PRF Therapy in Implant Dentistry and Facial Esthetics
Date(s)Richard Miron, DDS, Msc, PhD
Subject: 490 Periodontics
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Tuesday, Oct. 28: 7–8 p.m. CDT
Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists, Dental Assistants
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
This talk will highlight the recent advancements made with respect to the newest formulations of platelet concentrates, platelet-rich plasma (PRP)/platelet-rich fibrin (PRF). Thereafter, the Bio-Heat technology will be presented as a way to completely replace collagen membranes in dentistry, owing to its ability to extend the working properties of PRF from two to three weeks to four to six months. Applications covered will include uses for PRF in implant dentistry, periodontology and facial esthetics.
Learning Objectives
- Be able to optimize protocols for any centrifugation device.
- Be familiar with Bio-Heat technology and its ability to extend the working properties of PRF from two to three weeks to four to six months.
- Learn new uses of PRF in implant dentistry and facial esthetics.
Speaker Bio
Richard Miron, DDS, Msc, PhD, is currently lead educator and researcher at Advanced PRF Education and an adjunct visiting faculty member since 2009 in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Bern in Switzerland, where he completed his PhD studies. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed articles and lectures internationally on many topics relating to growth factors, bone biomaterials and guided bone regeneration. For the past eight years, Miron has been recognized by Dentistry Today as one of the top 100 CE providers in the country and the youngest ever to make the list. He has written 11 textbooks.