Summary: Participants of this event will:
- Review biological principles underlying the BLAST protocol, including the practical impact on placing implants and maintaining healthy gingiva after placement.
- Understand the LAPIP protocol and its place in saving a failing implant; from the retrospective studies, the prospective studies, and the actual results in clinical practice.
- Structure your implant practice for success.
Presenter: Todd Sheffler, DDS, is a 1991 graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School, then he completed a general practice residency at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Baltimore where he gained extensive surgical experience and oral cancer detection and treatment. Dr. Sheffler maintains a thriving private practice in Concord, NH.
Moderator: Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, FACP, is chief editor of Dental Economics. Dr. Maragliano-Muniz owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics.