Academy of Microscope Dentistry

2008 AMED PRESENTERS

GENERAL SESSION:

Keynote Speaker-
Dr. Dennis A. Shanelec has practiced periodontics for thirty years in Santa Barbara and Solvang, California. He has pioneered periodontal and implant microsurgery, founding the Microsurgery Training Institute in Santa Barbara, California to provide clinical training in microsurgery. Internationally, he is recognized as an authority on magnification in dentistry and regarded as the founder of the field of periodontal microsurgery. He has served on the board of directors of both the Western Society of Periodontology and the California Society of Periodontists, serving as president of the California Society of Periodontists in 1988. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Dentistry and completed his periodontal training at the University of Southern California. He and his wife Suzanne live in Santa Barbara.

Master of Innovation-
Dr. Assad F. Mora is a board-certified prosthodontist with a full-time “Restorative Microdentistry” practice in Santa Barbara. He is a graduate of Indiana University with both DDS and MSD degrees. He is a pioneer in the field of Restorative Microdentistry and has been active in developing and inventing more user-friendly technology for microdentistry since 1992. In 1998, He pioneered a new era in visualization technology to view a magnified operating field without looking directly into the microscope. He introduced the use of stereo 3D video technology for viewing the operating field in real time while performing clinical dental procedure. This technology quadruples the effective magnification while maintaining a wide field of view, and brings postural comfort while expanding the range of visual accessibility to areas of the mouth that were extremely difficult, or near impossible, to access using the binoculars on a microscope. He has given presentations to numerous groups nationally and internationally. He is a contributor to the dental and patent literatures, and founder of the Institute of Microdentistry.

Dr. Katsuhiko Akiyama maintains his private clinic in Yamanashi. He graduated Tokyo Dental University, School of Dentistry in 1985. He received the case presentation award at ITI/Harvard Dental Implant Course in 2005. He is an international member of A.A.P., an active member of Japan Association of Periodontist and Japan Clinical Periodontal Association.

Dr. Paul Anstey is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has lectured nationally and has served as a part-time faculty member and clinical lecturer at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He has maintained an endodontic specialty practice in Beverly Hills, California for the past ten years.

Dr. Anstey completed his dental training at the University of Stellenbosh, outside of Cape Town, South Africa in 1989. After six years in general practice, he went on to specialize in Endodontics at the University of Southern California.

His professional passion is to help improve the understanding across the specialties of what is a realistically achievable, using the microscope and other technologies within the science of endodontics today.

Dr. George Bogen maintains a private endodontic practice in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Bogen received his dental degree in 1978 and his certificate in endodontics in 1995, both from USC. He lectures for the postgraduate departments at USC, Loma Linda and the VA in Long Beach and is a former Clinical Assistant Professor of Endodontics at USC. He is currently the President of the Southern California Academy of Endodontists, and former secretary of the Board of Trustees for the American Association of Endodontists Foundation and a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He has published several research articles and has lectured internationally. His wife Laureen Roh, also an endodontist, practices in La Habra, California. Dr. Bogen’s main hobby is light tackle and deep ocean saltwater sportfishing, and has been a member of the International Game Fish Association for over 20 years. He is also a conchologist, hiker and customizes vintage VW vans as other hobbies.

J. William “Bill” Costerton, Ph.D., obtained his B.A. and M.A. in Bacteriology & Immunology from the University of British Columbia. He received his Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Western Ontario. After obtaining this degree he went to Baring Union College, Batala Punjab, India where he set up and taught in the Pre-Medical Sciences Department, becoming Dean of Science in 1963. This was followed by Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbiology at Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. His academic career continued at McGill University and eventually led to him being a Professor of Biology at the University of Calgary, where he also had an AOSTRA Research Professorship and held the NSERC Industrial Research Chair. From 1993 to 2004 he was Director of the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University where he also served as Associate Dean for Research of the College of Engineering. Currently, he is Director of the Center for Biofilms in the School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Eric Herbranson is co-founder and Executive Director of Brown & Herbranson Imaging, a company that develops dental and human anatomy education software. With over 30 years in practice, Dr. Herbranson is a dedicated clinical endodontist. He has made a significant contribution over the last 20 years as clinical assistant professor at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry where he lectures to students and special interest groups on endodontics, technology in dentistry, and microscope photography. Dr. Herbranson’s study of physics and 40 years experience in film and digital imaging provide him with an educated understanding of macro and microphotography, and affords him a unique vision of endodontic education and image production. With his innovative approach and advanced imaging skills, Dr. Herbranson developed the unique processes and methodology for capturing images of human and dental anatomy now used as the basis for Brown & Herbranson Imaging’s educational technology. Dr. Herbranson is the co-author of the chapter on tooth anatomy in Pathways of the Pulp, the topselling textbook on endodontics. Dr. Herbranson is a frequent speaker and educator at universities and conferences on the subjects of integration of new technology into dentistry, the use of software and computers in presentations, and surgical operation microscope photography. He is actively involved as a consultant in exotic animal dentistry for the Oakland Zoo. Dr. Herbranson earned a Bachelor of Science from La Sierra College, a Doctoral of Dental Surgery from Loma Linda University,and a Masters of Science in Endodontics from Loma Linda University.

Peter J. Jannetta, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital
Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Jannetta is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the pathology and treatment of cranial nerve compression syndromes. He developed a microvascular decompression procedure that has become the standard of surgical care worldwide for successful treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, spasmodic torticollis and neurogenic hypertension. He has authored over 280 scientific articles, book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Jannetta is active in many professional and scientific organizations and has earned several of his field’s most prestigious awards, including the Olivecrona Award from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, the Fedor Krause Medal from the German Neurosurgical Society and the Zulich Prize for medical research from the Max Planck Society. Dr. Jannetta is currently the Director of the Peter J. Jannetta Cranial Nerve Disorder Clinic at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Dr. John Khademi received his DDS from the University of California and his certificate in endodontics and MS in digital imaging from the University of Iowa. He is in full time private practice in Durango, CO and was Associate Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Maxillofacial Imaging at USC. In his "prior life", he wrote software for laboratory automation, instrument control and digital imaging. He lectures international about computer use and dental practice and the latest in conventional endodontic technique.

Dr. Adriana McGregor holds dual degrees in Periodontology, the most recent from the University of Southern California in 1994, where she served on the faculty as a clinical instructor from 1990 to 1994. Her interest in Microsurgery began at the dawn of the subspecialty, training under Dr. Dennis Shanelec at the Microsurgery Training Institute in 1994 where she is now the Co-Instructor. She lectures Internationally on Periodontal & Implant Microsurgery. She has contributed to AMED as Hands-on Instructor, Lecturer, Member of the Board of Directors, Twice Co-Chair of the Scientific Program and 2008 President. She maintains a private practice in Westlake Village, California devoted exclusively to Periodontal, Esthetic and Implant Microsurgery.

Dr. Jose Roberto Moura Graduated from the University of Taubate, Brazil in 1983; received a Specialty Degree in Restorative Dentistry, and a Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics. He was President of the Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Dentistry for the years 1999-2000, and 2002-2003. He is currently Vice President of the Executive Council of the International Federation Of Esthetic Dentistry. He maintains a private practice in Taubate, Brazil since 1983, and has focused in microscope enhanced dentitry since 1998.

W. Peter Nordland, D.M.D., M.S. is a periodontist in San Diego and co-founder of the American Academy of Oral Plastic Surgeons. Having developed the sub-specialty, he is considered an expert in Oral Plastic Surgery. Dr. Nordland has introduced many new surgical procedures and has developed his own microsurgical instruments. He enjoys teaching and is the Director of Oral Microsurgery at the Newport Coast Oral-Facial Institute and is an Assistant Professor of Periodontics at Loma Linda University. Over the past 20 years, he has presented over 200 professional papers and lectures internationally. Dr. Nordland has authored or co-authored three textbooks, written chapters and several journal publications on Periodontal Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Laurence R. Rifkin practices dentistry in Beverly Hills, California, with a focus on Dento-Facial Aesthetics and Comprehensive Periodontal-Implant Rehabilitation. Dr. Rifkin graduated USC School of Dentistry in 1976 where he received his dental degree.

As an international lecturer, Dr. Rifkin has spoken to numerous dental and cosmetic surgery academies on various topics such as: Team Approach to Comprehensive Facial Beauty, Natural Beauty for Teeth and Implants, Microscopic Dentistry, and Complete Mouth Rehabilitation.

In addition to lecturing, he has also been a faculty member of Both USC and UCLA’s schools of Dentistry. Dr. Rifkin is also a member of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry, American and European Academies of Esthetic Dentistry as well as one of the few dental members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He has published numerous papers in Facial Aesthetics and restorative and implant supported dentistry.

Dr. Rifkin is passionate about combining a foundation of excellence in function, periodontal health and Dento-Facial aesthetics utilizing science, technology, and fine arts. He believes in a team approach to achieving the optimal result for our patients working with both dental and medical specialists in both health and Facial Cosmetics.

Giuseppe Romeo, MDT-CDT, was born in Port Chester (New York -USA).
Dental Technician based in Torino, Italy.
Given a degree to with 5° the year of Dental Technician
He completed his continuing education in Italy and abroad working in the United States and in Switzerland .
Relator in Italy and abroad, he is still doing adjournment courses.
Authored of some articles for important italian and worldwide magazines in dentistry as PPAD(Practical Procedures & Aesthetic Dentistry), JERD(Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry), Dental Dialogue, Realitè Cliniques, QDT (Quintessence of Dental Technology), eLABORATE (Australia magazine), QJDT (Quintessence Journal of Dental Technology) and The New Dental Laboratory Technician (Italian magazine).
He wrote a book with Doctor Domenico Massironi and mister Romeo Pascetta titled “Esthetics and Precision. Clinical and technical procedures.”, edited by Quintessence.
Member of Willi Geller’s Oral Design group.
Member of ARCO (Italian Lecturer for Dental Technology Culture).
Member of American Academy Esthetic Dentistry.
Council Member Design Tecnique International.
Council Member and President Elect of European Accademy of Dental Technology (EADT).

Dr. Michael Scianamblo is a post-graduate and fellow of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Scianamblo has served as a faculty member of Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine, the University of the Pacific and the University of California, Schools of Dentistry in San Francisco. He has also served as president of the Marin County Dental Society and the California State Association of Endodontists. He has presented numerous lectures both nationally and internationally and is a recognized author in endodontics, dental materials and instrumentation. He has special training and expertise in conscious sedation and sedation, and is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic failure. He has maintained a private practice in endodontics in Marin County, California since 1978.

Dr. Richard Simonsen is presently the inaugural Dean of Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine, in Glendale, Arizona. From 1989-1999, Dr. Simonsen was Global Professional Services Manager for the 3M Company, Dental Products Division. Until 1989 he was Professor and Chairman of the Department of General Dentistry at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Quintessence International from 1984 to 1996. Dr. Simonsen has authored three textbooks and numerous scientific publications, has lectured in over 30 countries, and is the developer of the Preventive Resin Restoration procedure and the etching of porcelain for esthetic and restorative procedures. He has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry and he received the 1999 Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Dentistry for Children.

Dr. Nobuyuki Tani-Ishii received his dental degree from Kanagawa Dental College, Japan in 1983. He received his PhD degree from Graduate School of Kanagawa Dental College, Div. of Dental Science, in 1988. From 1993 to 1994, he was a visiting research fellow of Forsyth Dental Center, Dept. of Cytokine Biology (Boston). He is an associate professor of Hiroshima Univ., Dept. of Periodontology and Endodontics, from 1977. He is an associate professor of Graduate School of Kanagawa Dental College, Dept. of Endodontics, from 2004.

Dr. Jean Wu graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science degree in 1990 and earned a Masters in Prosthodontics in 1994 from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She completed advanced training in Maxillofacial Prosthetics studying at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr Wu maintained a full time Prosthodontic private practice in Australia, and was a Prosthodontist at the Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne. She was also a distinguished lecturer and clinical instructor at the University of Melbourne and past president of the Australian Prosthodontic Society.

After relocating to the United States in 1999, Dr. Wu earned a DDS at the University of Tennessee and was an instructor and lecturer in the Restorative Dentistry Department. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with highest honors and awarded membership of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Richard Doggett Dean and Margarite Taylor Dean Honorary Odontological Society for her outstanding dental achievements.

Dr. Wu is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, the Orange County Dental Society, the American College of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. Dr. Wu is on faculty with the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, a non-profit international teaching and research center. She is also actively involved with several research projects on dental implants and materials, and has published articles in several dental journals.

HANDS-ON COURSE PRESENTERS:

Dr. Stephane Browet

Born in 1972 in Asse, Belgium.
Finished dental school at the Free University of Brussels in 1995.
1995-1997 : Post Graduate program Aesthetic Dentistry at the Free University of Brussels
1999- : Lecturer for rubberdam techniques and adhesive techniques.
2002-2005 : Scientific Board Conservative Dentistry for the NIVVT ( Nascholings Instituut Verbond der Vlaamse Tandartsen = Institute for Continued Education of the Society of Flemisch dentists)
2002-2005 : Board member of Studyclub Brussel-Halle.
2003- : Member advisory board 3M ESPE BENELUX ( Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg)
2003- : Board Member Belgian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.
2003- : Member of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry.

Nationally and internationally lecturing about rubberdam isolation, microscope dentistry, posterior composites, practice management.

Dr. David Cross obtained both his dental degree and his postgraduate training in Periodontics from Loyola University Chicago, completing his specialty training in 1990. After training under Dr. Shanelec at the Microsurgery Training Institute, for several years he has concentrated the focus of his private practice and teachings to periodontal microsurgery. He has been a co-instructor for AMED hands-on courses in microsuturing, connective tissue grafting and microsurgical soft-tissue management for endodontic surgery. He is feature speaker at The USC Periodontal and Implant Symposium 2008 and The University of Illinois.

Dr. Matt J. Friedman dedicated the first 6 years of his microscope dentistry practice to the development and implementation of a unique user-friendly method for clinical documentation. He received his formal dental education from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry where he served on the part-time faculty in restorative dentistry. His undergraduate degree was earned from the University of Arizona in media arts with a focus on multimedia communications. He has drawn upon his knowledge and experience of media and dentistry to expand the benefits of the operating microscope. He developed a protocol for capturing clinical video directly unto a Macintosh computer, and instantly editing it to create an accessible Clinical Visual Record (VCR). This innovative, multimedia protocol represents a new paradigm in microscope enhanced dentistry. Dr. Friedman will teach workshop participants how to integrate the Clinical Visual Record concept into their practices and enjoy the many benefits that this effective documentation and communication protocol has to offer.

Dr. Friedman is a member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He maintains a full-time, microscope-centered private practice, with his father Dr. Mark Friedman, in Encino California. Inquiries about the VCR can be directed to Dr. Matt Friedman at mjfdds@mac.com.

Dr. Jose Roberto Moura Graduated from the University of Taubate, Brazil in 1983; received a Specialty Degree in Restorative Dentistry, and a Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics. He was President of the Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Dentistry for the years 1999-2000, and 2002-2003. He is currently a member of the Executive Council of the International Federation Of Esthetic Dentistry. He maintains a private practice in Taubate, Brazil since 1983, and has focused in microscope enhanced dentitry since 1998.

Dr. Kotaro Nakata received his DDS in 1990. He maintains his private clinic in Kyoto from 1994. He is an active member of ITI, Center of Implant Dentistry club, SJCD, Japan Academy of Oral Implantology and Japanese Society of Clinical Periodontists.

Dr. Hidehito Ogawa graduated from Nippon Dental University Tokyo, School of Dentistry and received his DDS in 1994. He maintains his private clinic in Tokyo from 1999. He is an active member of Japan Oral Implant academy, CID club, NPC and SJCD Tokyo.

Dr. Eiju Sen graduated from Kanagawa Dental University and received his DDS in 1991. From 1994 he maintains his private clinic in Yokosuka-city, Kanagawa. He is an active member of ITI, CID-club, SJCD Tokyo and Japan Academy of Oral Implantology.

Dr. Masana Suzuki received his DDS from Nippon University, Matsudo campus, School of Dentistry in 1984. Since 1989, he has maintained a full-time private practice in Tokyo, Japan. He is an active member of the Japan Periodontal Association, an instructor of the Japan Clinical Periodontology Association, the President of the Society of Japan Clinical Dentistry (SJCD) Tokyo, and an active member of the Osseo-integration study club of Japan, etc. Dr.Suzuki published “Periodontal Microsurgery – All about periodontal plastic surgeries under microscope –“, “Therapeutic strategy of Periodontal diseases”, “Periodontology, searching for the advanced procedures”, “Esthetical basic of elements”, “Clinical Periodontal Prosthodontics”, “Dental aesthetics Part 4 – Concepts and clinical case of the advanced aesthetic prosthodontics –“, “Concern of Interdisciplinary Volume 4 – Orthodontics and Prosthodontics –“, and others.

Dr. Jean Wu graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science degree in 1990 and earned a Masters in Prosthodontics in 1994 from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She completed advanced training in Maxillofacial Prosthetics studying at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Wu maintained a full time Prosthodontic private practice in Australia, and was a Prosthodontist at the Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne. She was also a distinguished lecturer and clinical instructor at the University of Melbourne and past president of the Australian Prosthodontic Society.
After relocating to the United States in 1999, Dr. Wu earned a DDS at the University of Tennessee and was an instructor and lecturer in the Restorative Dentistry Department. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with highest honors and awarded membership of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Richard Doggett Dean and Margarite Taylor Dean Honorary Odontological Society for her outstanding dental achievements.
Dr. Wu is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, the Orange County Dental Society, the American College of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. Dr. Wu is on faculty with the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, a non-profit international teaching and research center. She is also actively involved with several research projects on dental implants and materials, and has published articles in several dental journals.

TREATMENT VIGNETTE PRESENTERS:

Dr. Claudia Cia Worschech

Was born in Americana, a little city near to São Paulo – Brazil, in 1971.
She received her dental degree from University of Campinas UNICAMP – State School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, in 1992.
Specialist, Master and PhD in Operative Dentistry at the University of Campinas UNICAMP – State School of Dentistry of Piracicaba
Scientific director of the Brazilian Society of Aesthetic Dentistry
Scientific director of the Paulista Dental Association – Regional Americana
Many articles published nationally and internationally
Full time private practice dedicated to oral rehabilitation and esthetics

Jeffrey D. Hamilton DDS ... graduate of the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 1976, followed by a Certificate of Completion, General Practice Residency at Hennepin County Medical Center (University of Minnesota) in 1977. Current professional affiliations include: AMED, Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD 1992), Associate member of American Academy of Periodontolgy, ADA (and state & local affiliates) and Academy of Osseointegration. Maintains a private general dental practice and is a lifetime student of general dentistry and patient care with dental labwork microscope experience since 1982 and clinical microscope since 2000. Out of the office life includes wife, Lorraine, and a family of five children (ages 15-29). Also an active member in the National Ski Patrol (White Pass, WA) for 22 years.

Dr. Robert Henshaw

Dr. Denis Honegger graduated in 1974 at the Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva and stayed 3 years
in the prosthodontic department and cariology department as a clinical assistant. He received his Doctor degree with Prof L.-J.Baume in 1979. For 30 years he has been running a private practice in Versoix, near Geneva .

He began to work with the microscope, full time since 1999. He is fascinated by this approach and is internationally lecturing about microscopic dentistry to share the advantages of this technique. He is member of the SSO ( Swiss Society of Odontology ) SSRD ( Swiss Society for Recontructive Dentistry) and is currently member of the comity of the SSE (Swiss Society of Endodontology).

Dr. Vijayaikshmi Kumar received her FFDRCS degree in Oral Surgery from Ireland after working for 5 years in various accredited Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery departments in U.K. and Ireland. She is a BDS graduate from Vinayaka Dental Col- lege in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. She returned to India in 1999 and has now settled down to a busy full time private practice in Coimbatore. She has installed a fully equipped Dental Operating Microscope for use with all root canal therapies including re-treatments and broken instrument retrievals and is also keen on using it for almost all general dentistry procedures. She is doing Branemark implants and conscious sedation. Her motto is to keep on improving the level of dentistry in her practice by constantly upgrading her skill, technique and equipment. She uses the internet to help her find all the necessary information to accomplish her goal with minimal disruption to her clinical practice & family life. She is married to Dr. Girish Kumar, an arthroscopic & joint replacement surgeon and two young children.

Dr. Hayato Minato

Dr. Stephen Straus is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Straus has practiced, in an office just south of Boston, for thirty two years as an expanded service generalist. With ten years of experience using the surgical microscope for the preponderance of clinical procedures, he has actively advocated for its incorporation into general practices. During the mid 1990’s he was a part-time faculty member at the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, attained fellowship status in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists in 1995, and has lectured and presented on a variety of topics both locally and nationally.

Dr. Randolph Shoup

Dr. Dale Travis graduated from the University of Washington in Chemistry in 1973 and Dentistry in 1977. He was an associate in Seattle, Washington in 1977-78 and has been in his own private practice in Woodinville, Washington since 1979. He received his fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD) in 1996 and was selected for “Who’s Who in Dentists” in 2003. Dr. Travis is one of the pioneers in microscope dentistry and has been regularly using a clinical microscope in his practice since 1982.

Dr. Glenn van As graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 and has been in general practice since then. In addition, he was an assistant clinical professor at U.B.C. from 1989-99. He has published numerous articles and traveled extensively throughout North America lecturing and training dentists in hands on workshops on the benefits of utilizing both surgical operating microscopes and multiple wavelengths of lasers in general practice. He has accumulated a wealth of multimedia microdigital photography and videography that make his powerpoint presentation enlightening and entertaining. He was past presidnet of AMED in 2005. Dr. van As lives in Deep Cove, British Columbia with his wife Lee-Ann and their 2 children.

POSTERS & TABLE CLINIC PRESENTERS:

Dr. Tetsuya Hirata maintains a private practice in Osaka, Japan and studies on microdentistry and dental materials/devices at Osaka University. He received his DDS from Osaka Dental University in 1985 and received his PhD in Oromaxillofacial regeneration from Osaka University, Graduate School of Dentistry in 2002. He studied in the Department of Graduated Prosthodontics at the University of Southern California, School of Dentistry from 1990 through 1991. He has served as the director for the Microscope Assisted Precision Dentistry course, a microdentistry training course of microprosthodontics, microendodontics, microperiodontics / microsurgery / plastic surgery, and restorative microdentistry in Japan since 1996. Dr.Hirata published and presented on dental CAD/CAM systems, microdentistry, titanium dental prostheses, and TMD. A TV broad cast regarding microdentistry is available from his web site (www.microdent.net).

CORPORATE FORUM PRESENTERS:

Dr. David J. Clark is the founder and a past President of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. A 1986 graduate of the University of Washington School of Dentistry, he lectures and gives hands-on seminars internationally on a variety of topics related to the use of the operating microscope. He has developed numerous innovations in the fields of micro dental instrumentation, imaging, and dental operatory design. He recently published a new nomenclature and classification system for diagnosis and treatment of cracked teeth based on 16X magnification. He is a member of the ADA, an associate member of the AAE, a course director at the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute, microscope consultant to the Clinical Research Associates, and maintains a microscope-centered restorative practice in Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Dr. Wayne Remington: A graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry in 1982 and the University of Virginia Medical Center General Practice Residency in 1984, Dr. Remington has been in private general and esthetic restorative dentistry since 1984. In addition, he has been a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry at the University of Virginia, teaching esthetic dentistry.

Dr. Remington has been using a microscope in restorative practice since 1997 and been teaching two-day hands-on courses since 1999. His courses are designed two teach a maximum of four individuals at a time for personalized attention.