Prosthodontic Treatment Issues and RPDs
March 3 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Join us at the MSDA headquarters in Columbia for a day with Dr. Carl Driscoll, DMD. This event is 2 separate sections, please see below for more information on these courses. For full course details including cancellation policy, speaker details, fees and more, click on the link to register. The speaker has stated there is no conflict of interest. Signed conflict of interest forms are available upon request.
Prosthodontic Treatment Issues – Are We Looking at the Right Information to Make the Correct Choices for Our Patients? (3 CEs)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lecture
This course will discuss conventional and current topics that may lack scientific validity yet are accepted as dogma. Topics will include topics such as the use of zirconia versus lithium disilicate, issues in restoring teeth and implants, zinc in denture adhesives, material selection, the use of antibiotics, and discussion about many “Laws” that we face in restorative dentistry. Appropriate discussion will ensue to cater to patients currently in your practice.
Course Objectives:
- Learn the various “laws” that have been around for years but have no scientific validity
- Learn about prosthodontic techniques that will make your practice easier and more successful
- Learn the importance of being very discriminatory on where/how you get your dental knowledge
RPD’s- Principles and Myths: There Are Effective Alternatives to Implant Therapy (3 CEs)
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Interactive Lecture
Not every patient can afford implant therapy. This presentation revisits the tenets of proper RPD fabrication with many examples of clinical treatment from everything from basic principles to the most complex RPD’s. Appropriate discussion can be catered to patients currently in your practice.
Course Objectives:
- Learn the various components of RPD’s and how to apply them in the proper situations
- Learn methods to minimize unwarranted forces on the remaining teeth
- Learn to plan the RPD in conjunction with complex fixed treatment in proper sequence to ensure successful results