This series
features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on
multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health
care professional’s schedule and interests.
Updates
from the University of Minnesota
Dental-dedicated MRI
Friday, December 06, 2024
11AM ET/ 10AM CT/8AM PT
The
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry is pleased to announce the
establishment of the Orofacial MRI Center (OMRIC) and the installation of the
first-ever dental-dedicated MRI unit in the Americas. OMRIC has partnered with
Densply Sirona and Siemens Healthineers for the installation of this new MRI
unit and funding for a multi-year research timeline to include studies on MRI
indications in TMJ imaging, endodontics, and orthodontics. Other OMRIC research
initiatves include studies on periodontitis, caries, and dental materials. This
course will provide an overview of the current state of technology and research
associated with dental MRI, a review of the capabilities of OMRIC’s MAGNETOM
Free.Max 0.55T dental-dedicated MRI unit, and a look at the future of MRI
imaging in dentistry.
At
the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:
Learn
the current state of technology and research associated dental MRI.
Understand
the imaging capabilities of the OMRIC MAGNETOM Free.Max 0.55T dental-dedicated
MRI unit.
Grasp
the future directions and role of MRI in dentistry. and safety strategies for
usual and unusual disease risks
Meet the speaker:
Laurence
Gaalaas, DDS, MS received his dental degree from the University of Minnesota
and completed specialty training and a Master of Science degree in oral and
maxillofacial radiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a researcher and inventor, his expertise includes clinical applications of
cone beam computed tomography, caries detection and diagnosis, and development
of novel imaging techniques specific to dentistry such as low dose 3D intraoral
radiography and dental MRI. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology, a member of the American Academy of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology, and has ongoing teaching responsibilities plus an
active radiology practice through the University of Minnesota.
PLEASE NOTE: THE ACDE LECTURE SERIES VIA ZOOM WILL NOT BE RECORDED FOR SELF STUDY. LECTURES ARE ONLY OFFERED LIVE AT THE TIME/ON THE DAY LISTED.
