SDS Occlusion Blog

Always a “must do” for anyone involved in our field, the AES Meeting is about the only thing that would get most people to Chicago in chilly February.

Scheduled to coincide with the 2 days immediately before the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Conference and Exhibition, the AES Meeting will be on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2011.

The full programme looks impressive, but I think the standout item for us this year will be the session on how various schools (Kois, Dawson, LVI and T-Scan) teach OCCLUSAL EQUILIBRATION to their postgraduate students. The first session on the morning of the 2nd day is as follows:

Occlusal Equilibration- How it’s taught

@ Kois:                      Dr. John Kois
@ Dawson:              Dr. Glenn DuPont
Neuromuscular:  Dr. Clayton Chan
T-Scan:                      Dr. Robert Kerstein

Now, if you know anything at all about this subject you’ll recognise the names of some of the biggest hitters in the field and we can expect fireworks!
This one session alone will be worth the cost of attending the programme and could be as big in dentistry as Ali v Frazier was in boxing; not the thriller in Manila, or even the rumble in the jungle, but possibly the Riot in the Marriott!!

here’s the full programme:

AES Meeting 2011Program

Functional Occlusion …from TMJ to Smile Design

Co-Chairs:  Dr. Bo Bruce, Dr. Dave Newkirk

Wednesday – February 23, 2011

7:00 – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:35 AM Opening Ceremony

8:35-8:45 AM Introductions

8:45-9:30 AM – Anatomical Guidelines for Restorative & Prosthodontic Treatment Planning, Terry Tanaka, DDS

9:30-10:15 AM – Facial Complex Regional Pain, Mark Piper DMD

10:15-10:45 AM – Break with Exhibitors

10:45-11:30 AM – Chronic Pain Management, Barry Glassman, DMD

11:30 AM-12:15 PM  – Panel Discussion including a discussion on the role of splints

With Drs. Glassman, Piper and & Tanaka

12:15-1:45 PM – Lunch Break

Occlusion

1:45-2:30 PM – Factors of Functional Occlusion- V.D.O., A.G., David R. Newkirk, DDS

2:30-3:15 PM – Factors of Functional Esthetic Success, William E. Bruce, II, DMD

3:15-3:45 PM – Break with Exhibitors

3:45-4:30 PM – Occlusion for Dental Implants: The Critical Factor in Implant Success, Robert F. Faulkner, DDS

4:30-5:00 PM – Panel Discussion with Drs. Bruce, Faulkner & Newkirk

6:30 – 8:30 PM – President’s Reception

Thursday, February 24, 2011

7:00 – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast

7:30-8:15 AM – New Member Breakfast

8:15-8:20 AM Introductions

8:20 – 10:00 Occlusal Equilibration- How it’s taught

@ Kois: Dr. John Kois 8:20- 8:40

@ Dawson: Dr. Glenn DuPont; 8:40- 9:00

Neuromuscular: Dr. Clayton Chan; 9:00- 9:20

T-Scan: Dr. Robert Kerstein; 9:20- 9:40

Leaf Guage: Dr. Kristopher Ore; 9:40- 10:00

10:00- 10:30 AM – BREAK with Exhibitors

10:30- 11:15 AM – Wear of Tooth Structure & Restorative Materials, Terry Donovan, DDS

11:15-11:45 AM – The Dynamics of Occlusion, John O. Grippo, DDS, FACD

11:45 AM- 12:15 PM – Tooth Wear Panel Discussion with Drs. Donovan, Grippo, Jay Levy & Gene McCoy

12:15- 2:00 PM – Lunch and AES Membership Meeting

2:00- 2:45 PM – Occlusion and Esthetics for Dentures/ Implant Overdentures, Jack Turbyfill, DMD

2:45-3:30 PM – Programming Complex Restorative Cases: A Global Approach, Jeff Rouse, DDS

3:30-4:00 PM – Break with Exhibitors

4:00- 4:45 PM – Combining Esthetics and Occlusion for Longevity, Jimmy B. Eubank, DDS

4:45- 5:15 PM – Panel Discussion with Drs. Eubanks, Rouse & Turbyfill

5:15 PM – Closing Comments

The venue is, as always, the Chicago Downtown Marriott – full details of how to book are HERE

The Chicago Midwinter Meeting information can be found HERE

See you there!