Clinical Protocols for Full Arch Fixed Implant-Supported Prostheses
Avinash S. Bidra, DDS, MS, FACP
Synopsis: Fixed implant-supported prostheses have gained tremendous popularity over the years. It is necessary to treat each patient uniquely and avoid using a generic or a similar design of fixed prosthesis for all patients. This presentation will focus on a systematic method of diagnosis and treatment planning that helps to categorize patients seeking fixed prostheses into 4 classes based on the amount of tissue loss, position of anterior teeth in relation to residual ridge, type of smile, need for lip support and need for gingival prosthesis. Additional practical considerations related to surgeries, choice of biomaterial, treatment cost, practice overheads, professional and at-home maintenance will be presented. (6 CEs awarded)
Course Objectives
To clinically differentiate various types of patients seeking implant-supported fixed prosthesis using the 4 keys to treatment planning- bone, smile, lips and gums
To understand when lip support is required and when it does not make a difference.
To clinically differentiate when gingival prosthesis is needed and not needed.
To understand management of edentulous gummy smile patients seeking maxillary fixed prosthesis.
To understand professional and at-home maintenance protocols for patients with implant-supported fixed prosthesis
Biosketch
Dr. Bidra is a Board Certified Maxillofacial Prosthodontist and Professor and Director of the Prosthodontics Residency Program at UCONN School of Dental Medicine. He owns a private practice in Glastonbury, CT where he works part time, focused on implant surgery and prosthodontics. He has lectured at national and international meetings, as well as published extensively in international scientific journals. He has developed diagnostic and treatment protocols and surgical and prosthodontic safety checklists that are used by several clinicians as well as prosthodontics residency programs worldwide. He has invented implant prosthetic components that are commercially available and is a co-inventor of a new implant design. Dr. Bidra has been awarded numerous professional awards including the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American College of Prosthodontists.
Dr. Bidra's scientific publications can be accessed at:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=bidra+as
Patriot Dental Conference Schedule:
8:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Morning Lecture Session Noon Luncheon/On-Field Activities/Behind Scenes Tour/Championship Rings 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Lecture Session
5:00 p.m. Concluding Cocktail Reception
Also included in the all-day spectacular: On Gillette Field Football Activities, Behind the Scenes Gillette Stadium Tour, and many more surprises from the home of the 6-Time Super Bowl Champions!
For additional information please contact: Dr. Ken Marsh, MDDS Executive Director, 617-291-0072 ([email protected]) and/or Dr. John Buehler, Patriot Dental Conference Director. 781-237-0050 ([email protected]).
