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The Implant You Shouldn't Place: Risk Factors, Red Flags & Honest Patient Conversations

Every surgeon has cases they wish they’d turned down. On September 17, 2026, we will discuss such cases and how clinicians can identify the red flags before a patient ever gets to the surgical chair. This CE evening at Facialart Dental Forum covers the medical conditions, local factors, and patient behaviors that predict implant failure, and gives you the language to have honest conversations with patients who aren’t ready — or aren’t candidates. Complimentary dinner included. Space is limited to 16 colleagues.

Date: September 17, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: The Forum, 4825 Bethesda Avenue, #302, Bethesda MD 20814

Speaker: Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi

Registration Fee: Complimentary

CE: 2 hours

Surgical Solutions in Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry

An Interdisciplinary Clinical Series for the Growing Patient

Some of the most challenging problems in the developing dentition cannot be solved by orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, or surgery alone.

Impacted and unerupted teeth, ankylosis, congenitally missing teeth, traumatic tooth loss, transverse skeletal deficiencies, and abnormal eruption require careful diagnosis, appropriate timing, and close coordination among the orthodontist, pediatric dentist, and oral surgeon.

Surgical Solutions in Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry is a three-part clinical series designed specifically for orthodontists and pediatric dentists.

Through real clinical cases, imaging, treatment planning, surgical videos, and interactive discussion, we will explore not simply how these conditions are treated, but the more important questions:

When should we intervene?
When should we wait?
What are the available options?
And how can we sequence treatment to achieve the most predictable long-term result?

SESSION 1

The Tooth That Won’t Erupt

Impacted canines • Impacted incisors • Supernumerary teeth • Odontomas • Ankylosis • Primary failure of eruption • Exposure and bonding techniques • Timing of surgical intervention • Failed eruption and traction

SESSION 2

Missing Teeth, Trauma & the Growing Patient

Congenitally missing lateral incisors • Space opening vs. closure • Autotransplantation • Traumatic tooth loss • Ankylosed anterior teeth • Decoronation • Alveolar preservation • Timing of dental implants • Interdisciplinary restorative planning

SESSION 3

Changing the Skeletal Foundation

Transverse skeletal deficiencies • Conventional expansion • MARPE • SARPE • Selecting the appropriate expansion strategy • Skeletal maturity • TADs and skeletal anchorage • Surgical-orthodontic treatment planning • Anesthesia and sedation considerations in younger patients

A Different Kind of CE Experience

Each session will be built around real patients and real clinical decisions.

Attendees will be invited to participate in the treatment-planning process, discuss alternative approaches, and share challenging cases of their own.

The objective is to create an ongoing interdisciplinary conversation among orthodontists, pediatric dentists, and oral surgeons focused on one goal:

Making better treatment decisions for the growing patient.

Three Sessions | 2 CE Credits Per Session
Complimentary | By Invitation Only

Speaker: H. Ryan Kazemi, DMD

Date (first Session): October 28, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: 4825 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 302, Bethesda, MD 20814

CE: 2 hours

Course Tuition: Complimentary

Transitional Restorative Options For Optimal Soft Tissue Design and Aesthetics Around Dental Implants

Description:

Transitional prosthesis following teeth extractions and placement of dental implants is an important part of the overall treatment. It provides patients with the necessary function and aesthetics while awaiting for the definitive restorations. The transitional design must protect the tissue following extractions, implants, or bone grafting procedures while it sets the tone for the final restorations. In this course, Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi discusses the options for both fixed and removable transitional restorations during post-surgical healing phase. He also discusses implant-supported transitional restorative options including customized healing abutments and prototype restorations and their role in designing the ideal soft tissue architecture.

The participants will:

Learn various types of removable transitional / interim restorations and risks and benefits of each type
Understand the transitional design concepts in relation to bone and soft tissue
Learn the critical decision-making on design based on biology of healing
Learn how to avoid common complications associated with transitional-induced tissue atrophy
Learn various transitional restoration designs for applications in single, multiple, and full arch treatments

When: Next Date To be Announced

Time: 6 PM – 8 PM