Armand Bedrossian, DDS, MSD, FACP
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Course Description
This full-day event bridges traditional analog principles with modern digital workflows in implant dentistry. Led by Dr. Armand Bedrossian, participants will explore tools like DICOM, STL files, and facially generated photographs to enhance treatment planning and communication with labs. The course emphasizes tissue preservation over reconstruction, focusing on immediate provisional strategies for aesthetic cases.
Attendees will gain both technical and practical insights, with content tailored to benefit dentists, hygienists, assistants, and students. Through real-world case studies and examples, participants will leave equipped to apply digital workflows, material selection strategies, and lab communication techniques directly in their practice to improve patient outcomes and teamwork.
Course Objectives – As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:
- Master the Digital Workflow in Implant Dentistry: Understand the step-by-step integration of DICOM, STL files, and facially generated photographs to streamline treatment planning and enhance case outcomes.
- Optimize Lab Communication and Material Selection: Develop skills for effective collaboration with labs, focusing on abutment selection, emergence profile design, and material coordination for seamless restorations.
- Apply Immediate Therapy Techniques in Aesthetic Zones: Learn strategies for immediate provisional restorations, ensuring optimal tissue preservation and patient satisfaction in visually critical areas.
- Leverage CAD-CAM and Photogrammetry for Full-Arch Cases: Gain expertise in full-arch case planning using advanced CAD-CAM workflows and photogrammetry to increase precision and efficiency.
- Explore Emerging Technologies: Milling vs. 3D Printing: Evaluate milling and printing technologies to choose the best method for creating high-quality custom restorations.
- Enhance Teamwork and Patient Experience: Equip yourself and your team with strategies to improve collaboration, patient care, and workflow efficiency, ensuring smooth procedures and better outcomes.
Course Schedule
8:00am – 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
Start the day with coffee, light refreshments, and networking opportunities.
8:30am – 8:45am Course introduction and announcements
8:45am – 10:00am Session 1: Mastering the Digital Workflow
- Define the components of a digital workflow in implant dentistry.
- Apply digital tools like facially generated photographs, DICOM, STL files, and pantographic tracing in treatment planning.
- Navigate lab communication and material selection to achieve precise outcomes.
- Review case examples illustrating the integration of digital workflows from diagnosis to restoration.
10:00am – 10:30am Morning break
An opportunity for informal conversations with Dr. Bedrossian and colleagues.
10:30am – 12:00pm Session 2: Predictability Through Preservation – Immediate Therapy in the Aesthetic Zone
- Understand the importance of preserving tissues over reconstruction.
- Implement strategies for immediate provisional restorations in aesthetic zones.
- Master the preserve-contour-transfer approach to manage peri-implant soft tissues and emergence profiles.
- Compare milling and 3D printing technologies used to create high-precision restorations.
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch break
Optional Alumni Luncheon in Walker Ames Room by reservation, or enjoy a meal at your leisure.
1:30pm – 3:00pm Session 3: Architecting Full-Arch Cases – From Terminal Dentition to Digital Mastery
- Learn to assess terminal dentition and develop effective treatment strategies.
- Integration of advanced CAD-CAM workflows and photogrammetry for full-arch restorations.
3:00pm – 3:30pm Afternoon break
3:30pm – 4:00pm Session 4: Model-Free Futures – Zirconia and Digital Precision
- Explore the potential of model-free workflows for implant restorations.
- Understand the role of zirconia in future implant-supported prosthetics.
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Q&A with Dr. Bedrossian
A dedicated session for attendees to ask questions and reflect on the day’s key insights.
4:30pm Adjourn
Instructor
Armand Bedrossian is a renowned prosthodontist based in San Francisco, known for his expertise in implant dentistry and digital workflows. A graduate of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, Dr. Bedrossian furthered his education with advanced prosthodontic training at the University of Washington, earning a master’s degree and the prestigious Dr. David H. Wands Fellowship in Graduate Prosthodontics.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). His clinical focus centers on the integration of technology into restorative implant treatments, from single-tooth placements to full-arch reconstructions. Dr. Bedrossian’s expertise in CAD-CAM workflows and photogrammetry has positioned him as a leader in the advancement of digital implantology.
Outside of clinical practice, Dr. Bedrossian co-founded D365, a social media platform designed to foster collaboration among dental professionals and students. Through this platform and his digital presence, he continues to inspire the next generation of dentists by blending innovative technology with practical, patient-centered care. His passion for both education and clinical excellence ensures he remains at the forefront of implant dentistry’s evolving landscape.
Course Logistics
DATE:
Friday, March 28, 2025
LOCATION:
University of Washington
Kane Hall, Room 130
Seattle, Washington 98195
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for dentists and anyone interested in implants.
TIMES:
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00am – 8:30am
Course: 8:30am – 4:30pm
TUITION:
Until March 26, 2025 (after, $25 more)
$150 for CDE credit*
Complimentary for no CDE credit**
* This fee helps to cover the costs of this event that exceed the available annual funds of the Ernest M. Jones Memorial Lectureship Fund.
** If you plan to attend for no CDE credits, you still need to register.
CREDITS:
7 hours
PARKING:
Due to challenging parking on campus, please consider purchasing parking in advance through the CDE office. If you plan to drive to campus the day of the course, please let us know how many parking passes you will need. Passes must be purchased by Friday, March 14, 2024.
Alternatively, you can pay by smart phone with the PayByPhone app, but space is not guaranteed (although it is spring break, so there will likely be space – we just can’t *guarantee* it).
Parking passes and parking by the PayByPhone app are $20.25 each.
Campus parking locations and directions will be provided with your registration confirmation materials.
OPTIONAL LUNCH:
$25 per person – chicken, fish or vegetarian entrée available – reserve by Friday, March 21, 2025, please – space is limited.
An annual alumni meeting will convene over lunch, but you are welcome to attend the lunch whether you are alumni or not!
CANCELLATION, TRANSFER AND REFUND POLICY:
No refunds will be given for this course. If you must cancel your registration, tuition credit will be given for the course that must be used at a UW CDE course by June 30, 2025; or the registration can be transferred to another person for a $10 processing fee. Cancellations and transfers must be made by 5:00pm on March 26, 2025 to dentalce@uw.edu. After that, no transfers are available.
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.
As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.
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