SpeakerCon Annual Conference

As an advocate for continuing education, Dr. Melkers has undergone countless years of advanced training to stay on top of the latest developments in dentistry. His commitment is shown with gaining his Mastership from the AGD – an extensive and rigorous process only 3% of dentists nationwide have achieved.

OBJECTIVES
To revisit traditional elements of diagnostic records an embrace new ones
To appreciate innovative technology impact in predictable treatment decisions
To learn how AI technology based on 3D imaging can improve and expand our daily practices

Relapse. It pains us all to watch our work of correcting a patient’s malocclusion not last. It is especially frustrating when we struggle to explain the reason(s) our patient’s bite is relapsing, or even worse, why they are now having TMJ-related symptoms after correction of their bite. What if we could have foreseen these issues in our treatment planning? What if we could have created a plan that recognized the possible sources of relapse, especially related to the TMJ and airway, and incorporated them into our treatment? In this lecture, we will explore the necessity of CBCT and MRI imaging in orthodontic treatment and how using these images can shed light on the sources of malocclusion BEFORE we start treatment so that we may prevent future relapse. For what is dead may never die, but rises again stronger and harder…

Dr. C. Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder of the Presencing Institute. He chairs the MIT IDEAS program for cross-sector innovation and introduced the concept of “presencing”—learning from the emerging future—in his bestselling books Theory U and Presence (the latter co-authored with Peter Senge and others). He is co-author of Leading from the Emerging Future, which outlines eight acupuncture points for transforming capitalism. His most recent book, The Essentials of Theory U (2018), summarizes the core principles and applications of awareness-based systems change.

Dr. Kupferman will discuss current concepts in TMJoint surgery. He will discuss the decision making process as it relates to surgical management of the TMJoint as well as share surgical cases spanning the scope of current TMJoint surgical options.