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5 Top Secrets in Ridge Augmentation for Dental Implants
Dental implant surgery is very predictable treatment. However, it is very common to encounter severely resorbed ridges, which makes dental implant treatment difficult. In this presentation, Dr. Lee will present several innovative options to overcome pneumatized sinus, thin ridges, and loss of vertical bone heights. Diagnosis and guidelines for these treatments will be reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
1. Diagnosis and treatment planning for implant treatment will be discussed.
2. A new sinus classification which simplifies the treatment of pneumatized sinus will be discussed.
3. Simplified GBR technique will be discussed.
Schedule of Events:
5:30-6:15pm: Registration & Networking
6:15-7:00pm: Dinner
7:00-8:15 pm: Program
Member Fee: $60 / Non-Member Fee: $90 / Office Staff and Retired Members: $45
Residents/Students: FREE Advanced Registration is Required.
Location: 1 Nod Road, Avon, CT
About the Presenter: Dr. Samuel Lee
Dr. Samuel Lee is an innovator with a passion for teaching and developing new technologies. When he was a dental student, he taught Biochemistry at UCLA. Today, he teaches across the globe to dental universities and makes time to conduct CE courses for general dentists and specialists while increasing access to care to underserved populations in developing countries.
He is a diplomate of the International Academy of Dental Implantology, and past diplomate of American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. He actively conducts research and development while running a busy private practice in Boston, MA, Manhattan, NY, and San Diego, CA limited to implant surgery and orthodontics.
Dr. Lee's credentials include two doctorate level degrees, Doctor of Medical Science and a specialty certificate in Periodontology from Harvard University and a DDS from UCLA. He also won multiple 1st place awards in presentation: Table Clinic Presentation Awards at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry in 2008, American Orthodontic Society and International Congress of Oral Implantologists in 2007, and Harvard Research Competition Day.
He invented the "Crestal Window Sinus Grafting Technique" and owns the patent on various sinus and surgical instruments. He introduced a new method of dental radiography that boasts of ultra-low dosage radiation and allows for angulation correction that enhances 3D imaging capabilities.
He serves as the current President of the International Academy of Dental Implantology, where his mission is to advance field of implant dentistry and increase implant surgical care to underserved populations.
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