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• PAGD Southwest Regional Happy Hour

  • When
    May 02, 2024
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Penn Brewery
  • Spaces left
    41

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  You asked, we answered.

  
  

  In PAGD's latest round of focus groups, members requested an educational option for members that cannot afford to take time out of their practice for multi-day conferences. In response, we will be bringing shorter regional educational courses with opportunities for you to socialize with your colleagues.

  
  

  PAGD is bringing this course to the Pittsburgh area on the evening of Thursday, May 2. Registration is $40/attendee. Students and residents can attend at no charge. The schedule is as follows:

  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Happy Hour. Light dinner and drinks will be served. 

  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Glass Ionomer Cements (GIC) and Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cements (RMGI) by Dr. Nick Miniotis

  The history, chemistry and physical properties of GIC and RMGI used in dentistry will be discussed.  The mechanism of adhesion to dentin (bonding) will be reviewed and compared to composite resin dentin bonding. Emphasis will be placed on the newer generation of restorative GIC/RMGI materials. 

  Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand how the chemical components and physical properties of Glass Ionomer Cements and Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cements make the materials useful as a dental luting agent, liner and restorative material. 
  • Understand the role of fluoride in the composition of Glass Ionomer Cement and its attributes and limitation as an anticariogenic agent in the material. 
  • Understand why Glass Ionomer Cements can provide a long-term bond to dentin in difficult restorative situations. 
  • Understand the prognosis and limitations for the newest generation of Glass Ionomer Cements and Resin Modified Glass Ionomers for stress bearing areas according to current research.  

  Special thanks to GC America for supporting this meeting and providing materials for a hands-on participation. Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. Additional registrants will be added to the waitlist. 

  2.0 CE Hours Available
  AGD Subject Code - 010 Basic Science

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• 2024 PEAK Track II Spring Meeting and PAGD Annual Meeting

  • Start
    May 16, 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    May 19, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Harrisburg Hilton and Towers

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  The 2024 PEAK Track II Spring Meeting and PAGD Annual Meeting will be at the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers from May 16-19, 2024. The brief schedule is below:

  Thursday, May 16

  PEAK Presentations from your Colleagues

  Hear your colleagues present real-world examples of how they implemented lessons learned on esthetics and restorative from the 2023 Fall meeting. Nothing to present? Come anyway, the best lessons are often learned from your colleagues.

  
  AGD Subject Code - 130 Electives
  7.0 Credit Hours Available

  Evening Social Event 

  
  Friday, May 17
  

  

  Clinical Workflow for Success with Digital Dentures by Dr. Brian Goodacre

  Participants will learn the benefits and get hands-on experience with a three-appointment workflow to fabricate digital dentures. This will include how to create a custom tray chairside in minutes, how to modify and evaluate a Wagner Try-in and record a centric relation record. Additionally, it is widely known that 3D printed complete dentures are becoming a viable option, but how do they compare to milled dentures? This lecture will compare the physical properties of milled and printed complete dentures to help determine their best applications.

  Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss how to use a three-appointment workflow for digital dentures
  • Discuss how to utilize intraoral scanners to streamline your digital denture workflow
  • Compare 3D printed and milled denture properties
  • Learn to evaluate and modify a digital denture preview online.
  • Practice creating a custom tray, evaluating and modifying a Wagner Try-in, and create a Centric Relation Record

  Many thanks to Avadent and Dexis for supporting the hands-on portion of this course.

  AGD Subject Code - 610 Fixed Prosthodontics
  

  7.0 Credit Hours Available

  Evening Social Event

  
  Saturday, May 18

  3D Printing in the Dental Practice – Current Applications by Dr. Rick Ferguson

  3D printing is set to revolutionize how we practice dentistry. We will discuss the variety of dental applications including surgical guides, bite splints and nightguards, prototypes, permanent restoration such as inlays, onlays and crowns, dentures etc. Upon completion of this course, the participant should understand the current applications for 3D printing in dentistry and specifically in a clinical dental practice. 

  • Workflows for surgical guides including data sets required
  • Workflows for printing temporaries – Shells and direct to preps
  • Workflows for bite splints
  • Workflows for dentures
  • Workflows for clear aligners
  • In office design or outsourced design
  • Types of 3D printers including pricing and applications for each
  • Live demonstrations of 3D printing and post processing

  AGD Subject Code - 130 Electives
  

  7.0 Credit Hours Available

  
  

  Sunday, May 19

  Diagnostic, Clinical, and Practical Considerations in the Management of Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners by Dr. Antonio Secchi

  Control, efficiency, and versatility are key features when it comes to digitally planning our clear aligner treatments. This presentation will explore some important considerations of diagnosis and case selection when treating orthodontic cases with clear aligners. Also, clinical, and everyday practical considerations of clear aligners therapy will be reviewed, such as how and why we should customize the aligners trim line or merge STL and CBCT to have a true anatomical digital model. We will also discuss the advantages/disadvantages of adding to your office some 3D printing capabilities when it comes to manage clear aligners treatment. Treatment of cases with different types of malocclusions will be reviewed.

  Course Objectives:

  • To understand the importance of having control when digitally treatment planning aligners cases.
  • To learn how to properly select the trim line for your aligners.
  • To learn when and how to use a combined STL and CBCT files for treatment planning.     
  • To understand the practicality of having 3D printing capabilities in your digital platform.

  AGD Subject Code - 370 Orthodontics
  

  4.0 Credit Hours Available

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• PAGD Oral Cancer Screening at the PA Capitol

  • When
    May 16, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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  The Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry will hold an oral cancer screening in the East Wing Rotunda from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Click register to reserve a time window. 

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