Speakers and Topics
Christopher Schmid
9:00am - 10:30am
Dr. Sammy Noumbissi
DDS, MS
10:30am - 12:00pm
Christopher Schmid
9:00am - 10:30am
Lecture:
Best practices in laser dentistry
AGD Subject Code: 135
Description:
This informative webinar will focus on best practices in laser dentistry, including; non-invasive laser treatments for perio, airway/snoring, periimplantitis and facial aesthetics. Enhance patient care, expand your scope, and learn more about return on investment and the opportunity to grow your practice profitably.
About the Instructor:
Christopher Schmid is Director of Research and Education and a co-founder of the Institute for Laser Dentistry, Canada’s largest vendor-independent dental laser training organization. With over 25 years of experience in the field of laser dentistry education, he is responsible for authoring the educational curriculum and has lectured internationally on laser physics, fundaments and practical indications for use comprising multiple wavelength technologies. He has trained thousands of dentists and their staff across the country including clinical chairside training with patients using multiple laser devices including PBM, diode(s), Argon, KTP, Nd:YAG, Er:YAG, and C02 lasers. He is an honorary member of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorder Disciplines and is certified to train in hospital operating rooms across multiple medical disciplines using multiple laser devices.
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Dr. Sammy Noumbissi
10:30am - 12:00pm
Lecture:
Ceramic Implants: A New Era in Implant Dentistry or Just a Fad?
AGD Subject Code: 690
Description:
Functional and aesthetic replacement of dentition has long been a challenge. Dental implants have been very successful in that regard and titanium continues to be the material of choice in dental implantology. However, after more than five decades of success, there is convincing scientific and clinical evidence that titanium and its alloys are not as stable and inert in the oral environment as they were once believed to be.
After Overcoming early manufacturing challenges, design flaws and ceramic materials physical limitations, load bearing bioceramics have made significant strides and inroads in dental implantology. These ceramics are made from zirconia composites (ATZ, ZTA etc.) which have been commercially available and in clinical use for the last twenty years. They are highly biocompatible, hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and corrosion-free alternative to titanium and titanium alloys.
This presentation will cover zirconia as an implantable bioceramic material, the rationale, indications, and benefits of metal free teeth replacement. Clinical cases completed over a period of twelve years with different commercially available zirconia dental implants systems and prosthetics solutions will be presented.
Objectives:
Understand zirconia as a bioceramic material.
Understand and appreciate zirconia’s behavior in bone and the oral environment.
The difference between biotolerance and biocompatibility.
Understand the role of implant materials in peri-implant health.
Understand the limitations of ceramic implants.
About the Instructor:
Dr. Noumbissi obtained his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from Howard University in Washington
DC. He applied and was selected to attend the prestigious Loma Linda University full-time
Graduate Program in Implant Dentistry. There he received three years of formal training in
dental implantology which culminated with a certificate in Implant Dentistry and a Master of
Science in Implant Surgery. He is a clinical and experimental researcher, author and has
published book chapters and articles in implant dentistry with a focus on ceramic implants in
peer reviewed dental journals.
He is a visiting professor at the University of Milan, adjunct professor the University of Chiety-
Pescara in Italy and a visiting researcher in the ceramic materials department at INSA Lyon in
France. Dr. Noumbissi is the founder and current president of the International Academy of
Ceramic Implantology which is ani ndependent association focused on metal free and
bioceramics in dental implantology. He is a fellow and Ambassador at the Clean Implant
Foundation whose mission is to assess production quality and purity of commercially available
dental implant surfaces.
Dr. Noumbissi has been practicing and educating dentists on metal free implantology since
2009. He has extensive experience with ceramic implants and his opinions and expertise are
often sought both by clinicians and manufacturers. His practice is located in Silver Spring,
Maryland USA.
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Provider:
Toronto Implant Academy (TIA)
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 9-1-2022 to 8-31-2025.
Provider ID# 355116