2006 PCSP Meeting in Portland

Scientific Program: Diagnosis and Communication
The Keys to Prosthodontic Success

The theme of the 2006 annual meeting was selected to place emphasis on the basic core skill in prosthodontics, diagnosis. The program will provide a comprehensive update on current, state-of-the-art techniques and materials but with an added emphasis on the understanding of the underlying conditions that will lead to the selection of the correct treatment.

Just as in medicine, the key to a successful treatment outcome is to correctly diagnose the condition or conditions that a patient presents. Utilizing the finest of techniques and state-of-the-art materials may produce an immediate esthetic result but the definition of success is the long term performance of a restoration over many years of a patient’s life. This long term success will only happen if the diagnosis was correct and the appropriate treatment was delivered.  In complex prosthodontic rehabilitations, multidisciplinary treatment is essential to correct multiple problems. Again, accurate diagnosis in each of the team member’s specialty areas as well as good communication and sequencing of treatment steps will lead to superior results.

The program features diagnostic and treatment planning insights from leading clinicians in the fields of prosthodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, implantology, oral-facial pain management, microscope enhanced dentistry, and dental technology. In addition, there will be presentations on the latest research in dental luting agents, resin based restoratives, and ceramics.

Some of the featured speakers and their tentative topics are: Drs. Frank Spear, Vincent Kokich, Sr., and David Mathews. This Northwest team consisting of a prosthodontist, orthodontist, and periodontist are all highly regarded internationally as some the most outstanding speakers in their areas. They will close the meeting on Saturday with their joint presentation on interdisciplinary communication and coordination in the delivery of the state-of-the-art prosthodontic rehabilitation.

Presentations will take place from 8 am to 1 pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

FEATURED CLINICIANS

Dr. Thomas Abrahamsen is a board certified prosthodontist who has spent many years in both academics and private practice. He lectures widely on his extensive clinical research into the causes of wear and attrition of teeth.

Dr. Ed Amet is a board certified prosthodontist in private practice with extensive implant and reconstructive surgical experience.

Dr. David Clark is the founder of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry and a leading authority on microscopes in clinical practice. He also is one of the current presenters of Clinical Research Associates “Dental Update” lecture series.

Dr. Joseph “Rich” Cohen is UCLA Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic and the director of Southwest Pain Management Associates in Phoenix, AZ.

Dr. Lyndon Cooper is the Stallings Distinguished Professor of Dentistry of the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the Director of Graduate Prosthodontics and the Bone Biology and Implant Therapy Laboratory.

Mr. Vincent Devaud, CFC, MDT is a master dental technician originally from Switzerland.  He has studied with Willi Geller and other master technicians and he is currently the owner of a specialty dental laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Dr. Scott Dyer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Division of Prosthodontics at OHSU. He is also transitioning to a full time private practice in Portland, OR.

Dr. Jack Ferracane is Professor and Chair of Restorative Dentistry, and Division Director of Biomaterials and Biomechanics at OHSU. He is a founding fellow and past-President of the Academy of Dental Materials.  He is currently the President-elect of the Dental Materials Group of the International Association for Dental Research.

Dr. Yvan Fortin has been involved in the field of implant surgery and restoration since the early 1980’s. He maintains a private clinic in Quebec, Canada and is a pioneer in the application of angled implants for restoration of the severely resorbed maxilla.

Dr. Werner Geurtsen was Professor and Chairman, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology at the Medical University, Hannover, Germany from 1990 – 2002. Since 2002, he has been Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Adjunct Professor of Oral Biology, and Director of the Division of Operative Dentistry at the University of Washington, School of Dentistry.

Dr. Jeffrey Hamilton maintains a private general practice with an emphasis on microscope enhanced dentistry.  He also serves as a clinical instructor at the UCLA Center for Esthetic Design.

Dr. Glen Johnson has been a full-time faculty member of the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington since 1983. He is Professor and Director of the Division of Dental Materials Science and his research focus is with laboratory and clinical evaluation of new restorative dental materials and techniques.

Dr. Robert Kerstein maintains a successful private practice limited to Prosthodontics, Computerized Occlusal Analysis, and the treatment of Myofascial Pain Dysfunction in Boston, Massachusetts. He maintains an appointment at Tufts University teaching fixed and removable prosthodontics.

Dr. Jay Malmquist is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in private practice in Portland, Oregon. He has served as the president of the Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is an authority on bone grafting and implant surgery.

Dr. David Mathews maintains a private practice in periodontics in Tacoma, Washington. He lectures and publishes extensively on soft tissue implant esthetics. Along with Dr. Spear and Dr. Kokich Sr., he is a founding member of the Northwest Network for Dental Excellence.

Dr. Gregg Kinzer is a prosthodontist in private practice in Seattle, Washington. He is an affiliate Assistant Professor in the Graduate Prosthodontic program at the University of Washington, School of Dentistry. He also serves as a faculty member at the Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education.

Dr. Vincent Kokich Jr. is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington and maintains a private practice in Tacoma, Washington. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists and a founding member of the Northwest Network for Interdisciplinary Dentistry.

Dr. Vincent Kokich Sr. is a Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington in Seattle and maintains a private orthodontic practice in Tacoma, Washington. He has published extensively and is Editor of Case Reports for the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. He has served as President of both the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Kent Nash is currently President, Nash & Associates Inc. located in College Station, Texas. He is an economic consultant and has prepared numerous reports and articles about the health and dental industries. Dr. Nash was formerly the Director of the ADA's Bureau of Economic and Behavioral Research.

Dr. Larry Over is a board certified maxillofacial prosthodontist in full time private practice in Eugene, Oregon. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at OHSU.

Dr. Stephen Parel is a professor at Baylor College of Dentistry—Texas of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and director of the Center of Oral Maxillofacial Prosthodontics in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Pharmacology. He has lectured and published extensively on implant esthetics.  He is currently an examiner for the American Board of Prosthodontics.

Dr. David Pfeifer currently serves as the Vice President of The American College of Prosthodontists. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontist and during the past eighteen years, he has remained in full time private practice located in Walnut Creek, California.

Dr. Josef Rothaut is Managing Director for Wieland Dental + Technik, a medium size dental manufacturer from Pforzheim, Germany. Dr. Rothaut received his PhD in solid state physics and materials science at the Technical University of Aachen, Germany.

Dr. Frank Spear is the founder and director of the Seattle Institute of Advanced Dental Education. Dr. Spear continues to be recognized as one of the premier educators in esthetic and restorative dentistry in the world today. In addition Dr. Spear is an Affiliate Professor in the graduate prosthodontics program at the University of Washington and maintains a private practice in Seattle limited to esthetics and fixed prosthodontics.

Dr. Clark Stanford holds Professorship positions in the Dows Institute for Dental Research and in the Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa. He is Director of Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry and is the Associate Director for the NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.