Passion 4 Dentistry Study Club Recap: October 20, 2010

Last night, Dr. Joseph Favia and Dr. Umar Haque presented along with 28 enthusiastic and energetic doctors at the Henry Schein facility in Elmhurst, Illinois. The focus was dental implants and comprehensive dentistry.

Dr. Favia started off with a alecture focusing on dental implants. Dr. Favia runs some amazing implant placement courses and he got into the basics of dental implant placement. He narrowed in on the CAMLOG implant system and why he is a fan of its surgical simplicity and elegance.

Dr. Haque continued the meeting with a literature review from The Journal of Clinical Oral Implants Research. The article was titled, "—Oral rehabilitation using Camlog screw-cylinder implants with a particle-blasted and acid-etched microstructured surface. Results from a prospective study with special consideration of short implants." It basically discussed the difference between the prognosis of short versus long implants and found that there really was no significant difference in their osseointegration.

This was followed by a group discussion of two clinical cases and how the doctors in attendance would diagnose and treatment plan the cases. Dr. Bob Jourda, Dr. Vesna Sutter, Dr. Darren Simpson, and many other doctors gave their input and feedback to help spark some excellent intellectual debate and discussion. It really got the wheels turning.

Overall, it was a fun evening of dentistry! Keep the PASSION 4 DENTISTRY alive!!!

Thanks Josh! What a Great Evening!

Last night, Josh Scott from The Paragon Program came to the Passion for Dentistry Study Club at Carlucci's Restaurant in Downers Grove and gave a great speech on Recession-Proofing Your Practice. Dr. Umar Haque from Oak Brook iCAT and Oak Brook Smiles and James Iwinski from Premium Dental Lab organized the event. Medco Surgical Supplies and CAMLOG Dental Implants sponsored the event as well.

Over 20 doctors attended, including some prestigious dentists in Chicago and its suburbs. We were honored to have the Northwestern Dental School professor and prosthodontist: Dr. Bernard Muzynski, the LVI and Hornbrook instructor: Dr. Sheldon Seidman, the talented Dr. Robert Jourdan from Always Great Smiles, the Fridge's dentist: Dr. Vesna Sutter, a great comprehensive care and TMJ dentist: Dr. Darren Simpson, along with a great dentist in Elmhurst: Dr. Kurt Carlson, one of Paragon's client's: Dr. Sherif Albert, and a number of other dentists.

After introductions and acknowledgements, Medco raffled off a set of periotomes. Dr. Vesna Sutter won them.

Then Josh Scott came to speak, since Ken Runkle was not well. Josh gave a riveting talk on some concepts that most dentists don't consider when trying to improve their office: the business of having a practice. He discussed many factors that we need to take into account when taking care of our patients and when trying to get to the next level that we all can achieve.

Josh talked about the importance and value of dentistry, customer service, time management, managing overheads, and staff encouragement. One great quote he brought forth by Charles Mayo, "Preventive dentistry can add 10 years to human life."

His lecture was followed up by a discussion about some elements of his talk and then a nice dinner by Carlucci's.

Dr. Haque also discussed his CT scanning center and implant center, James talked about Premium, and Rudy Wolf talked about CAMLOG dental implants.

It was a lovely evening, and we look forward to future meetings!

Passion for Dentistry Study Club: Ken Runkle from Paragon

Mark your calendars! You are invited to the next Passion for Dentistry Study Club! This one will be with Ken Runkle from Paragon Consulting at Carlucci Restaurant in Downers Grove on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 6PM.

Ken Runkle's topic will be "Recession-Proofing Your Practice" - A topic most of us would love to accomplish!

Sponsors include Paragon Consulting, Medco Surgical Instruments, Oak Brook iCAT, and Premium Dental Lab.

There will be door prizes from Medco and Oak Brook iCAT valued at over $150, so Register soon and come on over for a great evening to pick up some pearls on how you can recession-proof your practice.

Dr. Pallotto Hits a Funny Bone with an Informative and Humorous Lecture

On March 18, 2010, the Passion for Dentistry Study Club had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chris Pallotto. The title of his lecture was: "Emerging New Bone Grafting Technologies". It was held at Costa's Restaurant located at 1S130 Summit Avenue, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. He discussed some of the new bone grafting materials and techniques that he used and discussed recent literature about bone grafting.

Bone grafting is the emerging standard of care after a dental extraction. This prevents the bone loss that normally occurs within a couple of weeks after a dental extraction. After a dental extraction is complete, a bone graft prevents bone loss.

Bone grafting is also used in order to establish a larger quantity of bone before placement of dental implants. This is usually determined after a CT scan is taken to evaluate bone density and bone volume during treatment planning.

Dr. Pallotto discussed grafting techniques, and a new material on the dental market called Accell, which is a bone grafting material that has BMP (bone morphogenic protein) built into it. This dramatically increases bone formation and healing in a grafting site. Other materials discussed were DynaBlast and DynaMatrix. He also discussed some of the fun elements of private practice.

Some information about Dr. Christopher M. Pallotto: A Chicago native, Dr. Christopher Pallotto, earned a B.S. in Biology from Loyola University in 1981 and his D.D.S. at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1986. In a unique career spanning over 20 years, Dr. Pallotto has maintained a private practice in Chicago and has served in various leadership, management and consulting roles in the dental implant and oral regenerative fields. With a keen interest in all disciplines of dentistry and how they are woven into a comprehensive whole, Dr. Pallotto has presented emerging technologies to dentists in the United States and abroad. Dr. Pallotto holds numerous professional memberships including the American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society and the Chicago Dental Society. He is married with twin boys.

There were over twenty dentists present at the study club. Sponsors included Oak Brook iCAT, Premium Dental Lab, Medco Surgical Instruments, and Keystone Dental. Their next meeting will be on April 20, 2010: Ken Runkle from Paragon Consulting will be discussing dentistry during difficult times at Carlucci Restaurant in Downers Grove. Following will be on May 13, 2010 with 3M LAVA chairside scanner and CT Scanning in the Dental Office by Dr. Umar Haque, which will be at Costa's in Oakbrook Terrace. Then, the one you WANT to mark your calendar for: Dr. Maurice Salama hosted by Keystone on June 15, 2010 at the Westin in Lombard.

Passion for Dentistry - Meeting March 18, 2010

Our goal is to help you keep abreast on the latest in implant dentistry, comprehensive dentistry, and CAD/CAM dentistry.

This month, we have the honor and pleasure of Dr. Chris Pallotto speaking to us. The title of his lecture is:

Emerging New Bone Grafting

Technologies

March 18, 2010

Costa’s Restaurant

1S130 Summit Avenue, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

6:30PM Drinks and Mingling

7:00PM Dr. Chris Pallotto and Dinner

8:00PM Discussion and Cases

About Dr. Christopher M. Pallotto:

A Chicago native, Dr. Christopher Pallotto, earned a B.S. in Biology from Loyola University in 1981 and his D.D.S. at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1986. In a unique career spanning over 20 years, Dr. Pallotto has maintained a private practice in Chicago and has served in various leadership, management and consulting roles in the dental implant and oral regenerative fields. With a keen interest in all disciplines of dentistry and how they are woven into a comprehensive whole, Dr. Pallotto has presented emerging technologies to dentists in the United States and abroad. Dr. Pallotto holds numerous professional memberships including the American Academy of Periodontology, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society and the Chicago Dental Society. He is married with twin boys.

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