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2024 Implant Education Series with Dr. Carl Drago
Treatment Options for Partially and Fully Edentulous Patients: What Works, What Doesn’t
AZ Max has been proud to offer leading edge dental implant education opportunities for Phoenix Valley dentists for over 15 years. We are excited to announce that we will be providing this opportunity for White Mountain area dentists in 2024, with renowned guest lecturer Dr. Carl Drago.
Session One: Treatment of the Terminal Dentition
Session Two: Treatment of Edentulous Patients with Definitive Implant Retained and Supported Prostheses
Session Three: Complications Associated with Fixed and Removable Implant Prostheses
Sessions include live surgeries, live clinical prosthodontic procedures, hands-on demonstrations, Q&As and discussions in addition to lecture content.
Dates
- April 19th, 2024
- August 30th, 2024
- November 1st, 2024
Location
Each session will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the AZ Max Surgeons Show Low office located at:
1941 S White Mountain Rd,
Show Low, AZ 85901
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More details on series content
Treatment of the Terminal Dentition
- Diagnose and treatment plan dentate patients with terminal, hopeless dentitions.
- Understand immediate denture principles, including digital and conventional pathways.
- Know indications for AOX prostheses: how to, when to, when not to
- Understand conversions of complete dentures to fixed interim hybrid prostheses, including restorative components and clinical techniques.
Treatment of Edentulous Patients with Definitive Implant Retained and Supported Prostheses
- Understand indications and contraindications for definitive fixed prostheses including zirconia, porcelain fused to metal and hybrid prostheses.
- Understand indications and contraindications for definitive removable prostheses including resilient attachments, primary bar frameworks with attachments, and cantilever lengths.
Complications Associated with Fixed and Removable Implant Prostheses
- Understand treatment planning steps necessary to minimize post-operative, post-insertion complications.
- Understand implant maintenance procedures, including frequency and clinical procedures.
About Dr. Carl Drago
Dr. Drago received his dental degree from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and a MS degree from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at San Antonio. Dr Drago has been in private practice limited to fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics in Brookfield, WI. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and was re-certified in 2019. He has published close to 100 papers on multiple subjects in prosthodontics, written five textbooks on dental implants and lectured nationally and internationally. Dr. Drago is also the Clinical Science section editor for the Journal of Prosthodontics.
