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2025 Program

Schedule is subject to change.

 The Program will take place at the Swissotel - 1st Floor Event Centre (Zurich Ballroom)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

1:30 - 4:30 pm Executive Council Meeting- Invitation Only
5:00 - 7:00 pm Registration and AP Foundation Welcome Reception - Room Location: Eleve, 42nd Floor - All Meeting Attendees Invited!

Thursday, February 20, 2025

7:00 - 7:50am Continental Breakfast/ Conference Registration
Exhibit and Digital Poster Program Opens
  APS General Session
7:50 - 8:00am Call to Order and Opening Remarks - Carlo Poggio
  Moderator: Effie Habsha
8:00 - 9:00am

APS Golden Medallion Awardee Presentation: 
Esthetic Full-Mouth Rehabilitations: A 45-Year Perspective
Gerry Chiche 
9:00 - 10:00am Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Provide Tooth Replacement in our Growing Patients
Kinzer / Janakievski
10:00 - 10:30am Networking Break
  Moderator: Sergio Florencio
10:30 - 10:40am Graduate Prosthodontic Student Research Competition Candidate

Filler Content and Load to Failure of Machinable and 3D-Printable Composite Resin Copings
Fahad Alqahatani
Boston University, Boston, MA USA
10:40 - 10:50am Graduate Prosthodontic Student Research Competition Candidate

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Final Shades of Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Restorations
Muneera Almedaires
University of Florida, Gainsville, FL USA
10:50 - 11:00am Graduate Prosthodontic Student Research Competition Candidate

Effect of Operator Experience, Scanning Interruptions, and Rescanning on Digital Impression-Making: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Meta-Regression, and Two In-vitro Studies
Alvaro Limones
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN USA
11:00 - 12:00pm Prosthetic Management of the Adolescent Patient with Missing, Malformed, or Broken Teeth
Tal Morr
12:00 - 1:30pm Break for Lunch & Corporate Forums
Corporate Forum Sessions
Moderator: Maryse Manasse

12:15pm-12:35pm - Adhesive Excellence: The Role of IDS in Long-Lasting Full-Arch Restorations
Dr. Miguel A. Ortiz 

Presentation Description: Discover how advanced adhesive protocols and immediate dentin sealing can transform the longevity of full-arch restorations. This case study highlights the pivotal role of adhesive dentistry in same-day full-arch reconstruction, leveraging modern digital workflows and patient-centered design. Learn how proper adhesive techniques, combined with meticulous preparation and immediate dentin sealing, preserve tooth integrity, enhance bond strength, and optimize long-term outcomes. Relegating the need for extensive provisionalization periods that compromise the quality of the dentin structure. Join us for a clinically relevant exploration into achieving predictable, durable, and aesthetic restorations through adhesive excellence.

12:40pm-1:25pm - Proper Use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection and Tax Reduction
Mike Webb

Presentation Description: Legally Mine will show you how to stop the threat of lawsuits before they ever get started by protecting your assets in time tested and proven legal structures.  These same structures allow us to help our tax attorneys save what you would normally pay in income taxes.  These are little known tax helps that have significant case history and have stood the test of time.

 

  Moderator: Vincenzo Castellano
1:45 - 2:35pm Kenneth Rudd Award Presentation:
Dentist-Lab Synergy in the Digital Era
Christian Coachman
2:35 - 3:25pm Additive not invasive Prosthodontics, an Alternative in our Treatment Planning
Francesca Vailati
3:25 - 3:55pm Networking Break
  Moderator: Erna Einarsdottir
3:55 - 4:45pm Set the Stage Before You Start
Galip Gurel
4:45 - 5:25pm The Happy Dentist – The Science of Stress, Success and Happiness
Sally Safa 
5:25pm Session Adjourn
5:25 - 6:45pm Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Friday, February 21, 2025

7:30 - 8:30am Members Business Meeting & Continental Breakfast 
In Zurich Ballroom A-D
  APS General Session
8:30 - 8:40am Opening Remarks
  Moderator: Konstantinos Chochlidakis
8:40 - 9:30am Restorative Solutions for Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitations
German Gallucci
9:30 - 10:20am Harnessing AI in Esthetic Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitations
Wael Att
10:20 - 10:40am Networking Coffee Break
  Moderator: Jonathan Esquivel
10:40 - 11:00am Presentation of Digital Poster Awards and 
Presentation of Graduate Prosthodontics Research Award
11:00 - 11:50am As We Evolve Implants Do Not Evolve with Us
Oded Bahat
11:50 - 12:40pm Prostheses & More: Prosthodontic Management in Old and Very Old Patients
Frauke Müller
12:40 - 1:30pm Clinical Workflows for Digital Dentures:  Scanning, Milling, & Printing
Brian Goodacre
1:30 - 1:40pm 2026 Meeting
1:40pm Meeting Adjourns
1:40 - 2:45pm JPD Workshop: Creating Video Content for JPD Digital Publications
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1:40 - 4:30pm APS Executive Council Meeting- Invitation Only