Location: Webinar
Address: Online

Contact: Cheryl Michi
Email: info@dcdental.org
Phone: (202) 367-1163

Registration closes the Monday before the event at 5pm.

Cone-beam computed tomography or Cone Beam (CBCT) is an indispensable tool for diagnostic imaging in modern dental practice. CBCT imaging's challenge is the users' lack of training and understanding of basic and advanced imaging principles. After all, when reading a scan, there are known knowns; there are imaging patterns that we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things regarding 3D imaging that we know that we don't know, and there are unknown unknowns or 3D imaging things that we do not know we don't know. Understanding the imaging principles behind high-resolution 3D imaging volumes should enable professionals to plan and execute dental implant procedures appropriately and safely, ensuring a predictable clinical and prosthetic outcome. The jaws' CBCT scans provide dentists with greater diagnostic precision of dental and bone morphologies and related pathologies than the conventional 2D intraoral digital image. The CBCT image is also essential for recently developed dynamic navigation and other advanced technologies, such as virtual planning and 3D printing of surgical guides. As CBCT imaging provides the clinician with greater confidence in detecting anatomical variations and pathologies, it acts as an essential tool to support clinical decisions. It offers valuable information on when to treat, how to treat, and, as needed, when not to treat. This practical and dynamic course will guide dental professionals through all the specific steps to better use CBCT imaging in their daily Practice and explain basic to advanced principles regarding 3D imaging interpretation.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the difference between CBCT imaging acquisition protocols
• Learn how to enhance soft tissue imaging with CBCT scans
• Understand the importance of increasing the dynamic range of CBCT scans
• Understand the use of Task-Specific Rendering for bone and dental tissues

About the Speaker:  Dr. Bruno Azevedo
As a board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologist, Dr. Bruno Azevedo exemplifies excellence. As the son of a pioneer in the Oral and Maxillofacial radiology specialty in Latin America, Bruno grew up working in his family’s dental imaging lab, spending his childhood observing and honing his clinical skills.

As one of the pioneers in the clinical use of 3D imaging in dentistry, he experienced firsthand the positive transformation of CBCT scans in his imaging practice. Forging a brand-new integrated dental curriculum gave him a singular vision on how to apply advanced imaging into the specialties of dentistry. His teaching methodology was then adopted by many other dental schools, including the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, where he was responsible for implementing a robust 3D imaging course to all residency programs. Dr. Azevedo has distilled 17 years of clinical practice and over a decade of developing 3D imaging curriculums into his simple and highly effective teaching methodology to CBCT, “The Cone Beam Imaging Courses.”

For additional biographic history, visit https://conebeamguy.com/instructor.

 
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