Dr. Peter Gehrke
Lecture:
Implant prosthodontics between digital demands and analog reality: Current concepts, new approaches and key factors for long-term success
Location:
The Met Hotel, Thessaloniki
Abstract of lecture
Dental implants are designed to provide support, stability, and retention for superstructures. In addition, implants have evolved to enable optimal esthetic and functional outcomes for patients seeking dental rehabilitation for a variety of indications. With innovations in implant technology continuing to rapidly advance, maintaining knowledge of all the latest developments can be challenging for clinicians. Despite the predictable longevity of implants, there is an ongoing interest to improve the implant restorative treatment and outcome. Along with new implant macro designs for optimal stability in different bone qualities, there are recent developments involving the use of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) to fabricate implant abutments and frameworks from metal, ceramic or polymer materials. Intra-oral scanning and optical digitizing of master casts will prosthetically extend the scope of abutment and restoration fabrication in removable and fixed prosthodontics. Custom abutments and restorations of different materials can now be designed more predictably to restore the desired alignment and morphology. The presentation will emphasize the coordination between the restorative team and the laboratory and critically evaluates the rationale of a digital workflow in implant dentistry. It will highlight the natural symbiosis of a functional implant design and esthetic treatment approach, considering novel techniques and their material aspects.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Peter Gehrke completed his graduate studies at the University of Berlin School of Dental Medicine in Germany in 1991, where he received his Approbation as Dentist and his degree as Dr. med. dent. in 1992. Dr. Gehrke pursued postgraduate specialties in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry in Germany and was awarded the Schering Pharmaceutical Industries Scholarship. He graduated from New York University College of Dentistry with international postdoctoral training in the Division of Restorative and Prosthodontic Sciences Department of Implant Dentistry. Prior to becoming an associate of a private practice, limited to implant dentistry and oral surgery, he worked as international marketing manager and senior manager medical marketing in the implant industry. Dr. Gehrke has practiced in Germany and the USA. He obtained postdoctoral lecture qualification/ habilitation and was appointed as “Privatdozent” at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany. Dr. Gehrke serves as part-time faculty and senior lecturer at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Department Master of Oral Implantology and is faculty member at the Steinbeis University, Berlin - Program “Master of Science in Oral Implantology and Periodontology”. He is co- author of the textbook “Fundamentals of Esthetic Implant Dentistry” (Blackwell Publishing), has authored innumerable articles, and lectures nationally and internationally on implant prosthodontics and CAD/CAM technology. Dr. Gehrke serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics (JAP) and is an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration, the European Association for Osseointegration, the International College of Prosthodontics, and the German Society of Implantology (DGI). Since 2014 he serves on the German board of PEERS.
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