Virtual Treatment Planning for Dental Implants

Friday, November 9, 2012

Location: College of Dentistry
Speaker: Dr. Omaid Ahmad, BDS, MDentSc, FACP
Credits: 3CE hrs.
Registration: 9:30am
Course: 10:00am-1:15pm
Course Fee:
    $120 Dentists & $60 Auxiliary
Course ID:
    DENT120019  - Dentists
    DENT120020  - Auxiliary

Speaker:

Dr. Omaid Ahmad, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Implant Prosthodontics clinic at UNMC College of Dentistry. He is multi-specialty trained; a Board Certified Prosthodontist, Maxillofacial Prosthodontist/ Dental Oncologist and an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist. Which makes him the only Dual specialty trained Prosthodontist/ OMF Radiologist in North America. He is practicing Dentistry for the last 11 years. He is involved in teaching and maintains his dental specialist practice at the University Dental Associate at the College of Dentistry. He has vast experience in the diagnostic, surgical and restorative aspect of implant dentistry. His clinical and research interest includes Dental implant reconstructions of the maxillofacial region, Cone Beam computed tomography, Computer guided surgery and CAD/CAM prosthesis fabrication.

He is Diplomate American Board of Prosthodontics. He is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontics and Academy of Dentistry International. He has lectured nationally and internationally, has also served as a reviewer for national and international peer- reviewed journals.

Course Descriptions:

This course will focus on the dental implant treatment from diagnosis to fabrication of prosthesis. The role of new software’s for implant dentistry and their efficiency. The recent technological developments in the field of implant dentistry and digital imaging have remarkably changed the dimension of maxillofacial rehabilitation. The advent of Cone Beam Computed Tomography and sophisticated computer software’s used for diagnostic and treatment planning of Implants, has enabled better and less time consuming approach towards implant planning and placement. The purpose of this lecture is to discuss the use of different implant treatment planning software’s and their role in maxillofacial rehabilitation.

Educational Objectives: 

•  Recognize the role of technology in effect implant treatment.
• Understand various implant software’s
• Understand the basic of dental implant treatment
  

 Method of teaching: Lecture/discussion