Presentations by Doctor

The following is a list of professional presentations that Dr. Thomas has given in a variety of forums (beginning with the most recent):

03-08-11  "Understanding Case Classification and it's Role in
               Treatment Planning Management" and "Case Presentation and Small
               Group Treatment Planning"
               New Bern, NC

01-11-11  "Site Preservation: The Final Chapter"
               New Bern, NC

11-09-10  "Site Preservation Part 1"
               New Bern, NC

10-27-10  "Gingival Grafting vs Functional and Esthetic Gingival Reconstruction"
               New Bern, NC

7-22-10    " Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Perio, But Were 
               Afraid to Ask"
               New Bern, NC

5-6-10     "Failures Festival"
              New Bern, NC

4-28-10    "Piezo Electric Bone Surgery Technology and Clinical Appliances"
               New Bern, NC

 3-5-10     "Piezoelectric Surgery for Implant Site Development-Assessing 
               the Value and Clinical Usage in 2010 and Beyond"
               Orlando, FL

1-12-10    "Implant Restoration Challenges, Complications and Failures"
               New Bern, NC

11-10-09   "Complex Interdisciplinary Case Presentation and Treatment Planning"
                New Bern, NC

10-16-09   "Piezoelectric Dento-alveolar Surgery: Setting a Clinical Usage 
                Course or 2010 and Beyond" 
                New York, NY

9-15-09     "Piezosurgery"
                Boston, MA

3-17-09     "Advances in Soft Tissue Grafting"
                Raleigh, NC

2-26-09     "Piezoelectric Bone Surgery Usage in Contemporary Dento-
                Alveolar Surgery: Selection,Usage and Handling of Inserts for 
                the Experienced and Novice User" 
                San Diego, CA

4-8-08       "Failures Festival"
                New Bern, NC

1-31-08     "What Treatment, Why, What are the Options, and What 
                are the Risks?"
                New Bern, NC

1-8-08       "Treatment Planning Session Regarding Unusual Wear Cases and 
                Joint Pathology"
                New Bern, NC

1-2-08       "Interdisciplinary Dentistry: Case Presentation"
                New Bern, NC

11-9-07      "Understanding Gingiva: The Key to Survival for the 
                 Interdisciplinary Team"
                 "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement: The 4th, 5th and 
                 6th Dimensions"
                 Mason, OH

10-30-07    "Piezoelectric-Aided Bone Surgery: Incorporating Technology to Achieve
                 Optimal Interdisciplinary Treatment Outcomes"
                 Washington, D.C.

10-10-07    "Piezoelectric Bone Surgery: How the Technology 
                 Facilitates Interdisciplinary Therapy for Your Patients"
                 Feasterville, PA

3-28-07      "Twenty-Five Years in Dental Implants"
                 New Bern, NC

2-22-07      "Piezosurgery- Making a Great Innovation on Awesome Clinical Reality"
                 Houston, TX

1-12-07      "Introduction to Surgical Techniques Using Piezosurgery"
                 Louisville, KY

11-17-06    "Piezoelectric Bone Surgery: Making the Innovation a Clinical Reality"
                 Chicago, IL

10-8-06      "Piezosurgery: Advanced Bone Grafting and Implant 
                 Surgical Techniques"
                 San Diego, CA

10-5-06      "Operations Training on the i-CAT Imaging System"
                 New Bern, NC
  
10-4-06      "Excellence in Implant Placement: The 4th, 5th and 6th Dimensions"
                 New Bern, NC

9-16-06      "Periodontal Plastic Surgery Study Club: Piezosurgery Bone Surgery: 
                 Improving Patient Options, Outcomes, Comfort, and Safety"
                 San Diego, CA

9-15-09      "Piezosurgery: Advanced Bone Grafting and Implant Surgical 
                 Techniques"
                 San Diego, CA

6-23-06      "Basic Course in Piezosurgery- The Patented and Revolutionary 
                 Technique for Cutting Bone"
                 Red Bank, NJ

6-9-06        "Bone Block Grafting Using Piezosurgery"
                 Atlantic Beach, NC

4-12-06      "Bone Block Grafting and Piezosurgery"
                 Raleigh, NC

3-24-06      "Diagnosing and Managing the Gummy Smile"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

3-18-06      "Piezosurgery: Basic Technical and Clinical Training" 
                 Atlantic Beach, NC

1-20-06      "Straumann Innovations, Piezosurgery and Other Advanced Surgical
                 Techniques for the Periodontist"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

1-17-06      "Gingival Esthetics Connecting with Restorative and Reconstructive 
                 Treatment"
                 New Bern, NC

1-6-06        "Using Morpheus and Other Software to Enhance Presentations"
                 Pine Knoll Shores, NC

1-5-06        "Periodontal Disease and Your Health"
                 New Bern, NC

11-16-05    "Gingival Esthetics: Connecting with Restorative and Reconstructive 
                 Treatment"
                 New Bern, NC

11-11-05    "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement: The 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

11-2-05      "Gingival Esthetics As It Relates to Gingival Grafting"
                 New Bern, NC

9-10-05      "Surgical Techniques Using Easy-X Trac and Piezosurgery"
                 "Treatment Planning for Implant Placement"
                 Yosemite, CA

7-30-05      "Excellence in Dental Implants Placement: the 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions and Emerging Technology and Products in Periodontal 
                 Practice"
                 Atlantic Beach, NC

4-13-05      "The 4th, 5th and 6th Dimensions in Dental Implant Placement"
                 Cary, NC

3-18-05      "Understanding Gingiva and Gingival Esthetics"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

3-4-05        "The 4th, 5th, and 6th Dimensions in Dental Implant Placement"
                 Park City, UT

1-21-05      "Treatment Planning Considerations for Interdisciplinary Therapy"
                 Pine Knoll Shores, NC

1-14-05     "Getting an Education After Your Education, and Educating Those You 
                 Work With"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

12-7-04      "Case Presentations, Literature Review and Failure Presentation"
                 New Bern, NC

12-2-04     "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- The 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

11-8-04      "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- the 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 Key Biscayne, FL

9-28-04      "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- the 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimension"
                 Morehead City, NC

9-21-04      "The Relationships of Diabetes and Oral Diseases"
                 New Bern, NC

8-6-04       "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- The 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 Alberta, Canada

4-28-04      "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- The 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 New Bern, NC

4-27-04      "Excellence in Dental Implant Placement- The 4th, 5th and 6th 
                 Dimensions"
                 Raleigh, NC

11-06-03    "Newer Technology and Techniques in Periodontics"
                 Jacksonville, NC

9-10-03      "Current Techniques in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry"
                 New Bern, NC

6-17-03      "Case Presentation, Literature Review and Failure Presentation"
                 New Bern, NC

3-26-03      "Newer Technology and Techniques in Periodontics"
                 New Bern, NC

1-21-03      "Occlusion and the Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan, The Dental 
                 Laboratory and the Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan and Putting it all 
                 Together and 'Pitfalls'"
                 Jaco, Costa Rica

1-20-03      "Developing Occlusal Schemes- When, Where and Why- Case 
                 Presentation and Group Discussion"
                 Jaco, Costa Rica

1-19-03     "Comprehensive Review of Dawson and Piper Classifications and 
                 Understanding the Envelope of Function and Its Importance, Both Short 
                 and Long Term"
                 Jaco, Costa Rica

1-18-03      "Anatomy review of the TMJ and Pathology of the TMJ's plus Centric 
                 Occlusion Revisited"
                 Jaco, Costa Rica

11-13-02    "Contemporary Periodontal Plastic Surgery: Meeting the Esthetics and 
                 Functional Challenge"
                 Washington, NC

11-8-02     "Understanding Gingiva and Gingival Esthetics: The 'Foundation' for 
                 Restorative Success"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

9-2-02        "Soft Tissue Management and Understanding for Esthetic Success"
                 Igiugig, AK

8-18-02      "Primary Sedation Issues Impacting States"
                 Chicago, IL
 
4-16-02      "Soft Tissue Management and Understanding for Esthetic Success"
                 New Bern, NC

4-3-02        "Soft Tissue Management and Understanding for Esthetic Success"
                 New Bern, NC

3-22-02      "Soft Tissue Management and Understanding for Esthetic Success"
                 Chapel Hill, NC

2-17-02      "Understanding Gingiva- Periodontics Role in Orthodontics, Restorative 
                 and Esthetic Dentistry"
                 New Bern, NC

10-27-01    "Periodontics Role in Orthodontics, Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry"
                 Jacksonville, NC

5-11-01      "Commencement Address"
                 Dental Hygiene Class of 2001
                 Jacksonville, NC

4-17-01      "Interdisciplinary Dentistry"
                 New Bern, NC

1-16-01      "Today's Advancements in Periodontics"
                 New Bern, NC

3-21-00      "Contemporary Periodontal Plastic Surgery"
                 New Bern, NC

2-25-98      "Use of Dental Implants in the Esthetic Zone"
                 New Bern, NC

1-22-97      "Use of C.T. Scans to Facilitate Implant Planning"
                 New Bern, NC

9-27-95      "Bone Grafting and Sinus Augmentation to Facilitate Implant 
                 Placement"
                 New Bern, NC

10-28-94    "Crown Lengthening to Improve Restorative and Cosmetic Results"
                 New Bern, NC

4-11-94      "Crown Lengthening to Improve Restorative and Cosmetic Results"
                 Morehead City, NC

10-27-93    "Guided Tissue Regeneration in Dentistry"
                 New Bern, NC

1-27-93      "New Prosthetic Options for Implant Restorations"
                 New Bern, NC

9-28-91      "Antibiotics for Managing Periodontal Infections"
                 New Bern, NC

11-13-90    "Muco-cutaneous Lesions of the Oral Cavity"
                 Greenville, NC

10-24-90    "Muco-cutaneous Lesions of the Oral Cavity"
                 New Bern, NC

3-13-90      "SBE Prophylaxis for Dental Procedures: A Review and Update"
                 New Bern, NC

4-17-89      "Diagnosis and Classification of Periodontal Diseases"
                 New Bern, NC

1-25-89      "Diagnosis and Classification of Periodontal Diseases"    
                 New Bern, NC

5-16-88      "Current Techniques of Gingival Grafting"
                 Atlantic Beach, NC

1-18-88      "Current Techniques of Gingival Grafting"
                 Morehead City, NC

11-18-87    "Current Techniques of Gingival Grafting"
                 New Bern, NC

10-25-86    "Dental Implants and Implant Restorations"
                 Cape Hatteras, NC

10-13-86    "Dental Implants and Implant Restorations"
                 Morehead City, NC

9-24-86      "Dental Implants and Implant Restorations"
                 New Bern, NC

2-27-85      "Use of Calcitite in Grafting Periodontal Defects"
                 New Bern, NC

3-7-84        "Understanding Intra-oral  Herpetic Infections"
                 San Antonio, TX

1-17-84      "Periodtonal Dressing: Rationale and Techniques"
                 San Antonio, TX

3-25-83      "Periodontal Case Presentation"
                 San Antonio, TX

3-16-83      "Understanding Intra-oral Herpetic Infections"
                 San Antonio, TX

1-11-83      "Periodontal Dressing : Rationale and Techniques"
                 San Antonio, TX

9-23-81      "Bonding Techniques for Periodontal Splinting"
                 San Antonio, TX

3-11-81      "Intraoral Photographic Techniques and Equipment"
                 Parris island, SC

10-22-80    "Bonded PFM Restorations for Short and Long Term Anterior 
                 Restorations"
                 Beaufort, SC

4-4-80        "Repair of 'Complex' Restorations through the Use of Pins, Bonding and 
                 Casting; Case Reports"
                 Parris Island, SC