Fundamental concepts in Laser Dentistry
Alumni
Speaker Series
Thursday, November 4, 2010
1:30pm-4:30pm (3CE credits)
Technological advances are
occurring more rapidly than ever before, and keeping up with the latest trends
in the delivery of care can be an overwhelming and expensive task. The purpose of this program is to
clearly identify the current applications of lasers in dentistry, and to show
how these compare to conventional techniques. Differences between types of lasers, specifically with regard
to wavelengths, delivery systems, and operating parameters, and how these
differences affect tissue interactions and healing, will be discussed in
detail. Finally, a simplified
approach to determining if a laser would be appropriate for your practice will
be presented.
Topics Covered:
- Current clinical applications of lasers in dentistry
- Differences between types of lasers
- Basic laser physics
- Laser-tissue interactions
- Current marketing claims
Recommended for...Dentists, Hygienists and Assistants.
Jeffrey M. Dolgos, DDS '96 graduated from University at Buffalo Dental School and served 3 years in the US Air
Force. He joined a private
practice in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1999, and returned to Buffalo in 2001. He studied at the Pankey Institute
between 2003 and 2008, with a special interest in the philosophy of occlusion
and splint therapy. He began using
a pulsed Nd:YAG laser in 2006, and was chosen to be a clinical instructor with
the Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry in 2008. He currently works with Nd:YAG, Er, Cr:YSGG, and Diode
lasers for both hard and soft tissue applications.
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