The Connected Practice
Current 2026-2027 Program
Nine sessions explore interdisciplinary decision-making across implant dentistry, restorative care, orthodontics, endodontics, materials, digital workflows, and practice problem solving.
September 23, 2026
Eliminating Removable Partial Dentures through Multidisciplinary Planning
Ali Afshar, DDS
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
149 Multi-disciplinary Topics
A comprehensive treatment-planning discussion focused on contemporary diagnostics, multidisciplinary collaboration, risk assessment, and patient-centered pathways that can eliminate long-term removable partial dentures.
- Use contemporary diagnostic tools to build a thorough assessment of oral health.
- Develop patient-centered plans that can eliminate the need for removable partial dentures.
- Identify complications and create effective risk-management strategies.
- Navigate complex treatment while prioritizing patient expectations, comfort, and long-term health.
October 21, 2026
FP1 Rehabilitations in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Wael Att, DDS, DMD, Prof Dr Med Dent, PhD
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
690 Implants
An exploration of how AI-supported diagnostics, predictive design, digital smile design, three-dimensional planning, and digital manufacturing are redefining esthetic FP1 full-arch implant rehabilitation.
- Understand the biological and prosthetic principles of esthetic FP1 full-arch implant rehabilitation.
- Recognize the role of artificial intelligence and predictive design in diagnostics, smile design, and treatment planning.
- Identify how AI-supported digital workflows improve predictability, efficiency, and esthetic outcomes.
November 18, 2026
The Ortho-Restorative Connection
Sunny Virdi, DMD
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
149 Multi-disciplinary Topics
A case-based program examining how coordinated orthodontic and restorative planning, purposeful tooth movement, digital integration, and shared communication create healthier and more predictable outcomes.
- Explain the relationship between orthodontic tooth movement and restorative treatment planning.
- Apply clinical strategies that support successful orthodontic-restorative collaboration in everyday practice.
December 9, 2026
Problem Solving Night
Facilitated by Prof. Dr. Wael Att
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
550 Practice Management and Human Relations
Members bring two office challenges and work in small groups to gather candid advice, test approaches, and develop solutions that can be implemented the next day.
- Create actionable solutions to everyday clinical, operational, and communication challenges.
- Recognize the value of collaborating with like-minded clinicians in a small, interactive group setting.
January 20, 2027
What Lies Below
Markus B. Blatz, DMD, PhD
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
149 Multi-disciplinary Topics
A treatment-planning session centered on a molar with an enamel-dentin fracture and minimal remaining tooth structure, including minimally invasive, evidence-based solutions for cracked teeth.
- Diagnose and treat tooth fractures with evidence-based solutions.
- Identify minimally invasive techniques for managing cracked teeth.
February 23, 2027
Restorative Considerations for Tooth Rehabilitation in the Esthetic Zone: Composite vs. Ceramic
Taiseer Sulaiman, DDS, PhD and Nate Lawson, DMD, PhD
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
017 Dental Materials
Two leading voices compare composite resins and ceramics in the esthetic zone, including tooth preservation, shade matching, cost, strength, optical properties, customization, material handling, and clinical technique.
- Compare the physical and esthetic properties of resin composite and ceramic materials, including evidence-based bonding practices.
- Discuss how shade matching, handling, matrix selection, curing, and polishing affect clinical outcomes.
March 16, 2027
Innovative Ways to Solve Complex Clinical Challenges
Bob Margeas, DDS
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
250 Operative Dentistry
A roundtable examination of complex restorative dilemmas that encourages creative, less obvious solutions and a practical path toward predictable, esthetic, and sustainable outcomes.
- Treat complicated, localized restorative challenges more predictably.
- Think critically and non-conventionally when solving difficult, area-specific restorative dilemmas.
April 14, 2027
Endo or Implant: The Clear Decision
Justine Chiou, DMD
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
070 Endodontics
A case-based framework for choosing between endodontic treatment and extraction with implant replacement by integrating diagnosis, restorability, remaining structure, crack extent, periodontal support, retreatment options, esthetic demands, treatment burden, and patient preferences.
- Evaluate restorability and prognosis using endodontic, periodontal, structural, and restorative findings.
- Compare the risks, benefits, and treatment burden of retaining a compromised tooth versus extraction and implant replacement.
- Apply an interdisciplinary, patient-centered decision framework to select the most predictable treatment pathway.
May 12, 2027
Circumventing Digital Workflow Bottlenecks in Comprehensive Treatment Planning
Eric Van Dooren, DDS and Florin Cofar, DDS
6:30 PM | Venue shared with registered members
149 Multi-disciplinary Topics
An interdisciplinary workshop on meaningful uses of current technology, barriers to adoption, and practical changes in the timing and conversion of case information that create more flexible and predictable digital workflows.
- Shift the timeline in case design to create more flexibility in digital workflows.
- Rethink case design when converting analog information into a digital workflow.