ACADEMY OF PROSTHODONTICS
94TH Annual Scientific Session
May 16-20, 2012
JACKSON HOLE, WY
Wednesday, May 16
7:00-5:00 Executive Board Meeting
12:00-7:00 Registration
6:00-10:00 Welcome Reception and Louis Blatterfein Dinner
Thursday, May 17
7:00-9:00 Registration
7:00-8:00 Get Acquainted Breakfast
8:00-1:00 Scientific Session
8:00-8:30 Opening Ceremony
Presiding Fellow: Kenneth Malament
8:30-9:30 Speaker 1 (Keynote) Dr. Kenneth Kornman, Boston, MA
“Inflammation, Your Health, and the Health of Your Patients”
9:30-10:00 Speaker 2 Dr. Leslie Laing (AF) (+Discusser)
"Green Tea, Lollipops, Licorice Root: the Sjögren's Quest".
10:00-10:35 Speaker 3 Dr. Lawrence Brecht (F)
“Mandibular Reconstruction and Rehabilitation:
Innovation through the Convergence of Technology and Collaboration”
10:35-11:05 BREAK
Presiding Fellow: Carol Lefebvre
11.05-11:45 Speaker 4 Dr. Frauke Müller, Geneva, Switzerland
“Prosthodontics in Multimorbid Patients”
11:45-12:15 Speaker 5 Dr. Robert Taft (AF) (+ Discusser)
"The Use of Digital Technologies in Forensic Identification"
12:15-1:00 Speaker 6 Dr. Susanne Scherrer, Geneva, Switzerland
"Zirconia in Prosthodontics: Options and Quality Control"
10:00-3:00 Spouses/Guests Outing
1:00-5:00 First Business Meeting (AP Fellows Only)
5:00-7:00 Exhibit Meet and Greet
Friday, May 18
7:00-1:00 Sponsor Exhibits
8:00-1:00 Scientific Session
Presiding Fellow: Stephen Campbell
8:00-8:10 Announcements
8:10-8:55 Speaker 7 Dr. Martha Somerman, Bethesda, MD
“NIDCR – Maintaining the Cutting Edge”
8:55-9:25 Speaker 8 Dr. Gary Goldstein (F)
“The NIDCR and its Impact on Academic Appointment,
Promotion and Dental School Curricula”
9:25-9:55 Speaker 9 Dr. Clark Stanford (F)
"Pathways to Success - The role that Prosthodontists can play in the
emerging areas of translational sciences."
9.55-10:25 Panel Discussion
10:25-10:50 BREAK
Presiding Fellow: Stephen Riedy (to be confirmed)
10.50-11.30 Speaker 10 Dr. François Roulet, Gainesville, FL
“Minimally Invasive Esthetic Dentistry”
11:30-12:00 Speaker 11 Dr. Jack Gerrow (F)
“Dental Education and Licensure in a “Global World”: Can
Competence be Measured? "
12:00-12:30 Speaker 12 Dr. Minjin Choi (AF) (+ Discusser)
“Ultrasound Imagery for Use in Dental Implant Site Diagnosis,
Treatment Planning, and during Surgery”
12:30-1:00 Speaker 13 Dr. Hiroshi Hirayama (AF) (+ Discusser)
"Digital Prosthodontics: Now and Future"
5:00-9:00 Social Outing and Dinner
Saturday, May 19
7:00-1:00 Sponsor Exhibits
8:00-1:00 Scientific Session
Presiding Fellow: Carl Driscoll
8:00-8:10 Announcements
8:10-8:40 Speaker 14 Dr. Nelson Silva, New York, NY (+ Discusser)
“All-ceramic Systems: Laboratory and Clinical Performance”
8:40-9:10 Speaker 15 Dr. Donald Curtis, San Francisco (+Discusser)
“Confidence and correctness in clinical decision-making
9:10-9:40-Speaker 16 Dr. Kent Knoernschild (F)
“Dental Implant Outcome Generalizations How Helpful Are They?”
9:40-10:15 Speaker 17 Dr. Jonathan Ferencz (F)
“High Strength Ceramic Fixed Partial Dentures: The Nexus of
Research, Industry and Clinical Experience”
10:15-10:45 BREAK
Presiding Fellow: TBD
10:45-11:25 Speaker 18 Mr. Michael Girard, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
“Winds of Change”
11:20-11.50 Speaker 19 Dr. German Gallucci, Boston, MA (+ Discusser)
“Dental Digital Technologies in Implant Prosthodontics”
11:55-12:25 Speaker 20 Dr. Kumar Shah, Los Angeles, CA (+Discusser)
”Cement-retained or screw-retained implant restorations...
How about neither?”
12:25-1:00 Speaker 21 Dr. Petra Guess, Freiburg, Germany (+ Discusser)
“Minimally Invasive Treatment Concepts:
Science & Clinical Recommendations”
1:15-3:00 Executive Council Meeting/Luncheon
6:00-7:00 President’s Reception
7:00-10:00 Installation Banquet
Sunday, May 20
8:00-1:00 Scientific Session
Presiding Fellow: Thomas McGarry
8:00-8:05 Announcements
8:05-8:35 Speaker 22 Dr. David Chvartzsaid, Toronto, Canada (+ Discusser)
“The Experience of Implant Complications and Opinions
Regarding Complications among Dentists in Private Practice”
8:35-9:05 Speaker 23 Dr. Cortino Sukotjo, Chicago, IL (+Discusser)
“Corrosion in Implant Dentistry, myth or fact?”
9:05-9:35 Speaker 24 Dr. Samantha Siranli, Augusta, GA (+ Discusser)
“Implants in the Esthetic Zone"
9:35-10:05 Speaker 25 Dr. Sreenivas Koka (F)
“Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Fact and Fiction”
10:05-10:35 BREAK
Presiding Fellow: TBD
10.35-10:50 Presentation for the Maui, Hawaii 2013 Meeting
10:50-11.20 Speaker 26 Dr. Ben Wu (F)
“Intraoral Hearing Device”
11:20-11:50 Speaker 27 Dr. Carlo Ercoli (F)
"Indications and Applications of Sonic Handpiece Technology in
Prosthodontics and Implant Surgery”
11:50-12:20 Speaker 28 Dr. Ichiro Nishimura (F)
“NeuroEngineering: Evolution of Biopsychosocial Networks in
Humans”
12:30-3:30 Second Business Meeting (AP Fellows Only)