Integration of aesthetic dentistry and prosthodontics… Dr Ken Malament

Description

Dentistry that is aesthetic to the patient is an important clinical objective. The knowledge within dental technology, dental science and dental practice has dramatically expanded leading to better quality; artistry and more standards based clinical applications. Ceramics are the most consistently predictable aesthetic dental material. Today dentists can offer more treatment options for patient’s complex problems.

Understanding methods to manage simple and complex restorative issues are critical to improving patient acceptance and even long term ceramic success. Methods to integrate the efforts of laboratory technologists and managing occlusion and patient’s desires can have a profound impact in the practice of dentistry.

Learning Objectives
• To understand what factors and concerns a prosthodontist would have treating patients that require “aesthetic procedures”.
• To understand the controversies that exists with modern dental materials.
• To understand what clinical factors impact on long term survival of dental ceramic materials.
• To understand the restoration of dental implants in complex conditions.

Dr Ken Malament
A Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Ken is an active member of many dental organisations including the International College of Prosthodontists and American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. He has been the recipient of significant awards in Prosthodontics and he has developed instrumentation used in clinical practice. He is a consultant to three journals and has published significantly in dental literature.