Alveolar Ridge Preservation and Augmentation with Absorbable Materials (Hands On)

About this Seminar

**To attend this course, you must have completed the Form with Function: Current Standards in Tissue Preservation and Implant Site Development theroy, CEC 30.**

 

The aim of this hands-on course in pig jaws is to train clinicians on contemporary methods of alveolar ridge preservation and augmentation using absorbable scaffolds. Surgical techniques and principles of flap management will be presented and practiced. At the end of this hands-on course, clinicians should be able to:

• Select material based on material properties and features


• Perform ridge preservation procedures with absorbable scaffolds


• Augment deficient ridges following the principles of LASSO GBR

Presenters

About Dr. Rodrigo Neiva

DDS, MS

Dr. Rodrigo Neiva, DDS, MS has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the fields of periodontics and implant dentistry. After obtaining his D.D.S. in Brazil, Dr. Neiva continued his education at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, where he earned a Certificate and a Master’s Degree in Periodontics. In 2004, Dr. Neiva was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry before advancing to Clinical Associate Professor in 2009. He joined the faculty at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry, in 2010, serving as Clinical Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Periodontology. In 2017, he was awarded full Clinical Professorship, a position he held until his transition to the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine where he served as Chairman of Periodontics from 2019 to 2024. Consistently recognized for his commitment to excellence in academic dentistry, Dr. Neiva has received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Faculty Award (2004), Best Clinical Faculty Award (2005), Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award (2007, 2008 & 2010), and the American Academy of Periodontology Educator Award (2006 & 2016).