APRIL 10, 2026 Joseph Kan, D.D.S., M.S. Implant Therapy for Failing/Missing Teeth in the Esthetic Zone; the Ortho/Perio Restorative Connection Prof. Joseph Kan received his Prosthodontic and Implant Dentistry training from Loma Loma University (LLU) in 1997. He is currently a Professor at LLU and also maintains a private practice. He has received numerous awards and recognition throughout his career, including the 1997 Academy of Osseointegration (AO) Best Research Award, 2003 Judson Hinckey Scientific Award from the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and the 2005 Robert James Implant Dentistry Award. Course Objectives Prognostic keys for predictable implant esthetics Understanding Soft and Hard Tissue Biology Immediate vs. Delayed vs. Early tooth replacements concepts Immediate Tooth Replacement: Lessons learned over 29 years Root Shield: Lessons learned over 16 Years Split Bone Block Grafting Technique vs. Guided Bone Regeneration Bone and Soft tissue graft Concepts & Techniques Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 Joseph J. Massad, D.D.S. Restoring the Edentulous Arch Dr. Massad is a private practitioner in Tulsa, OK, and a Fellow of the American and International College of Dentists. Course Objectives A Systematic Approach to Treatment Planning the Edentulous Arch Conventional Dentures in 2025, Where Do Digital Dentures Fit in Practice? Implant-Retained Removable Prosthesis Implant-Retained Fixed Prosthesis Occlusal Design Specifics for the Edentulous Arch Maintenance and Complications Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 28, 2025 Mark C. Nation, D.M.D. Dental Implant Reconstruction for the Edentulous or Partially Edentulous Patient Dr. Nation is a surgical and restorative prosthodontist from the University of Louisville. Course Objectives Rationale for full arch dental implant reconstruction Anatomic influences on surgical and restorative choices Diagnostic imaging and treatment planning Prosthetic options and avoiding clinical complications Maintenance protocols Patient education and home care Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 Armen Mirzayan, D.D.S. Pushing the Limits of Digital Dentistry Dr. Mirzayan received his Doctoral Degree from Northwestern University. Course Objectives Differences of digital scanners Simple digital workflows Complex workflows: multiple implants History of dental printing Financial benefits of in-house printing Future of digital dentistry Download PDF Flyer

APRIL 5, 2024 Howard M. Chasolen, D.M.D. Treatment Planning for the Periodontal/Restorative Patient in the Titanium Age Dr. Chasolen graduated from Rutgers Medical and Dental School in 1991. Course Objectives Review the foundational basis of treatment planning Understand risks & benefits of implant treatment Detail a repeatable protocol of restorative dentistry Substantiate approach with literature Discuss documented cases Download PDF Flyer

OCTOBER 13, 2023 Lincoln Harris, BDS Building Broad Esthetic Foundations Dr. Lincoln Harris is the co-founder and educational director of RipeGlobal.com, the world's first and fastest-growing cloud hands-on company. He graduated in 1998 with first-class honors from the University of Queensland. After working in a remote practice for a year, started his own practice with the simple goal of having a standard so high that his patients couldn't get better if they travelled anywhere else. The lack of specialists within a three hour drive led him to extensive training in the disciplines of full mouth rehabilitation, orthodontics, and implantology since 2008. In 2006 he started running conferences in the US, Canada and Italy. Since then, Lincoln has had an intense interest in the limitations of traditional dental teaching methods and has researched many industries to find ways that teach procedures faster, with fewer complications. This eventually culminated in him raising capital from dental and professional investors globally to start RipeGlobal, with the vision to fast-track careers globally for dentists. Course Objectives How to build a new skill efficiently, safely, and still maintain excellence Why good marketing is essential for clinical excellence How implantology and orthodontics make restorative dentistry easy What being a ceramist teaches you about aesthetics Integrating your lab into informed consent and case acceptance Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 Michael Melkers, DDS & Lane Ochi, DDS, FACD, FICD Things We Have Learned Along the Way - Looking Back & Learning Forward Dr. Melkers is a 1994 graduate of Marquette University School of Dentistry and currently serves as visiting faculty at Riga Stradns University Department of Prosthodontics and The Pankey Institute, where he also serves on the Board of Advisors. He is the former Director of Occlusion & Aesthetic Dentistry at the Pacific Northwest AEGD residency program and visiting faculty at The Spear Institute. Dr. Melkers is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and maintains a private clinical practice in Hanover, NH with a focus on comprehensive adult restorative care. Dr. Ochi graduated with honors from the University of Southern California in 1981 and is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, and was the co-director of occlusion at USC School of Dentistry. Dr. Ochi is an Assistant Director in the Advanced Restorative Institute Dental Education Center and maintains a full-time private practice in Beverly Hills, CA with an emphasis on physiologic and aesthetic reconstructive dentistry. Course Objectives Appreciate purpose vs. process treatment planning as it applies to outcome-based treatment planning Learn to recognize critical parafunctional red flags and why they matter Appreciate the balance between function, parafunction, and aesthetics Obtain a thorough understanding of the benefits of patient centered, doctor facilitated approach to case planning and acceptance Learn when, why, and how phasing treatment can be done safely Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 David Hornbrook, DDS Cementation and Ceramics 2021 Dr. David Hornbrook graduated from UCLA School of Dentistry and has been in private practice in San Diego, CA for the pas 33 years. He is a pioneer in live-patient, esthetic dental treatment programs and was the founder and director of LVI, PAC-live, the HornbrookGroup, and Clinical Mastery. He has lectured internationally on all facets of dentistry including porcelain veneers, implants, dental materials, occlusion, and direct composites. He is an Accredited Fellow of the Journal of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Fellow and Diplomate of the American Society of Dental Aesthetics, a Fellow of the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics, and was honored with lifetime achievement awards by the Crown Council and the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics. He has developed numerous materials and techniques that are used daily by restorative dentists and has consulted with numerous manufacturers on dental materials and is the Clinical Director of Education and Technology at Utah Valley Dental Lab in Provo, UT. Course Objectives Esthetic monolithic ceramics and when to use what Deciphering the new dentinal adhesive agents and how we can combine ease-of-use with long-term predictability When to adhesively "bond" and when we can use "luting" agents and what is available PMMA long-term provisionals and how they are used to provisionalize implant sites and sequence full mouth rehabilitations Bio-stimulating cements: how and when they can and should be used Achieving highly aesthetic anterior implant results using the "H" abutment Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 13, 2020 Miguel A. Ortiz, DMD The Science Behind CAD/CAM Materials, Impression Techniques and Dental Photography Dr. Miguel A. Ortiz began working in the dental industry as a dental technician in 2002 after graduating from one of the only two year ADA accredited programs in California. During the next eight years, he both worked and studied full time in Los Angeles, receiving a B.S. in Biochemistry with honors from California State University. He was recruited by Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he won the Leo Talkoy award for excellence in clinical dentistry and his Doctorate of Dental Medicine. Dr Ortiz went on to become a prosthodontist at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2017. Course Objectives To categorize and learn all CAD/CAM chairside dental materials in the market, leading to the scientific selection of the only four that should be used To understand all options present for sulcular expansion during impression taking - to describe the Back to Back Double Cord Technique To comprehend the role of color temperature and white balance in the realm of laboratory communication Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 Damon Adams, DDS & Robert Humphries, DDS, MS & James Braun, DDS, MS Trends, Innovations, Controversies and Clinical Tips Dr. Damon Adams is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and assistant clinical professor at the University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Division of Dentistry. He lectures internationally, focusing on updates in dental materials and emerging trends and innovations in dentistry. Course Objectives Review some of the latest trends, developments, and innovations in dentistry Discuss important principles for polishing high-strength all-ceramics and how this relates to longevity and wear factors and ways to minimize all-ceramic fractures and failures Robert Humphries, DDS, MS Dr. Robert Humphries graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1985 and received a Master of Science in Prosthodontics in 1988. He has taught in graduate and pre-doctoral clinics, as well as at the pre-clinical level. Course Objectives Review diagnosis and treatment planning of patients through case presentations Review techniques and materials used in the treatment of implants James Braun, DDS, MS Dr. James Braun received his DDS and his master's degree specializing in prosthodontics at the University of Michigan. He has maintained a full-time prosthodontics practice for over 30 years. Course Objectives Review critical aspects of CAD/CAM preparations and impressions Evaluate the latest trends of mono-lithic lab CAD/CAM crowns Review shade selection steps and luting concerns Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 8, 2019 Lyndon Cooper, D.D.S., Ph.D. The Impact of Digital Technology on Prosthodontic Therapy Dr. Lyndon Cooper is the Associate Dean for Research and Head of the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Illinois School of Dentistry, Chicago. He previously served as Stallings Distinguished Professor of Dentistry, Chairperson and Director of Graduate Prosthodontics and served as the 2010 President of the American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation. Dr. Cooper has been honored with research awards from the ACP, the IADR and the GNYAP.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Michael C. Fling, D.D.S. Utilizing the Global Restorative Footprint in Restorative Practice: Identifying Tipping Points to Motivate Change Dr. Michael Fling began his career in dentistry in 1976 as a laboratory technician. He graduated from Oklahoma University College of Dentistry in 1984, & maintains a private practice with an emphasis on restorative dentistry. He has served as Course Director and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics and currently serves as Director of Advanced Restorative Dentistry at the O.U. College of Dentistry. He is the founder and President of “Fling Seminars” providing Advanced Dental Education to dentists and technicians. He also serves as an Associate Faculty and Course Coordinator at the L.D. Pankey Institute. As a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American College of Dentists, he has lectured internationally to dental and laboratory associations and to various study groups on fundamental principles of restorative dentistry and achieving technical excellence. Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 9, 2018 Dennis Tarnow, D.D.S. Immediate vs. Delayed Socket Management: What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Don't Know Dr. Tarnow is a clinical professor of periodontology and Director of Implant Education at Columbia School of Dental Medicine. He is a former professor and chairman of the department of periodontology and implant dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Tarnow has a certificate in periodontics and prosthodontics and is a diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology. He is a recipient of the Master Clinician Award from the American Academy of Periodontology, Teacher of the Year Award from New York University and Distinguished Lecturer Award from the American College of Prosthodontics in 2015. Dr. Tarnow has a private practice in New York City. Download PDF Flyer

OCTOBER 13, 2017 Saj Jivraj, B.D.S., M.D.E.S. Treatment Planning of the Edentulous Maxilla Utilizing Graftless Options Dr. Saj Jivraj received his dental degree from the University of Manchester in England and his advanced Prosthodontic training at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California. He is the former section chairman of fixed prosthodontics and operative dentistry at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry. Dr. Jivraj has published numerous articles on esthetic and implant dentistry in peer-reviewed journals and has presented on aspects of implant dentistry and advanced prosthodontic procedures. Dr. Jivraj currently holds a faculty position as clinical associate professor at the USC School of Dentistry and is an honorary clinical teacher at the Eastman Dental Institute in London. He maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Oxnard, CA. Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 10, 2017 Jim McKee, D.D.S. A New Perspective on Occlusion and TMD Jim McKee has been in private practice since 1984 in Downers Grove, Illinois and sees a wide variety of patients ranging from simple to very complex cases requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Jim is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and a past-president of the American Equilibration Society. He has been a faculty member at the Dawson Academy and the Pankey Institute and lectured both nationally and internationally for over 25 years. Jim is a visiting faculty member at the Piper Education and Research Center in St. Petersburg, Florida and directs several study clubs. Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 11, 2016 M. Nader Sharifi, D.D.S., M.S. Controversies in Restorative Implant Dentistry M. Nader Sharifi, D.D.S., M.S. holds a certificate in prosthodontics and a masters degree in biomaterials from Northwestern University. He received his dental education at the University of Illinois. Dr. Sharifi has presented more than 400 lectures covering numerous topics on restorative dentistry earning him recognition from esteemed study groups, societies and associations across the nation and internationally. He currently maintains a full-time private practice of adult general dentistry in Chicago. Dr. Sharifi is a former assistant professor at Northwestern University and currently uses his experience as a five day a week wet gloved dentist to ensure time saving and cost effective care are represented in his lectures. In 1996 he was named to the American Dental Associations Speakers Bureau and in 2007 Chicago Dental Society honored him with the Gordon Christensen Distinguished Lecturer Award. Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Robert Ritter, D.D.S. The 3 D’s of Dentistry: Recommendation Marketing, Digital Dentistry & the Clinical Success in the Everyday Practice Dr. Ritter received his Dental Degree from The Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine and currently practices in Palm Beach County, FL focusing on adhesive esthetic dentistry. He currently holds positions as adjunct professor at multiple dental schools, and is a member of the Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and The Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, among many others. He is also a graduate of the Kois and Spear Education Centers. Dr. Ritter is an editorial board member of REALITY and a product consultant to numerous dental manufacturers. He continues to speak both nationally and internationally over 30 times per year. Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 Ed McLaren, D.D.S., M.D.C. Hot Topics in Esthetics, Dental Ceramics, Adhesion and Digital Dentistry This presentation will cover many of the current “hot topics” in esthetics, dental ceramics, adhesion, and digital dentistry. The lecture will go into how I treatment analysis, design, and plan an esthetic case. It will also clarify the most appropriate clinical situations and restorative requirements of the various ceramic systems from conventional feldspathic glass systems, glass ceramic systems, to solid sintered mono-phase Zirconia based systems. Clinical and esthetic guidelines for using these ceramic systems will be covered. This presentation will focus on specific clinical indications and contraindications for the use of the various ceramic systems, specifically for no-prep, minimal prep, and normal prep veneers, inlay/onlay, “vonlay (combination of veneer and onlay), and crown clinical indications.

MARCH 6, 2015 George Priest, D.M.D. Smile Line Revitalization with Crowns, Veneers and Implants For more than 25 years, Dr. George Priest has maintained a private prosthodontic practice devoted to esthetic, advanced restorative and implant dentistry. In 2008, Dr. Priest relocated his prosthodontic practice from Atlanta GA to Hilton Head Island, SC (outside Savannah, GA). He lectures nationally and abroad on topics including implant dentistry, advanced restorative dentistry and esthetic excellence. He is a regular contributor to many acclaimed dental journals including The International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, The American Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, a member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and one of Dentistry Today’s Top Clinicians in Continuing Education for the past 10 years. Dr. Priest is a former professor in graduate prosthodontics at Emory University and an innovator and teacher of implant and esthetic dentistry for more than 20 years. Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 Robert Lowe, D.D.S. Update 2014: Real World Dentistry for Restorative Practice Robert Lowe graduated from Loyola University Dental School in 1982. He attended a GPR then began private practice in the Chicago area while teaching at the Loyola Dental School. In 2000 he relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a follow in many dental organizations. In 2004 Dr. Lowe received the Gordon Christensen Outstanding Lecturer Award. He has presented at the ADA Annual Meeting, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and American Society of Dental Aesthetics. Dr. Lowe is also a contributing author to text books, many publications and more recently he is active in techniques, materials and laser dentistry while maintaining a busy lecture schedule and private practice. He is consistently named to the top 100 Clinicians in Dentistry by Dentistry Today and more importantly is easily accessible for advice and answering questions. Download PDF Flyer

MARCH 21, 2014 Jeffrey S. Rouse, D.D.S. Sleep Prosthodontics: A Biologic Approach to Occlusion, Wear and TMD Jeffrey S. Rouse, D.D.S. maintains a full-time private practice and is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He received his specialty certificate in Prosthodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2004. Dr. Rouse is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American College of Prosthodontists, and past president of the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He has written numerous journal articles in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. Moreover, he has contributed chapters on porcelain veneers and anterior ceramic crowns to a dental textbook. Dr. Rouse lectures nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics ranging from dental esthetics to airway-based occlusion.

OCTOBER 4, 2013 Dean Morton, B.D.S., M.S., FACP, FICD Contemporary Implant & Aesthetic Destistry: Using Sound Principles & Proven Methods in Contemporary Practice Dean Morton is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. He completed his dental training at the University of Sydney, and his Certificate in Prosthodontics and Master of Science degree at the University of Iowa. He co-founded the UF Center for Implant Dentistry in 1999, serving as director through 2008. Dr. Morton is a Diplomat of the American Board of Prosthodontics, and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, the International College of Dentists, and the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. Dr. Morton lectures extensively both nationally and internationally on implants and esthetic dentistry, and maintains a practice limited to implants, esthetic dentistry and prosthodontics at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry.

MARCH 15, 2013 Gerard Chiche, D.D.S. Smile Design, Occlusal Strategy & Interdisciplinary Aesthetics Dr. Chiche is the Thomas P. Hinman Endowed Chair in Restorative Dentistry, and the Director of the Center for Esthetic & Implant Dentistry at GHSU School of Dentistry in Augusta, GA. He has given numerous programs nationally and internationally and holds membership in the American College of Dentists, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and is also the author of the textbooks: Esthetics of Anterior Fixed Restorations, and Smile Design - A guide for Clinician, Ceramist and Patient both published by Quintessence Pub. Co. He serves as adjunct faculty at the Pankey Institute, and in 2009 he became the first recipient of the Endowed Chair sponsored by the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Society.

APRIL 22, 2022 Tomas Linkevicius, D.D.S., Ph.D. Zero Bone Loss Concepts Dr. Tomas Linkevicius is an Associate Professor at Vilnius University, Institute of Odontology and a private practitioner in Vilnius, Lithuania. He has published over 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and is the author of the book Zero Bone Loss Concepts. Download PDF Flyer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Aldo Leopardi, B.D.S., D.D.S., M.S. Advanced Restorative Treatment Planning and Clinical Considerations in Dental Implant Therapy Dr. Leopardi is a member of the American College of Prosthodontics, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the Academy of Osseointegreation. He received his undergraduate dental degree from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984. In 1993 he received his specialist training and masters degree in combined fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics at the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. He returned to Australia and began a successful prosthodontic private practice in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. In 1996 he joined the prosthodontic faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he obtained a DDS degree. Dr. Leopardi is now located in Denver, CO where he runs a successful practice limited to implant, fixed and removable prosthodontics. He lectures nationally and is the founder and President of the Denver Implant Study Club and The Knowledge Factory. Course Objectives Have an improved understanding of dental implant complications as reported in the literature & how we can apply what we learn toward improved aesthetic zone treatment planning & clinical procedures Understand the role and protocol for provisionalization with integrated & immediately placed implants Understand treatment planning & clinical techniques in overdenture implant therapy Discuss atrophic edentulous condition, treatment planning & site development Understand the restorative treatment objectives & clinical procedures for fixed restoration of the edentulous patient

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 Jeffrey Okeson, D.D.S. An Update on the Clinical Management of Temporomandibular Disorders