Continuing Education Attended by Doctor
The following is a chronological listing of continuing education events which was attended by the doctor. Dr. Thomas is committed to attending the highest quality continuing dental education available. Our goal is that by staying current with the ever evolving field of dentistry you will receive the highest possible level of care. Please check back regularly, this list will be updated quarterly.
04-20-11 "Cut Through the Crap and Tell me What to Buy!"
Dr. Harald Heymann
New Bern, NC
03-24-11 "What You always Wanted to Know about Perio but, Were Afraid to
Ask"
Dr. L. H. Hutchens, Dr. Bert Pearce and Dr. Jeff Thomas
New Bern, NC
03-03-11 "Clinical Impact of Laser-Lock Technolgy in the Esthetic Relevant Region"
Dr. Gerhard Iglhaut
Whistler, Cananda
"Bone Regeneration Using Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)"
Dr. Steven Harrel
Whistler, Canada
"New Opportunities for Enhancement in the Esthetic Zone"
Dr. Eric Van Dooren
Whistler, Cananda
03-02-11 "Implant Treatment Options for the Edentulous Maxilla"
Dr. Robert Cronin
Whistler, Canada
"Dental Implant Placement and Restoration in Growing Patients: When,
Where and How?"
Dr. Robert Cronin
Whistler, Canada
Photographpy Workshop
Brennan Rimer
Whistler, Canada
03-01-11 "Pitfalls in Implant Surgery: Anatomical Guidelines for Implant Surgeons and
Dentists"
Dr. Terry Tanaka
Whistler, Canada
"TMD and Occlusion: CurrentScience and Controverises"
Dr. Terry Tanaka
Whistler, Canada
02-23-11 "Treatment of Endodontically Treated Teeth with Fiber Posts"
New Bern, NC
02-19-11 "The Impact of Newer Therapies on Treatment Outcomes and Practice Sucess:
Redefining the Paradigm"
Dr. Bob Vogel
New Bern, NC
02-18-11 "Current Concepts and Preventing Failures in Fixed and Removable Implant
Restorations"
Dr. Bob Vogel
New Bern, NC
02-17-11 "Hands on Technique Course for Locator Attachments and Solving Locator
Attachment Problems"
Dr. Bob Vogel
New Bern, NC
01-28-11 "The Christensen Bottom Line Part 1 & 2"
Dr. Gordon Christenesen
Greenville, NC
01-26-11 "Identification and Management of Common Oral Pathologic Conditions"
Dr. Valerie Murrah
New Bern, NC
12-14-10 "Ortho Challeneges: Implant Solutions and other Technological Advances"
Dr. Todd Rankin
New Bern, NC
11-17-10 "Sixteen Critical Strategies to Increase or Maintain Practice Revenue"
Dr. Charles Blair
New Bern, NC
11-15-10 "How to Create a Culture of Accountability"
Dr. David Schwab
Miami, FL
11-14-10 "Treatment Planning for the Seasoned Implant Surgeon-Restorative
Considerations"
Dr. Bob Vogel
Miami, FL
"Sucess with Your Referral Doctors: Making Them Happy and Making It All
Work"
Dr. Kanyon Keeney
"Referral Marketing"
Larry Hines and Bill Benjaminsen
"Surgical and Regeneative Updates"
Rene' Willi and Patrick Kuster
"Digital Dentistry Update"
Meinhard Schmidt, Paul Patella and Seth Tibbetts
11-13-10 "An Integral & Flexible Solution for Guyded Surgery with CoDiagnostiX
Software"
Dr. Thomas Wilson, Lauren Tolliver, Paul Patell and Ron Roche
10-15-10 "Meeting the Challenges of the Current Economy" and "The Role of the
Hygienist and Other Staff in Implant Patient Education"
Ms. Cynthia Bollinger
New Bern, NC
10-14-10 "Anything you want to know about practice management, but were afraid to ask"
Ms. Cynthia Bollinger
New Bern, NC
9-17-10 "Esthetic Considerations in Impant and Natural Tooth Restoration"
Dr. Harald Heymann
New Bern, NC
8-6-10 "Endodontics vs. Implants"
Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan
Maui, Hawaii
"Zirconia for Implant Frameworks"
Dr. Joerg Strub
Maui, Hawaii
"The Interdental Papilla: Where Are We Today?"
Dr. Dennis Tarnow
Maui, Hawaii
"Managing Contact Length and Papilla Height to Optimize Esthetics"
Dr. Frank Spear
Maui, Hawaii
"An Esthetic Dilemma: Restoration of Discolored or Metallic Tooth Substrates"
Dr. Robert Winter
Maui, Hawaii
"Adhesive Dentistry: Averting Mediocrity"
Dr. Harald Heymann
Maui, Hawaii
"The Future of Zirconia Restorations for Natural Teeth and Implants: Indication
or Extinction?"
Dr. Baldwin Marchack
Maui, Hawaii
8-5-10 "Planning a Customized Smile Design"
Dr. Christian Stappert
Maui, Hawaii
"Single Tooth Replacement in the Esthetic Zone: Comparison of Outcomes
with Different Implant Designs"
Dr. Hans-Peter Weber
Maui, Hawaii
"Restorative Solutions to Periodontal Problems"
Dr. Sergio Rubinstein
Maui, Hawaii
"Parameters Influencing Papilla Form Between Adjacent Implants"
Dr. Sonia Leziy
Maui, Hawaii
"Implant Papilla Management in the Esthetic Zone"
Dr. Joseph Kan
Maui, Hawaii
"Innovations for Esthetic Implant Surgery with Growth Factors"
Dr. Marc Nevins
Maui, Hawaii
"Esthetic Design for Maxillary Complex Cases"
Dr. Fernando Rojas Vizcaya
Maui, Hawaii
8-4-10 "Bonded Interfaces-An Update"
Dr. Avishai Sadan
Maui, Hawaii
"Seeking Interdisciplinary Excellence"
Dr. Frank Celenza
Maui, Hawaii
"Enhancing Implant Esthetics: The Importance of Provisionalisation and
Abutment Design"
Dr. Brahm Miller
Maui, Hawaii
"Disruptive Innovations: Crafting Affordable Dental Health Opportunities"
Dr. John Kois
Maui, Hawaii
"A New Approach for the Rehabilitation of Worn Dentition"
Dr. Daniel Edelhoff
Maui, Hawaii
"Current Concepts of Ceramics in Implant Aesthetics"
Dr. Christian Stappert
Maui, Hawaii
4-28-10 "What's New in Orthodontics"
Dr. Todd Rankin
New Bern, NC
4-17-10 "Complications-Introduction and Overview"
N. Lang
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Peri-Operative Complications and Overview"
S. Jensen
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Biologic Complications- Prevention and Management"
G. Salvi
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Technical Complications-Implant Related"
B. Pjetursson
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Technical Complications- Prosthesis Related"
D. Morton
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Panel Discussion"
B. Pjetursson & D. Morton
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Surgical and Prosthodontic Management of Esthetic Complications"
D. Buser & U. Belser
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Interactive Case Discussion"
F. Higginbottom, L. Cordaro, D. Weingart, A. Schoneberger & D. Buser
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
4-16-10 "Microvascular Bone Transfer for Ridge Augmentation"
Alexander Gaggl
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
" Piezoelectric Bone Surgery in Implant Dentistry"
Nathan Hodges
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Prosthodontically-Driven Tissue Engineering"
George Sando
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Post-Extraction Implants and Immediate Loading"
J. Blanco Carrion
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Bone Grafting for Locallized Defects-Simultaneous or Staged"
Thomas Von Arx
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Sinus Floor Augmentation"
Matteo Chiapasco
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Short Implants-What is Short and What is Not?"
Franck Renouard
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Flapless Surgery"
S. Chen
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
" Panel Discussion"
Thomas Von Arx, Matteo Chiapasco, Franck Renouard, & S. Chen
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Bone and Tissue Level Implants- Prosthetic Implications'
Will Martin
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"From Casting to CAD/CAM: Navigating the Technologic Advances Affecting
Clinicians Today"
Brody Hildebrand
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Evolution of Loading Protocolas in Oral Implantolgy"
German Gallucci
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"The Technicians' Viewpoint-Material and Technical Evolution in Implant
Dentistry"
Michel Magne
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Panel Discussion"
WIll Martin, Brody Hildebrand, Geran Gallucci & Michel Magne
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
4-15-10 "Keynote address: Pioneering a more Sustainable Future"
Bertand Piccard
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Improving the Reliability of Computerized Reformatted Radiological Images"
William Scarfe
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Has Cone Beam CT made Conventional CT Obsolete?"
Bernard Koong
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"From Planning to Surgery: A Critique of Guidance and Navigation Techniques"
Ronald Jung
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Implant Treatment Planning Software: An Essential Tool or Gadgetry?"
Daniel Wismeijer
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Periodontal Regenerative Procedures in the Era of Implant Dentistry?"
Nikos Donos
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Choosing the Implant Design: Soft Tissue Level?"
Christoph Hammerle
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"New Narrow Body Implants- Expanded Treatment Opportunities"
Paul Stone
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"The SLAcitve Surface- New Promise for Compromised Sites?"
Frank Schwarz
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Attachment Systems for Implant Overdentures?"
Arne Boeckler
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Immediate Loading of Full-Arch Restoration"
Jeffrey Ganeles
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Immediate Loading of Two Implant Overdenturs"
Geert Stoker
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
"Transitional Appliances for Immediate Function of Distally Tilted Implants"
S. Piano
Geneva Palexpo, Switzerland
3-19-10 "Restorative Dentistry with CAD/CAM Technology"
Dr. Frank Higginbottom
New Bern, NC
3-11-10 "Office Safety for Employees and Patients"
Yoland Rouse
New Bern, NC
3-06-10 "Efficacy of Ridge Preservation in Esthetics Implant Therapy"
Dr. Anthony Sclar
Orlando, FL
"Autogenous Block Graftin"
Dr. Craig Misch
Orlando, FL
"Bone 'Manipulation and the Periosteal-bone Flap' for Horizontal Ridge
Reconstruction"
Dr. Daniel Cullum
Orlando, FL
"Present and Future in Guided Bone Regeneration- Available Techniques and
Future Trends"
Dr. Massimo Simion
Orlando, FL
"Hard Tissue Biologics"
Dr. Alan Herford
Orlando, FL
"Soft Tissue Biologics"
Dr. Michael McGuire
Orlando, FL
"Connective Tissue Grafts at Time of Implant Placement and/or Second Stage"
Dr. Kirk Pasquinelli
Orlando, FL
"Rebuilding the Inter-Implant Papilla"
Dr. Patrick Palacci
Olando, FL
"Soft Tissue Esthetics"
Dr. Patrick Palacci
Orlando, Fl
"Risk Factors"
Dr. Myron Factors
Orlando, FL
"Treatment Planning Failures"
Dr. Nicholas Eilan
Orlando, FL
3-5-10 "Latest Strategies in Techniques and Materials for Maxillary SInus Elevation"
Dr. Stephen Wallace & Dr. Christen Bruggenkate
Orlando, FL
"Immediate Implant Replacement or Socket Regeneration Formula for Success"
Dr. Jay Beagle
Orlando, FL
"The Esthetic Zone-Do We Build the Ridge or Build the Bridge?"
Dr. Peter Moy
Orlando, FL
"Decision Making Process for the Prosthetic Approach- Hybrid vs. Pink
Porcelain"
Dr. Axel Kirsch
Orlando, FL
" Is Zirconium the Ideal Material for Implant Frameworks? (PRO)"
Dr. Stephen Chu
Orlando, FL
"Is Zirconium the Ideal Material for Implant Framesworks? (CON)?"
Dr. Joerg Strub
Orlando, FL
"Timing of Implant Placement- Advantages of Early Placements"
Dr. Daniel Buser
Orlando, FL
"The Timing of Implant Placement- The Immediate Approach: Indications,
Contraindication and Coordinated Therapy"
Dr. Barry Wagenberg
Orlando, FL
"Managing Esthetics with Two Adjacent Implants"
Dr. Nigel Saynor
Orlando, FL
3-4-10 "Piezosurgery- State of the Art in Implantology"
Dr. Tomaso Vercellotti
Orlando, FL
"Roxolid-More Treatment Options in Placing Small Diameter Implants"
Dr. Jan Gottlow
Orlando, FL
"Digital Interdisciplinary Implant Dentistry- Part I & Part II"
Dr. Frank Higginbottom, Dr. Thomas Wilson & Dr. Jeff Singler
Orlando, FL
"Risk Evaluation Factors Associated with Systemic Disorders"
Dr. Louis Rose
Orlando, FL
"Surgical Implant Placement- Immediate Loading vs. Staged Loading in the
Esthetic Zone"
Dr. Clark Stanford
Orlando, FL
"Keys and Techniques to Optimize Provisionalization in the Esthetic
Zone"
Dr. William Martin
Orlando, FL
"Final Prosthesis in the Esthetic Zone"
Dr. Konrad Meyenberg
Orlando, FL
2-27-10 "Precision, Predictability and Profitability of Implant Prosthetics in Private
Practice"
Dr. Robert Vogel
Greenville, NC
2-9-10 "Esthetic Restorative Options for Dental Professionals from CAD/CAM Crown
and Bridge to Bone Level Implants Restorations"
Melissa Harrelson
New Bern, NC
1-27-10 "CBT and New Advances in Dental Radiology"
Dr. John Ludlow
New Bern, NC
12-8-09 "TMJ Interactive Lecture and Treatment Planning Session"
Dr. Jan Faulk
New Bern, NC
11-18-09 "Digital Impressions"
Mr. Ray Hernandez
New Bern, NC
10-31-09 "Interdisciplinary Management of Complex Treatment Plans"
Dr. David Mathews
Atlantic Beach, NC
10-30-09 "Interdisciplinary Management of Complex Treatment Plans"
Dr. David Mathews
New Bern, NC
10-16-09 "Practical Use of Biologics for Bone Regeneration"
Dr. Joseph Fiorellini
New York, NY
"Dental Implants, Surface Enhancements and Future Directions"
Dr. Lars Sennerby
New York, NY
"Enhanced Bone Graft Techniques for Optimal Implant Site Development"
Dr. Ludovico Sbordone
New York, NY
9-15-09 "Understanding Success and Failure in Periodontal regeneration"
Dr. Pamela McClain, Dr. Paul Rosen & Dr. Maurizio Tonetti
Boston, MA
9-14-09 "Interactive General Session: Management of Adjacent Maxillary Anterior Teeth
with Severe Osseous Defects"
"Laser Applications: An Evidence Based Approach to Clinical Practice"
Dr. Bobby Buler, Dr. Henry Greenwell, Dr. George Romanos, & Dr. Raymond
Yukna
Boston, MA
"Optimizing Anterior Tooth Replacement and Implant Esthetics"
Dr. Urs Belser & Dr. Daniel Buser
Boston, MA
9-13-09 "Innovations in Periodontics"
Dr. Zvi Artzi, Dr. Federico Brugnami, Dr. Leon Chen & Dr. E. Todd Scheyer
Boston, MA
9-12-09 "The Why's, What's and How's of Anxiety Management with Conscious \
Sedation"
Dr. Edwin Ginsberg & Dr. Richard Nagy
Boston, MA
6-5-09 "Interdisciplinar;y Management of Anterior Esthetic Dilemmas: When, Why
and How"
Dr. Vincent Kokich, Sr.
New Bern, NC
"Interdisciplinary Management of Implant Patient"
Dr. Vincent Kokich
New Bern, NC
5-29-09 "Periodontal and Implant Therapies in Clinical Practice- Reality vs. Hype"
Dr. Fugazzotto
Chapel Hill, NC
4-29-09 "Piezosurgery"
Dr. Tomaso Vercellotti
Woodbridge, NC
4-25-09 "The Replacement of Hopeless Teeth in the Esthetic Zone with Dental Implant:
A Decision Making Dilemma"
Dr. Farhad Boltchi
Scottsdale, AZ
"Evidence for Non-Submerged Immediate Implant Placement Strategies"
Dr. Thomas Oates
Scottsdale, AZ
"Clinical Review of Minimally Extraction Techniques"
Dr. Eduardo Lorenzana
Scottsdale, AZ
"Optimizing SLActive Implant Surface Technology to Reduce Treatment Time,
Maximize Predictability and Increase Patient Satisfaction"
Dr. Robert Levine
Scottsdale, AZ
"Beyond Titanium: Where No Implant Has Gone Before!"
Dr. David Cochran
Scottsdale, AZ
"Treatment Planning Panel: Clinical Controversies"
Dr. Farhad Boltchi, Dr. Frank Higginbottom, Dr. Scott Keith & Dr. Thomas
Wilson
Scottsdale, AZ
4-24-09 "Loading Protocols for Completely and Partially Edentulous Patients"
Dr. Dean Morton
Scottsdale, AZ
"Achieving Predictable Esthetics in Implant Therapy, Indications for Bone or
Tissue Level Implants"
Dr. Anthony Sclair
Scottsdale, AZ
"Indications, Planning and Restorative Techniques Utilizing the Bone Level
Implant: Preliminary Results from a Multi-Center Clincal Trial"
Dr. Will Martin
Scottsdale, AZ
"Computer-Guided Implant Placement: 3D Planning Software, Fixed Intraoral
Reference Points and CAD/CAM Technology"
Dr. Ali Tahmaseb
Scottsdale, AZ
"Taking your Patient from Good to Great: Presenting the Implant Option from
a Patient Viewpoint"
Ms. Lorraine Guth
Scottsdale, AZ
4-14-09 "Provisional Restorations fro Natural-Looking Esthetics"
Aubrey Smith
New Bern, NC
3-13-09 "Shell Technique Using Sonic Weld Rd (for alveolar bone augmentation)"
Dr. Gerhard Iglhaut
Chapel Hill, NC
3-10-09 "Diabetes Update"
"Complex Veneer Case Management"
New Bern, NC
3-6-09 "Adhesive Dentistry: Separating Fact from Fiction"
Herald Heymann
Jackson Hole, WY
"Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning"
Bob Winter
Jackson Hole, WY
3-5-09 "Surgical Intervention; When, WHy and How: The Interdisciplinary Approach"
Steve Rimer
Jackson Hole, WY
3-4-09 "The Science Behind Laser-Lok Microchannels"
Jack Ricci
Jackson Hole, WY
"Occlusal Considerations in Periodontics and Implantology"
Bill McHorris
Jackson Hole, WY
3-3-09 "Implant Esthetics"
Dennis Tarnow
Jackson Hole, WY
2-28-09 "Is Guided Bone Regeneration Still Needed in Implant Dentistry"
Dr. Nicolas Elian
San Diego, CA
"Alveolar Width Gain WIthout Bone Graftring"
Dr. Zvi Laster
San Diego, CA
"Alveolar Width Gain with Simultaneous Implant Placement"
Dr. Giovanni B. Bruschi
San Diego, CA
"Onlay and Veneer Bone Grafts for Both Width and Height"
Dr. Ludovico Sbordone
San Diego, CA
"Multiple Short Implants: An Alternative to Grafting"
Dr. Franck Renouard
San Diego, CA
"Tunneling for Alveolar Augmentation"
Dr. Michael Block
San Diego, CA
"Ridge Augmentation Using Titanium Mesh in Combination with Autograft, Bone
Substitutes and rhBMP-2"
Dr. Craig Misch
San Diego, CA
"CAD-Design Evolution in Implant Prosthesis"
Dr. Urs Belser
San Diego, CA
2-27-09 "Implementing 3-D Technology into your Implant Practice"
Dr. Eric Scheyer
San Diego, CA
"Immediate Loading in the Partially Edentulous Patient"
Dr. Robert Jaffin
San Diego, CA
"Immediate Load and Reconstruction of the Severely Atrophic Mandible"
Dr. Edward Amet
San Diego, CA
"Computer Guided Angled Implants to Avoid Maxillary Grafting Immediate Load
Implants"
Dr. Paulo Malo
San Diego, CA
"Fixed Rehabilitation of Edentulous Maxilla"
Dr. Joerg Strub
San Diego, CA
"Reconstruction of Ridge Deformities in Fixed Partial Implant Restorations
Design and Therapeutic Considerations"
Dr. Christian Coachman
San Diego, CA
"Esthetic Overdentures: Discrete and Discreet vs. Stereotype and Attention
Seeking: Some Treatment Options for Adult Humans Deprived of Most or All of
their Maxillary Teeth and Supporting Tissues"
Dr. John Besford
San Diego, CA
"Guided Surgery in Fully Edentulous with Prefabricated Prosthesis"
Dr. Lambert Stumpel
San Diego, CA
"The Use of the Zygoma for Osseointegrated Anchorage for Maxillary Dental
Prostheses"
Dr. Edward Sevetz
San Diego, CA
"The Mechanics of Immediate Loading: Force Distribution and Possible
Concerns"
Dr. John Brunski
San Diego, CA
"Immediate and/or Early Loading"
Dr. John Beumer, III
San Diego, CA
2-26-09 "Piezoelectric Bone Surgery for Maxillary Sinus Elevation: Simplicity, Safety
and Superior Outcome"
Dr. Stephen Wallace
San Diego, CA
"Optimal Esthetics with High Predictability & Low Risk for Complications"
Dr. Daniel Buser & Dr. Urs Belser
San Diego, CA
"The Impact of SUrface Technologies and Bone Regeneration on
Osseointegration"
Dr. Frank Schwartz
San Diego, CA
"To Load, Expse or Submerge: A Study of Primary Stability and Treatment
Outcome"
Dr. Paul Schnitman
San Diego, CA
"Avoiding the Pitfalls and Maximizing the Benefits of Computer Guided Surgery"
Dr. Michael Klein
San Diego, CA
"The Influence of Implant Abutment Geometrical Configurations on Micro
Movement"
Dr. Holger Zipprich
San Diego, CA
"Innovations in the Use of Piezoelectric Surgery in Site Development"
Dr. Tamso Vercellotti
San Diego, CA
"Artistic Principles in Implant Dentistry: New Prosthetic Design"
Dr. Dario Adolfi
San Diego, CA
"Possibilities and Risks with Esthetic Implant Restorative Materials"
Dr. Marcu Blatz
San Diego, CA
"Biologics, BMP2 and the Alveolar Ridge Augmentation"
Dr. Joseph Fiorellini
San Diego, CA
"Selection of Barrier Membranes and Bone Fillers to Optimize Outcomes with
the GBR Technique"
Dr. Daniel Buser