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Friday, April 14 • 10:00am - 2:00pm
Scientific Session | Fumio Shibata Lecture: The Current Concept of Managing Peri-Diseases (in-person only)

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Dental implants have significantly increased in the field, yet despite their effectiveness, there also has been an increase in patients diagnosed with peri-implant diseases. The primary cause is bacterial infections with subsequent activation of the host immune response. Prevention is crucial as potential outcomes include adverse effects on systemic health, patient dissatisfaction, patient discomfort, increased costs, and possible loss of the dental implant. This session will explain how to identify risk indicators of and current approaches to managing peri-implant diseases.
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avatar for Guo-Hao “Alex” Lin, MS, DDS

Guo-Hao “Alex” Lin, MS, DDS

Dr. Lin is an associate professor of clinical orofacial sciences and director of the Postgraduate Residency Program in Periodontics at UCSF. At the UCSF Dental Center, he provides patient care services limited to periodontics and dental implants. Dr. Lin is a recipient of several... Read More →

Friday April 14, 2023 10:00am - 2:00pm PDT
Seacliff CD 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
  Dentistry, In-Person only