September 27, 2014

Saturday

8:30am - 4;30pm

7.0 CEU

The 2014 Annual Periodontics Symposium

What is Current and Relavent in Contemporary Periodontics

Speakers:

I. Stephen Brown, DDS, FACD, FICD

Tom McCawley, BSD, DDS, CAGS, FACD

Jin Y. Kim, DDS, MPH, MS, FACD

Dr. Brown will speak on:

“The Future of Lasers in Periodontal Therapy:  Science, Hype or Snake Oil”

Substantial controversy continues to surround the use of lasers in periodontal therapy. The results of recent research studies suggest that lasers provide a viable alternative to traditional periodontal surgery. Properly applied, lasers produce less bleeding, swelling and discomfort. They treat the cause of periodontal disease rather than the effects, by specifically targeting identifiable periodontal pathogens. Regeneration of periodontal tissues is the gold standard by which we measure treatment effectiveness. Evidence is emerging that lasers provide an enhanced method for achieving this elusive goal, while eliminating many of the negative side effects commonly associated with conventional pocket elimination surgery.

• Numerous examples of exceptionally favorable clinical outcomes

• How are lasers used to effectively treat periodontal disease?

• What are the differences between the many lasers being used in dentistry and how they differ from each other? Are they all created equal?

• What is LANAP and is there evidence to support this treatment modality?

• Is there evidence that lasers may be effective in treating Peri-Implant Disease?

• Is this method of treatment a “flash in the pan” or does this represent the dawn of a new future, solidly based on biology and physics.

Dr. McCawley will speak on:

"Using Microbiology to Improve the Outcome of Implant and Periodontal Therapies"

This presentation will discuss evidence based anti-infective therapy involving first identifying specific periodontal pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivities then designing specific strategies to reduce or eradicate them and prevent their return in both teeth and implants.

The speaker will also present his recently published groundbreaking research on the ability of LANAP to totally eliminate cultured bacteria in most pockets.

and on 

"Treatment Planning for Success in Practice and in Life"

The first part of this presentation will review the key areas involved in thriving in the new dental economy including the 5 key secrets to having a great practice and a great income. The second part of this presentation will discuss the key strategies to living a highly successful life as outlined in Dr. McCawley’s best-selling book “The 4 Simple Secrets to Avoiding Life’s BIG financial MESSTAKES- Rediscovering the Simple Secrets to a Great Income, Financial Independence and Most Importantly a GREAT LIFE!”

About the Speakers:

Dr. I. Stephen Brown, a graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry, earned specialty certification in Periodontics and Adult Orthodontics at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine, and was the first dentist in the US to acquire this rare double specialty. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is a Fellow of the American and International Colleges of Dentists, and The Academy of Osseointegration. He is a Fellow of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Founded in 1787, it is the oldest professional medical organization in the country. It is, indeed, an unusual achievement for a dentist to be honored by this prestigious society. Dr. Brown serves as Professor of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Professor of Periodontology and Oral Implantology at Temple University School of Dentistry, and Director of the Dental Implant Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He has recently been selected as an Examiner for the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Thomas McCawley has practiced in Fort Lauderdale for over 30 years. A graduate of the University of Illinois College Of Dentistry, Dr. McCawley holds a specialty degree in Periodontics from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. He is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the College of Dental Medicine at Nova Southeastern University and formerly at Temple University College of Dentistry. He is co-chairman of clinical Periodontics at the Broward Community College Dental Research Clinic and a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Dentists.

Dr. McCawley lectures frequently to universities and dental groups throughout the country and internationally on “Periodontics for the 21 Century – The Latest Advances in Anti – Infective Therapy,” and on Practice and Life Management.

He recently presented new groundbreaking research on laser effects on bacteria at the AADR meeting and will be lecturing about this study at the AAP meeting in San Francisco. He has published several articles including research on lasers in the Journal of the American Academy of Periodontology and the Journal of the Florida Dental Association. In 2009, at the height of the financial crisis, he published a book to help young dentists and others with their life balance and finances that has sold over 1500 copies and he has donated over 500 copies to dental students at Nova and many others.
It’s title is “The 4 Simple Secrets to Avoiding Life’s BIG Financial MESSTAKES-REDISCOVERING the Simple Secrets to a Great Income, Financial Independence and Most Importantly, A GREAT LIFE!”

Dr. Jin Y. Kim attended the dental school at University of Sydney, Australia, where he grew up. He furthered his education with an advanced degree in pathology at the Medical School of University of Sydney, graduating with honors in 1988. From 1989-1991, he served as a Christian missionary in his native Korea, having been deployed by the Uniting Church of Australia. Dr. Kim then settled in California, where he completed master degrees in public health and oral biology, and a three-year specialty residency training program in periodontics and implant surgery at UCLA School of Dentistry. In 1999 he became board-certified by the American Board of Periodontology (ABP), and in 2001, became Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). Fellowship in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry was earned in 2007, and Dr. Kim also became board-certified by the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (ABOI/ID), in 2006, and in 2012 he was inducted as a fellow of the prestigious American College of Dentists.