Dr. William Martin

Lecture Synopsis

Emphasis on positive treatment and esthetic outcomes for implant-based care is at the forefront of clinical practice and patient demands. Predictable treatment success for our implant patients is reliant on many factors including, comprehensive assessment and planning, the quality of the implant site and tissue response, selection of appropriate implants and components as well as restoration design and materials. This program will emphasize these factors and incorporate emerging technology in creating the seamless digital workflow. The program will commence with a detailed review of esthetic principles as they relate to implant patients, in addition to “keys to success” in diagnosis and planning for implant rehabilitations. Pretreatment risk assessments will be considered, along with patient classification and proposed treatment difficulty. The importance of a “crown-down” philosophy from evaluation to surgical procedures, including implant selection, will be detailed, including the prosthetic management of peri-implant tissues to maximize esthetic outcomes. Lastly, implant and restorative alternatives will be detailed through patient presentations for patients missing single teeth to full arch restorations. Recent advances in implant and component design will be discussed as they relate to treatment outcomes, including the incorporation of all ceramic, additive manufacturing and CAD-CAM options. To maximize participant experience, treatment complications will be highlighted as well as success.

Biography

Dr. Will Martin is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry. He received hisDMD from the University of Florida and completed his MS and Certificate in Prosthodontics from Baylor College of Dentistry.

Dr. Martin joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 1999 and currently serves as the Director of the Center for Implant Dentistry. Dr. Martin is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, International Team for Implantology and Associate Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics. Dr. Martin has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles and abstracts. He has co-authored several textbooks on implant dentistry, specifically, the ITI Treatment Guides Vol. 1 and 10, S.A.C. Classification in Implant Dentistry (1st Edition) and most recently the 2nd Edition. He is the past Chairman of the Section USA of the ITI and maintains a part-time practice limited to Prosthodontics within the Center for Implant Dentistry. He lectures both nationally and internationally on esthetic and implant dentistry.