Advances in Dental Implant Surgery and Digital Dentistry

PRS 617 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

Recent advances in the fields of implant and digital dentistry continue to transform many facets of dental patient care from treatment planning to execution.

Digital dentistry can be broadly defined as any dental technology or device that incorporates digital or computer-controlled components. This course is divided into several seminars that cover the fundamental principles as well as more advanced concepts related to implant and digital dentistry including 3D diagnosis and planning, computer guided implant placement, intraoral/extraoral scanning, and CAD/CAM (computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing). The purpose of this course is to examine current concepts of existing and emerging digital dental technologies and understand how they integrate into a prosthodontic treatment workflow, as well as to explore the advantages and limitations of these technologies by reviewing the current research in the field.