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Catching Up With Old Friends
December 10, 2024
Happy to reconnect with friends and ITI and ISPP colleagues with a full day of lectures. Also thanks to Geistlich NA for continued educational support for our future periodontists.
Recapping a Busy October
November 14, 2024
Some highlights: The 36th annual session of the International Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons, European Association for Osseointegration, US ITI section meeting in Dallas (proudly installed as new Section Chair) and monthly Temple webinar series. Enjoyed sharing the stage with esteemed colleague Dr. Debora Dias.
Temple PG Perio Multi-School Zoom
October 10, 2024
Our September 9th webinar series event featured E. Todd Scheyer with the topic “Airway Focused Digital Workflows in Periodontics – Mini-Screw Rapid Palatal Expansion & Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy.” Amazing cases were shown with documentation and ongoing clinical study to be published next year. Good stuff!
Temple PG Perio Multi-School Zoom
September 26, 2024
Our September 9th webinar series event featured E. Todd Scheyer with the topic “Airway Focused Digital Workflows in Periodontics – Mini-Screw Rapid Palatal Expansion & Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy.” Amazing cases were shown with documentation and ongoing clinical study to be published next year. Good stuff!
Back to University of Louisville
August 8, 2024
Amazing what great stuff you can pack in to just two days: Full-day lectures to terrific, engaged residents, unbelievable, delicious dinners and even a bit of American history at nearby Locust Grove. Thanks to so many including Straumann US, Geistlich NA and the various pros for their continued support in educating our residents in the “team approach.”
Back to My Roots
July 16, 2024
Recently enjoyed getting back to my beginnings at Temple for a half-day lecture. Exciting to see Temple’s very impressive new digital lab which is inclusive to all dental procedures. ALSO: Big congrats to our 4th year perio grads!
Re-cap of LSU 5/31/24
June 7, 2024
Lots of topics covered —guided tissue/bone regeneration, complex case treatment, use of biologics, immediate- delayed placement, use of our NEW published periodontal regeneration risk assessment, how to avoid complications with our “10 Keys” checklist and more! Reminder: “We treat PEOPLE, not PATIENTS.” Congrats to 3rd years receiving Michael Sonick’s terrific book, “Treating People, Not Patients.”
ITI World Symposium 2024 Singapore
May 15, 2024
Nine speakers in two days. Great and heated discussions. Quality time with quality professionals, friends, mentors and residents. Packed house at the Automobile Museum (Museo dell’Automobile di Torino).Turin is the Detroit of Italy!
UAB-Birmingham Revisited April 4-5 2024
April 5, 2024
Fantastic two days teaching, mentoring, sharing stories, meeting incredible young people and all-around just having fun. I am honored to share my professional and personal experiences with our next generation of periodontists. Our profession is in great hands!
Planning the Future with AO
March 11, 2024
Board of directors dinner at the Duke House, Charlotte area, honoring President Hom -Lay Wang and welcoming new directors – Dan Taub, Bach Le and Harriet McGraw. Growth and education!
Open Consensus Conference in Turin
February 15, 2024
Nine speakers in two days. Great and heated discussions. Quality time with quality professionals, friends, mentors and residents. Packed house at the Automobile Museum (Museo dell’Automobile di Torino).Turin is the Detroit of Italy!
109th Annual Meeting American Academy of Periodontology
January 11, 2024
I was honored to be on the podium with Maurizio Tonetti and to have so many of my friends and PG Perio residents in attendance. It was a special person honor to be the last speaker following a brilliant teacher, researcher and clinician. “We treat people NOT patients!”
Proud of U Pitt
Oct 23, 2023
Teaching and mentoring at University of Pittsburgh with good friends Drs. Andrea Ravida, Debora Dias, Martinna Bertolini and Steven Vukas. Thanks to GNA…Dan Dunleavy and Angela Nicotera. Topics included one augmentation, ARP, soft tissue alternatives, 10 Keys Checklist and more. Proud of U Pitt and their mission and what’s been accomplished. Celebrating our latest US ITI. Go Pitt!
Our Future Periodontists
Oct 19, 2023
At University of Kentucky Lexington. Beloved 20-year period program with excellent hands-on clinician/surgeon and new friend Director Dr. Hamanad Al-Sabbagh. Love the passion and engagement of our future periodontists! Two days of resident interacting, delicious dining, teaching, mentoring and fun! Thanks to Straumann (Lauren Dehne) and Geistlich NA (Denis Royer & Brian Johnson).
Academy of Osseointegration
Oct 7, 2023
Very busy agenda at board of directors meeting in Chicago. Our president, Hom-Lay Wang, shared our future AO-AAP Summit in 2024 on Perimplantitis and AO-EAO in 2025 on Proms & Croms both brilliant initiatives and partnerships. See you in March 2024 in Charlotte for our annual meeting—terrific clinical program for you IG users.
September 2023 Road Trip
Sept 20, 2023
University of Augusta & Ft. Gordon PG Perio RoadTrip; my third visit over the years. I did multiple lectures on PSR, PRRA and had a surprise intro by phone with PD Miller from Memphis (a surprise for the residents). Other subjects included bone grafting, T-mesh, Biologics, ARP, 10 Keys, Soft Tissue alternatives, and of course, mentoring and “treating people, not patients.” Very engaging group of residents for a LONG all-day in lecture and hands-on.
A Great Day With Residents
Aug 30, 2023
Congratulations to our colleague and friend Shayan Barootchi on his new faculty appointment at Harvard. Enjoyed spending time with post-grads and clinical research with our good friend Lorenzo Tavelli. My day with your residents was very memorable!