Summary:

Where: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010

Speaker: Dr. Charles Mastrovich

Tuition:
AGD Members: $129.00
Non-AGD Members: $250.00

CE: 4 (lecture) 
AGD Code: 690 (Implants)

Course Description:

For years we have all experienced the invaluable addition implant dentistry adds to a restorative outcome. Adding implant support can often provide a more conservative treatment approach, as in avoidance of additional preparations for a fixed partial denture or adding support and or retention to augment stability in a case. It’s really hard to imagine practicing dentistry without modern implant technology. However, in some cases, various mechanical failures can present, complicating the prognosis of the case or forcing revisions which are expensive to both the patient and practice. This course will examine many of the issues surrounding these failures. Why did it happen? Could it have been anticipated and or prevented? Is it possible to effectively resolve the immediate problem while re-engineering the case for increased stability? And lastly, understanding your limitations as to when to safely proceed or to refer.  If proceeding, what tools and training do you need to prevent complicating the case. All these issues will be systematically examined and then reinforced utilizing multiple Implant Mechanical Rescue (IMR) cases gathered from actual case histories.

Objectives

• Better identify some of the issues which pre-dispose a case for mechanical problems. 
• Recognize options in case construction which greatly influence force distribution, mechanical integrity, and long-term robustness. 
• Understand how screws function and how to deal with screw failure when it presents.
• Decide what to do when an implant mechanical complication presents, but even more importantly, what not to do to prevent additional complications

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Charles Mastrovich received his D.D.S. degree from Northwestern University Dental School in 1976. Following graduation, he completed a General Practice Residency Program at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration Hospital in Sepulveda, California. From 1978 to 2020, he maintained a full-time complex restorative practice in Escondido, California. In 2020, he limited his practice to only treating implant mechanical rescue (IMR) cases by combining his knowledge of implant systems and mechanics into a specialized expertise involving the recovery of failed implant components. Since retrieval of his first IMR case over 25 years ago, Dr. Mastrovich has successfully resolved over 1300 cases.  He also enjoys sharing this expertise along with precision IMR product development. For these reasons, he has received numerous invitations to lecture for study clubs and national professional organizations. His presentations focus on problem resolution utilizing the multiple disciplines of restorative dentistry, biomechanics, physics, and basic mechanical principles encountered in these cases.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

• Registrations are subject to a $75 non-refundable processing fee.
• Cancellations made by email prior to 8/15/25 will receive a refund less the $75 processing fee.
• Cancellations made after 8/15/25 are completely non-refundable.
• Transfer of a registration to another name will be considered by email request through 8/15/25.

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