Topics in Advanced Prosthodontics
Discussions include higher level aspects of everyday treatment to maximize success in the efficient delivery of prosthodontic care. Reliable long-term outcomes depend on the use of a scientific basis for clinical decisions, coupled with insight, foresight, knowledge and experience to know what will be at the very end of treatment, before it ever begins.
The following topics are chosen to illustrate where practitioners are most at risk for unintended consequences of treatment. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment planning to avoid surprises in practice.
- Restoration of endodontically treated teeth
- Esthetic implant – soft tissue interface
- Implant Planning for the Edentulous Arch
- Predictable removable prostheses
Participants will understand how to:
- Assess prognosis for an endodontically treated tooth.
- Restore endodontically treated teeth with confidence.
- Maintain or develop peri-implant mucosa for esthetics.
- Critique any implant system.
- Assess and treat the edentulous arch with implants.
- Improve complete denture quality and patient comfort.
- Reduce denture post-op adjustments.
- Deliver predictable quality prosthodontics efficiently.
Dr. DiPede received both his DMD degree and a certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM).
After private general practice, he earned a certificate in Prosthodontics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1995, and then completed a subspecialty fellowship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He remained in Manhattan, in full-time private practice limited to Prosthodontics.
In 2002 he accepted a faculty position at RSDM where he served as course director for multiple courses; Vice Department Chair; Interim Department Chair; and Program Director of the Postgraduate Prosthodontics residency.
Dr. DiPede is currently the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, and Program Director of the Postgraduate Prosthodontics residency at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry. He is a Board-Certified Prosthodontist, Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics; a Fellow of American College of Prosthodontists; and a Member International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation