APS 88th Annual Meeting

Harold Prieskel, MDS, MSc, FDS, RCS

Harold Preiskel is Emeritus Professor of Prosthodontics at King’s College Dental Institute where he founded the dental implant program. He is in specialty private practice.

Harold Preiskel graduated at Guy’s Hospital Dental School and won a scholarship to study Prosthodontics under the legendary Carl Boucher, obtaining his Masters Degree at Ohio State University in 1963.

Harold Preiskel was the first President of The International College of Prosthodontists, the first non-American President of the American Prosthodontic Society, founding co-editor of the International Journal of Prosthodontics, Chairman of its Board, Past President of the American Dental Society of London, the British Dental Association (Metropolitan Branch), the London Dental Study Club and Chaired the International Prosthodontic Symposium 1982 the first of its kind ever to be held in the UK. He was made Alumnus of the Year 2007 Kings College Dental Institute and awarded the Webb-Johnson Medallion of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2008. The Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics appointed him ‘Distinguished Lecturer of the Year 2008’. In 2014 his name became the sixth to be inscribed on the Hall of Fame in Prosthodontics at Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics and of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

He is author of textbooks that have become standard works, some 100 scientific articles, the recipient of numerous prestigious Prosthodontic awards and active in research, teaching and practice.

• 8:10 - 8:40 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  Golden Medallion Awardee Presentation - The New Millennium: Wisdom versus Technology

Joseph Kan, DDS, MS

Professor

Dr. Kan completed Prosthodontics and Implant Surgical training from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He is a Professor and maintains a private practice.

• 8:40 - 9:15 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  Immediate Tooth Replacement in the Esthetics Zone: 2016 Update

Carlo Ercoli, DDS

Dr. Carlo Ercoli graduated from the “Enrico Berlinguer” Dental Technology Institute in Rome in 1987 and obtained his dental degree from the University of Siena, Italy in 1993. He specialized in Prosthodontics in 1996 at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York, where he also completed a one-year training in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in 1997. In 2012, he achieved specialty certification in Periodontology at the University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health. He is currently Professor, Chairman and Program Director of the Prosthodontic Specialty Training Program at the University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health and a faculty member of the Periodontology Program.

Dr. Ercoli is a diplomate of the American Boards of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, an ITI Fellow and holds memberships in several dental organizations including the American and International Association of Dental Research, American Academy of Periodontology, the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Osseointegration, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and American Prosthodontic Society. He is a Past President of the American Prosthodontic Society.

Dr. Ercoli has authored several publications and his research interests are focused on the biomechanics of dental implants, cutting protocols for bone and tooth preparation, and on clinical and laboratory testing of dental materials and techniques. He maintains a faculty practice limited to Prosthodontics and Periodontics. He has lectured nationally and internationally on several topics related to clinical prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

• 9:15 - 9:50 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  Cost-Effective Surgical and Prosthetic Protocols for Simple and Complex Implant Reconstructions

Carlo Marinello, Prof. Dr. Med. Dent., MS

Carlo Marinello served as an assistant and associate professor in 1981-1989 for the Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, University of Zurich. From 1989-1995, Dr. Marinello was the Visiting Research Professor and Master of Science Degree for the Department of Periodontology at the University of
Gothenburg. Since 1995, Dr. Marinello has served as a Chairman of the Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry and Temporomandibular Disorders at the University
of Basel, and is also a Past President of the American Prosthodontic Society.

• 10:25 - 11:05 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  The Hybrid Prosthesis on Teeth and Implants. When and How?

Chandur Wadhwani, BDS, MSD

Chandur Wadhwani is a full time practicing prosthodontist with an interest in research. Currently working with several graduate departments including: University of Washington, University of California SF, Oregon health Sciences and the University of Texas he has published over 30 articles on implant restoration. He is considered the foremost expert on cements and peri-implant disease association, has won awards for research on implant radiology and has published the first book on Cementation in dental implantology: An evidence based guide. He lectures both internationally and nationally has been

• 11:05 - 11:35 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  Evolution to Revolution: Implant abutment designs of the future

Walter Gebhard-Achilles, CDT

Mr. Gebhard graduated from his dental Technology school in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1977. He worked as ceramist in different laboratories in Germany until 1983 when he moved to Salerno, Italy. There Mr. Gebhard became the Chief Technician at the “Centro Odontoiatrico Salernitano” in collaboration with Prof. Dr. med. Dent. Osvaldo Aquaviva. In 1987 Mr. Gebhard started to work in Mr. Alwin Schönebergers Dental-Laboratory in Glattbrugg, Switzerland till 1990 when he grained several months experience working with Jürg Stuck, ZTM in Germany. 1991 Mr. Gebhard started his own business in Zurich, Switzerland with priorities on fixed and implant supported reconstructions and functional aesthetic interaction.

• 1:30 - 1:55 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Rudd Awardee Presentation: The Dental Technologist as Essential Partner for Successful Restorations in a Changing World

Regina Mericske-Stern, Prof. Dr. Med. Dent

Prof. em. R. Mericske served as Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics, University of Bern. Here she had received her undergraduate training in Dentistry and her PhD degree. She was director of the division of Continuing education and run the Master Program in Prosthodontics and Implant dentistry. The students elected her teacher of the year. As a visiting professor she spent one year at the Dental School of Toronto (Prof. Zarb) and thereafter became a regular guest professor. She has lectured worldwide in over 35 countries. She is a member of various national and international societies: honorary member of the Japanese Association of Implantology, past-president of the international College of Prosthodontists and the European Prosthodontic association (ICP and EPA). Currently she completed her term as the president of the Swiss Society of Reconstructive Dentistry (SSRD). Her activities, both in clinical practice and clinical research, cover the field of oral implantology, prosthodontics including modern CAD CAM technologies and geriatric dentistry. These are represented in many publications, abstracts and book chapters.

• 1:55 - 2:35 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Concepts of Implant Overdentures for the Edentulous Jaw

Kirk Pasquinelli, DDS

Dr. Pasquinelli received his periodontal training at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry, Division of Graduate Prosthetics and has taught continuing dental education at both UCSF and the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. He is on the faculty of the Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education and is a consulting editor of the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Pasquinelli continues to teach nationally and internationally and has authored numerous articles in the periodontal and restorative dentistry literature.

• 2:35 - 3:05 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Implant Soft Tissue Complications

Marc Geissberger, DDS, MA, BS, CPT

Dr. Geissberger is Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences at the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry. He has 25 years of experience in dental education. He directed the University’s Aesthetic and Complex Care Clinic and teaches many hands-on CE courses in Restorative Dentistry. He graduated from University of the Pacific in 1991 obtaining his dental degree and was elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon as a student. He later obtained a Masters of Arts in Educational Psychology from University of the Pacific. Dr. Geissberger has served as President of the National Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and is the University Representative to the AACD University Council. Dr Geissberger has numerous publications including a textbook entitled Esthetic Dentistry in Clinical Practice for Wiley-Blackwell. He has presented nationally and internationally giving over 280 continuing education programs. Additionally, he is a Certified Personal Trainer. He maintains a private practice in Greenbrae, Ca. in aesthetic and restorative dentistry.

• 3:30 - 4:05 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Adhesive Dentistry – Maximizing Success with Direct Bonded Restorations

Baldwin Marchack, DDS, MBA

Baldwin Marchack is a 1971 graduate of the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. In 1989 he received his
MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Dr Marchack is a Fellow of the
American College of Dentists, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Pierre
Fauchard Academy. He is a member of the Academy of Prosthodontics, the International College of
Prosthodontists and the Academy of Osseointegration, and he is past-president of the American
Prosthodontic Society, past-president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics, past-president of
the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and past-president of the Osseointegration Study Club of
Southern California. Dr Marchack is an Honorary Member of the American College of Prosthodontists.
He serves on the Board of Councilors of the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, and is President-Elect of
the Executive Council of the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry (IFED). Dr Marchack is the
Course Director for the USC Esthetic Dentistry Training Program in Shanghai, China. He is currently the
Chair of the Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, and he maintains a private practice in Pasadena, California.

• 4:05 - 4:45 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Esthetics & Implant Prosthetics: Avoiding Failures and Complications

Bernard Robichaud is co-founder of Panthera Dental, lecturer, and a specialist in high-technology CAD/CAM dental products. He graduated in Telecommunications from Collège radio télévision de Québec (CRTQ). During his career, he has trained over 400 dental specialists in the CAD/CAM dental field and given several lectures, in both in English and French, in 10 different countries.

• 12:10 - 1:30 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Break for Lunch; Corporate Forum sponsored by Panthera Dental: "All-on-removable" : a new family of wrap-around bars that can be removed by the patient for better hygiene, at a lower cost

• 12:10 - 1:30 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Break for Lunch; Corporate Forum sponsored by GC America: On Your Mark, Get Set, PRO! Tips and Tricks to Guide You Through Each Stage of Full-Coverage Indirect All-Ceramic Restorations

Brian Goodacre, DDS

Dr. Brian J. Goodacre received his DDS degree from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in 2013. He is currently a graduate student in the combined program in prosthodontics and implant dentistry at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry.

• 11:35 - 11:45 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  Comparison of Complete Denture Base Adaptation between CAD/CAM and Conventional Fabrication Techniques - Graduate Prosthodontic Presentation

Karnik Shah, BDS

Dr. Karnik Shah was born in April 1988 in Mumbai (Bombay), India. He graduated from Government Dental College and Hospital – Mumbai, with a bachelor’s degree in dental surgery in 2010, and did a preceptorship in Implantology at the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2011. Dr. Shah has been as associate at three different private practices in his hometown, Mumbai after graduating dental school. He now attends The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, where he is finishing his advanced training in Prosthodontics to be a graduate in (July) 2016. His interests includes comprehensive patient care, teaching and research.

• 11:45 - 11:55 AM, Feb 25, 2016

  De-cementation of monolithic Zirconia single implant restoration using Er:YSGG laser - Graduate Prosthodontic Presentation

Craig Sikora, DMD

Dr. Craig Sikora, originally from California, graduated Cum Laude
with his DMD degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Dental Medicine. He is currently a third-year resident in the
Advanced Prosthodontics Program at the University of Illinois, Chicago College of Dentistry.

• 11:55 AM - 12:05 PM, Feb 25, 2016

  Wear and Corrosion at the Titanium-Zirconia Implant Abutment Interface Graduate Prosthodontic Presentation

Steve Parel, DDS

Dr. Parel received his dental degree from The Medical College of Virginia in 1969. He spent one year as a general practice resident with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond, which was followed by a two-year residency in Prosthodontics at the Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. He received his Maxillofacial Prosthetics training in Houston at the M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in 1973. He became a faculty member in the University of Texas System in 1975, rising to the rank of full professor in the San Antonio Medical and Dental Schools in 1978. He served as head of the Maxillofacial Prosthetics Division in the Department of Prosthodontics until 1991, which was followed by 7 years of private practice in prosthetic and implant dentistry.

Dr. Parel is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, the American and International College of Dentists, and is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Academy of Prosthodontics, and the American College of Prosthodontics. He has been course director for osseointegration training at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry in San Antonio, one of the four original Brånemark training centers in the United States. His literature contributions include over 45 scientific articles as principal author, and multiple textbook contributions. He was editor and co-author of Esthetics and Osseointegration, a landmark reference source for implant dentistry. He authored his second book, The SmiLine System in 1991, and completed a third book, Esthetic Implant Restorations several years later. He was co-founder of Osseointegration Seminars, Incorporated, and has been president of The American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, The Academy of Osseointegration, and The Osseointegration Foundation. He has received the Andrew J. Ackerman Award for meritorious lifetime service in the field of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, the Distinguished Lecturer and Dan Gordon Awards from the American College of Prosthodontics, and has served as an examiner and President of The American Board of Prosthodontists. He recently received the Brånemark award for lifetime achievement in the field of Implant dentistry, the highest honor bestowed by the Academy of Osseointegration’s Foundation, The Titanium Society.

Dr. Parel has served as a professor at Baylor College of Dentistry—Texas A&M University System Health Science Center and director of the Center of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pharmacology from 1998 until 2008. Since that time until 2013, he served as the founder and director of Prosthodontics at a private Implant Specialty Clinic in Dallas, Texas. He is presently in private practice, and serves as a consultant to several companies in the implant industry.

• 12:30 - 1:00 PM, Feb 26, 2016

  Shapes: A Curvilinear Retrospective of Over 30 Years With Osseointegration

Thomas Salinas, DDS

Professor of Dentistry at the Mayo Clinic

Thomas Salinas is Professor of Dentistry at the Mayo Clinic, where his time is dedicated to rehabilitation of patients with complex care needs. He has authored over 75 publications related to prosthodontics and interdisciplinary care. His research interests are biomaterial behavior and clinical outcome studies.

• 12:05 - 12:30 PM, Feb 26, 2016

  Maxillofacial Reconstruction: Approaches based on Collaborative Planning and Unique Patient Requirements

Charles Goodacre, DDS, MSD

Dr. Goodacre received his DDS degree from Loma Linda University and completed a three year combined program in Prosthodontics and Dental Materials at Indiana University. He served as Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Indiana University and as Dean of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Past-President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Past-President of the American College of Prosthodontists, and Past President of the Academy of Prosthodontics. He currently teaches in the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics at Loma Linda University and maintains a prosthodontic practice.

• 8:35 - 9:10 AM, Feb 26, 2016

  Computer-Aided Engineering of Implant Prostheses: Clinical Treatment Procedures and Fabrication Technology

Terry Walton, BDS, MDSc, DDSc, MS

Dr Terry Walton attained BDS (1974), MDSc(1979) and DDSc(2013) degrees from the University of Sydney and a MS (fixed-prosthodontics)(1981) degree from the University of Michigan. He has been in specialist prosthodontic practice in Sydney since 1983 and is Professor (Affiliate) in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Sydney.

• 9:10 - 9:45 AM, Feb 26, 2016

  Complications with Tooth and Implant-supported Prostheses. Can we Compare Apples with Oranges?

Dave Bartlett, BDS, PhD, FDS, RCS

Professor David Bartlett is Head of Prosthodontics at Kings College London Dental Institute. David has published over 100 research publications, written 3 books, numerous chapters He is internationally known for his research on tooth wear and in particular acid erosion. David is an internationally respected specialist in Prosthodontics and runs one of the largest specialty training programs in Prosthodontics in Europe.

• 9:45 - 10:20 AM, Feb 26, 2016

  Wearing Away – A Fresh Look at the Causes of Erosive Tooth Wear

J. Robert Kelly teaches graduate prosthodontics and biomaterials at the University of Connecticut Health Center. His academic credentials include the D.D.S. (The Ohio State University), an M.S. in dental materials science (Marquette University), the D.Med.Sc. in oral biology and a Certificate in prosthodontics (Harvard/MIT). He is Vice Chairman of the ADA Standards Committee on Dental Products, President of the Academy of Dental Materials and Past-President, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. Dr. Kelly has received awards for biomedical research (Harvard), research and post-graduate education (Assoc. Military Surgeons of the U.S.) and as a clinician/scholar (Amer. College of Prosthodontists). He has contributed to dental, engineering, and medical literature, holds eight patents, frequently lecturers before national and international dental and engineering organizations, still does some of his own porcelain and keeps his fingers wet practicing prosthodontics.

• 10:20 - 10:55 AM, Feb 26, 2016

  Maximizing Esthetics and Durability with Ceramics

Arun Sharma, BDS, MSc

Dr. Sharma is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Prosthodontics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. Dr. Sharma is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. He maintains a private practice, and is the Assistant Director of the graduate program in prosthodontics at UCSF. Dr. Sharma received his dental degree from the University of Bombay in 1983 and a Masters in Prosthetic Dentistry from the University of London. He then completed a prosthodontic residency from UCSF and a maxillofacial prosthetic residency from UCLA. Dr. Sharma has contributed to three textbooks and authored many articles. He has served as the Assistant Editor of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and is currently the Vice Chair of the Editorial Council of the JPD. He is Vice President Elect for the American Prosthodontic Society and a Past President of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics.

• 11:40 AM - 12:05 PM, Feb 26, 2016

  The UCSF experience with zygomatic implants for maxillary defects