Empire State Masters Program Presents

"Perio Surgery for the Modern Dental Practice Workshop Overview"

Dates:  Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, 2014

        Location:  NYSAGD Learning Center, Whitestone, NY. Phone:  718-747-3353

            Registration 8:00 am, Lecture 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  14 MCE Participation Credit Hours

(Participants will receive up to 34 MCE Participation Credit Hours Towards Mastership

Upon Completion of Their Presentation at the Spring 2015 Empire State Masters Program)

This program is open to all dentists including pre-fellows as credit is applied towards Mastership.

Presentation by Dr. Kent Spillman

Dr. Kent Spillman graduated from Creighton University Dental School. He obtained his certificate in Periodontics from the University of Iowa. He also holds a fellowship in implantology from the University of Texas.

Dr. Spillman lives in Denver Colorado and has been a practicing Periodontist since 1981. He has taught numerous classes in periodontal plastic surgery and periodontal microbiology. He has extensive knowledge and lectured extensively on laser therapy in periodontology. Dr. Spillman has been voted as one of Denver's top Periodontists the last four years. He is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Periodontology.

He recently became a Graduate Gemologist and enjoys this hobby in his spare time. Dr. Spillman enjoys teaching general practitioners how to handle periodontal problems in their practice.

Course Objection and Description

This exciting new class was designed to teach and promote awareness of periodontal disease that is seen in the dental office every day. The Perio Institute has been teaching mild to moderate perio surgical skills to the general practicing dentist for over twenty years. But this course offers a refreshing new approach to the traditional and conventional treatment planning and options on the first day and adds the value of a more modern methodology on the second day.

General practitioners are enthusiastic about learning, diagnosing, and treating their patients with mild to moderate periodontal disease. Attending this class will give you the knowledge and skills to recognize and address periodontal problems and offer patients a predictable solution. Taught by a Periodontist, this course demystifies periodontal disease and allows the general practitioner to identify the trouble and make an educated decision to treat or refer the patient to a specialist. The hands on experience, executed on pig jaws and anatomical models, provides the participants with confidence and a better understanding of the skill set necessary to achieve a predictable outcome. During the 2 day workshop you will be instructed on; instruments, periodontal plastic surgery, oral medicines, soft and hard tissue augmentation, root planning, antibiotics and laser therapy.

Upon completion of this extensive two day learning experience, you should have a confident understanding and the necessary skills to build on and add periodontal therapy to your practice.

2-Day "Hands On" Workshop Schedule
First Day

1.     Introduction & Goals

2.     Oral Medicine

3.     Periodontal Microbiology

     Periodontal Plastic Surgery

o    Incision and flap designs

o    Connective Tissue Graft

o    Hard and Soft Tissue Augmentation

4.     Apically RePositioned Flap

5.     Suture Techniques

6.     Post Surgical Management

Second Day

1.     Principles of Osseous Recontouring

2.     Bone Grafting: Vertical Defects, Pockets and Furcations

3.     Occlusal Adjustments

4.     Bone Graft Materials

5.     Membranes

6.     Laser Therapy In Periodontology

7.     Selecting Cases

8.     Post Surgical Management

Course Fee:  $975.00 Early Bird Special (Ends September 6).  $1175.00 after September 6.

(includes breakfasts. lunches, materials and case presentation session in 6 months)

Course Code:  490

The Empire State Mastership Track is a “Protocol” program that complies with the standards and guidelines of AGD’s Council on Dental Education. In order to receive full participation credit the participant will be required to do a case presentation based on an in-office procedure that reflects the material taught by the instructor. The fee for this program includes the case presentation session, held approximately 6 months after the initial meeting.  This program is open to all dentists including pre-fellows as credit is applied towards Mastership.

The New York State constituent of the Academy of General Dentistry is an approved PACE provider.  The sponsor's formal CDE programs are acceptable by the AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and maintenance credit.  Approval does not imply acceptance by a state of provincial board of dentistry. The current term of approval extends from 1/01/10 to 12/31/14.  AGD Code#219318