acceptance reveals the nuances among complex care patients that, when discovered and discussed, give patients the experience of being understood. For most patients, complex dentistry represents a significant lifestyle passage that dentists and teams must be aware of and acknowledge. For patients, complex dentistry is personal; they want it to be personal to us too. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Identify the behavioral distinctions between modest versus complex care patients. 2) Recognizing patients’ readiness for complex care. 3) Presenting complex care without overwhelming patients or losing them to sticker shock. Recorded – Apirl 17, 2024 -
Torki, BDS, MSc In the past decade, efforts have been made to find the best treatment for immediate implant placement and with extraction sockets. Many protocols have been proposed such as ridge preservation, custom healing abutments and immediate loading. These protocols involve multiple steps and a waste of material. In this presentation, we will talk about methods to overcome these problems and minimize treatment time with digital solutions based on biology. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Describe the role of biological principles in abutment selection. 2) Explain the implant-abutment junction and its role in marginal bone stability. 3) Evaluate different methods for immediate temporization. Recorded – May 2, 2024 -
Junying Li, DDS, MS, PhD Prosthetic design is a crucial factor influencing the long-term success of implant treatments. This lecture will explore essential prosthetic considerations, with a focus on trans-mucosal contour design and its relationship to surgical techniques, abutment selection, and the restoration process. A clinical decision tree and cases utilizing a fully digital approach will be demonstrated. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Identify the types of single implant abutment. 2) Design an implant crown contour that is both biologically sound and aesthetically correct. 3) Describe the process of immediate single implant loading with digitally pre-fabricated implant crown. Recorded September 18th -
Serdar Yalçın, DDS, PhD This webinar will discuss the concept of digital implantology to perform successful and proper implant treatments in the aesthetic region. The use of basic concepts of implantology, especially from the planning outcome to the prosthetic outcome, will be reviewed. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Recommend optimal implant placement at the anterior region. 2) Create a Digital Implantology Workflow for immediate implantation and missing lateral incisors. 3) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of guided surgery. Recorded – June 12, 2024 -
Recorded on April 9th, 2025 Description: This webinar will describe the indication, scientific background and the clinical implementation of the so-called Split Bone Block Technique (Khoury Technique). This alveolar augmentation technique is based on the use of autogenous bone transplants, which are harvested intraorally using a safe and minimally invasive protocol. A specific preparation of the autogenous bone grafts is demonstrated to increase their biological potential and accelerate their healing. In addition to stabilizing the bone grafts, their hermetic soft tissue closure using innovative flap designs is also shown. In addition to shortening patient treatment time, the grafting technique demonstrated enables predictable and long-term stable volumetric and biological tissue stability in the context of lateral and vertical alveolar ridge augmentation. The philosophy of the Split Bone Block Technique is documented in the webinar through numerous different clinical cases and surgical videos. Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to: 1) Select appropriate anatomical structures and instruments for safe and minimally invasive intraoral bone graft harvesting. 2) Describe the specific preparation of autogenous bone grafts to increase their biological potential, accelerate their healing and shorten patient treatment time. 3) Identify the clinical and biological factors for predictable, reproducible, volumetric and biological long-term tissue stability with autogenous bone grafts in lateral and vertical alveolar ridge augmentation. Thomas Hanser, DMD, MSc, MSc, MOM Dr. Thomas Hanser is a periodontist and oral surgeon and deputy director of the International Implant Dentistry, Periodontology and Oral Surgery Center at Schloss Schellenstein Private Clinic in Olsberg, Germany and assistant professor at the Department of Postgraduate Education at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. He is co-author of the multilingual Quintessence textbooks “Bone Augmentation in Oral Implantology” (2009) and “Bone and Soft Tissue Augmentation in Implantology” (2022). His scientific research results have been published in peer-reviewed journals and were awarded the William Laney Research Award of the American Academy of Osseointegration, USA, in 2017 together with his colleague Prof. Dr. Fouad Khoury. Dr. Hanser has indicated the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Speaker and received honoraria: Dentsply Sirona and Meisinger Relevant literature for further information: (2022). Khoury Split Bone Block Grafting Technique: Biological Alveolar Bone Augmentation with Autogenous Bone . In Essential Techniques of Alveolar Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry, L. Tolstunov (Ed.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119827351.ch20 Sánchez-Sánchez J, Pickert FN, Sánchez-Labrador L, Gf Tresguerres F, Martínez-González JM, Meniz-García C. Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: A Comparison between Khoury and Urban Technique. Biology (Basel). 2021 Aug 5;10(8):749. doi: 10.3390/biology10080749. PMID: 34439981; PMCID: PMC8389589. Kovac Z, Cabov T, Blaskovic M, Morelato L. Regeneration of Horizontal Bone Defect in Edentulous Maxilla Using the Allogenic Bone-Plate Shell Technique and a Composite Bone Graft-A Case Report. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Mar 2;59(3):494. doi: 10.3390/medicina59030494. PMID: 36984495; PMCID: PMC10053208. -
Robert Levine, DDS
This clinical, usable information- packed presentation will describe and identify 10 essential keys for performing immediate single tooth replacement of a hopeless maxillary central incisor. This treatment is considered a complex procedure and a team approach is suggested as the maxillary central incisor is seen as having the most esthetic zone failures resulting in unhappy patients. Once this occurs, restoring the lost hard and soft tissues to their original pre-surgical levels is near impossible. The updated 10 Keys checklist, if strictly followed, will provide high predictability in preventing esthetic complications and offers guidelines to ensure high success based on published studies by Dr. Levine and his clinical research group which confirm the use of the 10 Keys protocol.
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