Event Reports

"Bonus" Stated Meeting Held on February 11th, 2008

NYCDS President Anthony Chillura wanted members to have more opportunities to get together and network, as well as earn complementary continuing education credit, and arranged for an additional Stated Meeting to be held.  It was non-traditional in the sense that no formal business was conducted.  Attendees enjoyed cocktails and dinner before the lecture.

The featured speaker for the evening, Keith Progebin, DDS, Lectured on "The Biology of Implant Design-Emerging Trends in Implant Dentistry." Dr. Progebin lectures extensively on restorative dentistry and implant prosthetics.  He maintains a private practice in Washington, DC with a strong emphasis in implants, esthetics and reconstructive dentistry.  The lecture was generously sponsored by Biomet 3i.

In his lecture centering upon the next generation of implants and the biologic basis for their implant design, Dr. Progebin focused on three diferent implant systems: Dentsply Ankylos, Nobel Perfect and Nobel Active, and Biomet3i Nanotite Prevail. Dr. Progebin has found that the most user-friendly restorative system is Biomet 3i Prevail.

Dr. Progebin demonstrated both clinically and from evidence-based articles that "...we can prevail in the pursuit of crestal bone."  He emphasized predictabilitiy and longevity as key goals for any implant system.