Abstract: Continuing Education addressing the unique needs of the aging population is underrepresented. As the adult population ages exponentially and their medical and oral health needs become more complex, this series of courses is essential for the general practitioner to incorporate special considerations for restorative treatment from door to chair. Our speakers have first-hand experience of both how to address the needs of older adults and how to design treatment plans to promote longer-lasting,...
Join us for the 2023 Donald B. Giddon Lecture in Behavioral Medicine and Dentistry with a keynote presentation on "The Secret Lives of Ancient Teeth: Development, Climate Change, and Human Evolution", byTanya Smith, PhD.
Dr. Tanya Smith is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and a Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University (Queensland, Australia). She previously held a professorship at Harvard...
Abstract: This session will review the current evidence-based guidelines for non-surgical management of patients presenting with a temporomandibular joint or muscle disorder (TMD), including a brief review of the different signs...
Abstract: Minimally invasive dentistry. Laser therapy. Immediate implants in the anterior zone. Digitally designed full-mouth rehabilitation. These are some of the buzz words swirling around today’s dental world. Oral health providers must...
Abstract: With increasing skeletal maturity and resistance from anatomic structures, heavy interdigitation of the intermaxillary suture makes rapid palatal expansion (RPE) unfeasible when using conventional appliances. Therefore,...
The Advanced Continuing Education Program in Implant Dentistry is a multi-session hybrid continuing education course consisting of four virtual Saturday sessions and two days of hands-on instruction on-site in Taiwan.
Course Agenda (Virtual Sessions)
Saturday, March 11th - Essential Periodontics for Implant Dentistry
"Can We Place Implants in Patients with Periodontal Disease?" - Dr. David M. Kim
"Dental Implant Materials and Peri-Implant Tissues" - Dr. Tobias Fretwurst
Dr. Joseph Samona will close the week’s Lunch and Learn series with a presentation on the deaf population and dentistry. The HSDM Community looks forward to welcoming Dr. Samona to share personal experiences and perspectives that will guide an important discussion around ways in which we can develop cultural dexterity in the practice of caring for individuals who are deaf and/or hard-of-hearing.
Joseph Samona, DDS is a dentist in Bloomfield Hills MI. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Dr. Joseph Samona always knew he wanted to serve the community he...
HSDM will welcome Harvard University’s Muslim Chaplain, Khalil Abdur-Rashid who will lead a discussion on considerations for patients observing Ramadan. This year, Ramadan is predicted to start on the evening of March 22nd and will be observed by a number of individuals in the community. During Thursday’s Lunch and Learn session, the HSDM Community can look forward to learning together about helpful ways we can support members of the community for whom this holiday is observed by fasting.
Khalil Abdur-Rashid, DLS, Muslim Chaplain at Harvard University...