Course Description:
The lecture provided by two certified periodontists and clinician scientists will discuss surgical considerations and techniques, with the proper use of bone graft materials and barrier membranes, to achieve predictable alveolar ridge preservation and develop extraction sites for future implant placement. The Lecture will also focus on surgical techniques used to achieve guided bone regeneration (GBR) to augment the ridge width and height. Also included in the lecture will be an overview of various bone graft biomaterials, membranes, and suture materials and how to use them in combination for alveolar ridge preservation and guided bone regeneration therapy. The speakers will also focus on the various complications that are encountered with these procedures and techniques and how to manage them clinically.
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of the lecture, participants should be able to:
- Understand in brief the biology behind bone remodeling and resorption.
- Identify and classify bone defects in edentulous sites.
- Recognize different bone graft materials and membranes and their clinical applications
- Understand the concept of alveolar ridge preservation and guided bone regeneration for various soft and hard tissue defects.
- Understand the various suturing techniques that are useful in achieving primary closure for the augmented sites.
- Recognize the complications and the management of them after alveolar ridge preservation and Guided Bone Regeneration.
Speakers
Dr. Al-Waeli is a certified Periodontist, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and works as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University. Dr. Al-Waeli received a Ph.D from McGill University and a Master in Periodontics from Dalhousie. Dr Al-Waeli is a member of many professional and academic association around the world such as American Academy of Periodontology, Canadian Academy of Periodontology, European Federation of Periodontology, and International Association of Dental research.
Dr. Sheikh is a Clinical Scientist in Periodontics at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry, an Adjunct Professor at McGill University, and a Status-Only Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. He holds the titles of being a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. With extensive training as both a dental clinician and a biomaterials scientist, Dr. Sheikh’s expertise spans biomaterials research related to bone grafts and regeneration, surgical periodontics, and implantology. He also practices privately at Park Lane Dental Specialists.