Treatment of Gingival Recession: To Restore or Not to Restore
Date(s)Neema Bakhshalian, DDS, MS, PhD
Subject: 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry
Credits: 1
Thursday, July 22: 7:30–8:30 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists
Fee: $125 (nonmembers); $75 (members); $37.50 (students)
Description
This course will review diagnosis, etiology and classification of gingival recession defects. Additionally, participants will review the decision-making process in treating these defects, along with several different treatment modalities. Lastly, the course will review the pros and cons of each of these approaches.
Learning Objectives
- Review the diagnosis and classification of gingival recession defects.
- Be able to treatment plan to restore gingival recession defects.
- Learn different techniques to treat gingival recession defects.
Speaker Bio
Neema Bakhshalian, DDS, MS, PhD, is a specialist in periodontology and implant dentistry. He earned his DDS in 2005 and subsequently earned his PhD from Florida State University with a focus on bone biology. With his background in tissue engineering, he started his residency program in periodontology and implant dentistry at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 2011. Bakhshalian’s extensive research in tissue engineering has been published in prestigious journals and recognized at national and international meetings.