Course Title: Minimally Invasive Rehabilitation: A Healthier, Less Costly and More Predictable Approach

Course Summary:

Every practice has 5% to 15% of patients who have severely damaged their dentition and would benefit from a mouth rehabilitation but cannot afford it, and we see them suffer and deteriorate feeling helpless. Additionally, a larger number of our patients would greatly benefit by opening their Vertical Dimension of Occlusion (VDO) to restore their worn-out dentition. They need help! The old approach of a mouth full of crowns is destructive, with many negative side effects and unpredictable.

In this practical lecture Dr. Ruiz will offer a more real world approach to treating these patients using direct composite and/or partial coverage porcelain adhesive restorations. Even partial mouth rehabilitation cases are like remodeling a beautiful building, meticulous designed and diagnosis must be done before the first scoop of dirt is ever removed, (or before a hand piece touches the tooth). This fast paced course will cover proper diagnosis to avoid problems, step by step techniques for partial and full mouth rehabilitation, as well as research and many clinical cases.

Learning Objectives

• Learn a practical technique to treat larges cases in multiple stages, making it affordable to almost every patient.
•  Proper methodic diagnosis for this type cases, which will maximize success, satisfaction and minimize complications.
• Learning techniques for proper adhesion of bonded rehabilitations.
• Understand how to record patients’ unique esthetic perspective and goals and how to blend it with our own.
• How to implement occlusal treatment into an overall oral treatment.
• When to use a semi-adjustable articulator and why it has great importance.
• When to use a CR bite.
• How to educate patients about occlusal disease, for excellent treatment acceptance.
• Step by step techniques, and much, much more...

Dr. Jose Ruiz Biography

Course Title: Explore the Link Between GERD, TMD, Erosion, Bruxing, and Disturbed Sleep in the Adult and Pediatric Patient

Course Summary:

Along with intraoral and total body co-morbidities resulting from disturbed sleep, this course will address in depth the effects of parafunctional habits, exaggerated dental wear resulting from intrinsic and extrinsic acids, TMD concerns, whether night guards are appropriate for all patients, and whether ADHD or disturbed sleep is the correct diagnosis in children, fluoride concerns, and the ADA policy for the dental office. This course is designed for both doctors and staff.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the basics of sound versus disturbed sleep with resulting co-morbidities
• Understand the connection between disturbed sleep, shorter teeth, and acid
• Are all bruxisms alike?
• Consider the “how” and “when” to restore the dentition affected by erosion
• Are all fluorides alike? And national concerns
• Why bruxing and snoring in children isn’t cute
• What the ADA is asking of dentistry as a stopgap for this national pandemic

Dr. Gene Santucci Biography

Dr. Gene Santucci is an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry at the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA. He is co-director of the Dental Sleep Mini-Residency Program, and Content Coordinator for Sleep Medicine. He also holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and Counseling.

Dr. Santucci has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of dental sleep medicine, ADHD in children and sleep related disorders, occlusion, aesthetics, temporomandibular disorders, photography, functional anatomy of the gnathostomatic system and the fabrication and delivery of night guards. He is a published author contributing to numerous articles in refereed journals and abstracts, along with a task force report regarding sleep medicine, and course content in dental education. His textbook contributions include: Patient Examinations in an Esthetic Dentistry Practice, Headache and Facial Pain.

Dr. Santucci has been awarded membership in the following associations: the American College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy, American Academy of Integrated Pain Management, American Dental Educators Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, California Sleep Society, American Association of Oral Systemic Health, American Dental Association and California Dental Association. He is a member of Catapult Education's Speakers Bureau and reviews dental products for them.

Dr. Santucci’s goal is to encourage all dental professionals to become the first line of defense regarding the evaluation, referral, and treatment for the various types of sleep disturbances from snoring to obstructive sleep apnea in children and adults.