The presentation will focus on the scientific basis of lasers in dentistry, focusing primarily on soft tissues laser. Biological principles and clinical cases will be presented.

Benefits of Attending

You will understand the biological rational for using soft tissues lasers, its limitations and clinical applications in everyday clinical dentistry

Course Objectives

At the completion of the program, you should be able to:

1. Understand the biological rationale for using soft tissues lasers
2. Be familiar with different techniques, settings of diode lasers and the clinical applications of diode lasers

UB Faculty Presenter:

Sebastiano Andreana, DDS, MS is Director of Implant Dentistry and Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, at the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo. Prior, was Professor at the Department of Periodontology at Loma Linda University. Presently Faculty member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Maxi Course.

Presently he is Senior Associate Editor for Journal of Implantology and reviewer for Journal of Periodontology, Journal American Dental Association, British Dental Journal, Journal of Oseointegration, Immunological Investigations,  Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research and  Laser in Medical Sciences.  Has published over 100 articles both nationally and internationally, and presented over 100 research abstracts.