AAIP holds 31st annual meeting, ‘Implant Update — 2013’

Dr. M. Joe Mehranfar was general chairperson of the meeting, and Dr. Mahmoud F. Nasr served as moderator.

Major dental implant manufacturers and several dental laboratories exhibited at the meeting.

Dr. Leonard I. Linkow, considered by many of his colleagues to be the “father of oral implantology,” discussed “Five Decades of Dental Implants.” In 1992, New York University College of Dentistry created the first and only endowed chair in implantology in perpetuity, with Linkow as the recipient.

Dr. David D. D’Alise, founder of OCO Biomedical, spoke on “Osseous Fixation: Guide to Immediate Loading.”

Dr. Robert J. Braun, professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology, medicine and surgery at Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, presented “Systemic and Dermatologic Contraindications to Implant Placement.”

Dr. Edward M. Feinberg, director of the Westchester Academy of Restorative Dentistry, reviewed “Provisional Restorations: Key to Successful Implant Dentistry.”

Dr. E. Richard Hughes, an international lecturer on restorations and implants, presented “Hader Bar Retained Overdentures.”

Dr. Harold F. Morris, co-director of the Dental Implant Clinical Research Group and clinical professor of restorative dentistry at Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, covered “Implant Stability at Uncovering: A Predictor of Implant Success.”

Dr. Matthew R. Young, who focuses on implant dentistry in his private practice, presented “Surgical and Prosthodontic Protocols for Single Unit and Full Arch Cases.”

Gil Morlock, with 35 years of experience in all aspects of dental office management and operation, discussed “The Art of Communication in Dental Practice.”

Christopher Torregrossa, director of the dental practice group at Price Kong CPAs and Consultants, focused on “Industry Dynamics Impacting the Profitability of Dental Practice.”

(Source: American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics)