Summer Learning Program on Cape Cod

Overview

What you will study

The Summer Learning Program on Cape Cod offered by Harvard University will cover the following subjects:

• The shift to the soft-tissue paradigm in orthodontic diagnosis enabled clinicians to pay more attention to enhancing dentofacial characteristics and producing optimal facial esthetics. 

• Favorable treatment changes in the smile and facial profile are significant to patients, parents, and friends, and are important aspects of orthodontic treatment planning. Therefore, planning orthodontic treatment should follow an orderly structure. In this presentation, a systematic approach will be presented about incorporating the factors related to the smile as part of the treatment planning sequence. 
• Treatment outcomes will be discussed with the audience using case demonstrations. Additionally, the presentation will illustrate the importance of evolving technologies in diagnosis and incorporating digital methods at the forefront of standard care in orthodontics.

• By the time a restorative dentists is ready to make an impression for a final abutment and crown in the esthetic zone, most of the key decisions related to esthetic success have already been made. 
• This lecture will discuss orthodontic, periodontal, surgical, and even endodontic issues that must be considered before implant placement and again before final restoration. Diagnostic criteria and tips for managing timelines and patient expectations will be discussed. Finally, abutment design will be discussed as it relates to esthetic anterior implant restorations.

• Dentists are experts in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the teeth and periodontium; however most have far less comfort when it comes to "non-dental" oral diseases. Similarly, physicians receive little if any training in dental and oral medicine and are likely to refer their patients with oral diseases to oral health care specialists.