90 Minute Seminar

Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions

TI-008 - Digital Dentistry in Advanced Education Programs

Presenter(s)

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  Heather Conrad, D.M.D., M.S.

  University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
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  Alexander Bendayan, D.D.S.

  Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
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  David Shafer, D.M.D.

  University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
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  Rene Chu, D.M.D., M.S.

Target Audience: Faculty

Learning Focus: Technological Innovations

Session Designation: CCI

Dental Education: Prosthodontics  

Digital technology facilitates communication and improves clinical outcomes in our advanced education programs. This session will provide insight into the evolution of digital dentistry, its current status and a foresight into the future. By merging advanced imaging and digital technology, complex treatment in prosthodontics, endodontics and oral/maxillofacial surgery can be executed with precision using guided techniques. Understanding this technology will allow the participants to develop plans on how to implement technology into the advanced education curriculum. Participants will be encouraged to discuss the risks and benefits of establishing these protocols and tools into the curriculum.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to prepare for the influence digital dentistry will have on patient care in the future.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to develop plans on how to use digital technology to expand the roles of the multidisciplinary teams.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to generate ideas on how to use digital technology to teach state-of-the-art techniques to advanced education students.