Start now to accumulate your 75 hours. Please schedule these Friday seminars for the year 2000. Learn new concepts, refresh old ones and socialize with your peers at the Junior League of St. Louis. Hope to see you there. Some of the common pitfalls that occur are discussed, and six key points are described.
Implant dentistry is a restorative discipline with a surgical component.
Yet, often the focus of an implant discussion is limited to the surgical development of the implant site and subsequent placement of endosseous implants. The topic is important and worthy of discussion and study, but it must be kept in mind that the surgical placement of an implant is not an end unto itself. The implant is there only to provide support and anchorage for a functional, hygienic, and aesthetic restoration. However, once the implant has osseointergrated, the quality of the final prosthetic result is determined by the knowledge and executive on the restorative dentist and laboratory technician. Dr. Burton Melton is a prosthodontist who has spoken extensively on a national and international level.