Faculty members of the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston will present a different Lunch and Learn program for dentists and hygienists on Thursday and Friday. Receive one extra hour of CE credit during these informative sessions while enjoying a hot lunch buffet

Dr. Raouf Hanna		THURSDAY, MARCH 27 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. 1 CE Hour Technical and Scientific   HANNA Audience: D      All Categories: $40 IMMEDIATE IMPLANTS AND IMMEDIATE TEMPORIZATION: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Course Code: T30 This course is suitable for the practitioner who is planning on or already started offering immediate dental implants as part of their practice services. The course will provide detailed presentations focused on all aspects of Immediate Implant dentistry. Cases with immediate extraction and placement, as well as immediate restoration will be presented.  Simple to advanced cases will be discussed in a step by step manner, from case selection to complications and risks. This course will enable the new implant dentist as well as the experienced practitioner to offer more options to their patients.  AGD Code:  691 Raouf Hanna, DDS, MS, is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry (Advanced Education in general dentistry program).
Margo Y. Melchor, RDH, BSDH		12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. 1 CE Hour Technical and Scientific   MELCHOR Audience: H      All Categories: $40 DENTIN HYPERSENSITIVITY: NO PAIN, MORE GAIN Course Code: T31 Patients will look to the Registered Dental Hygienist to provide relief from dentin hypersensitivity and understanding how this condition impacts their quality of life. This condition may be challenging to assess because of oral conditions stemming from gingival recession, dietary measures, and oral hygiene practices.  Bleaching methods and products may also induce dentinal hypersensitivity. In this seminar, learn how to manage hypersensitivity and different treatment approaches that vary in the degree of relief they provide for different individuals.  AGD Code:  180 Ms. Margo Melchor is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UTHSC-Houston, Dental Branch, School of Dental Hygiene.  She also practices part-time for a general dental practice in River Oaks.  Ms. Melchor is the President of the Greater Houston Hispanic Dental Association, and is on the Executive Board for the National Hispanic Dental Association.
Dr. Raouf Hanna		FRIDAY, MARCH 28 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. 1 CE Hour Technical and Scientific   HANNA Audience: D      All Categories: $40 SAVE TOOTH OR REPLACE WITH AN IMPLANT: HOW TO DETERMINE PROGNOSIS Course Code: F44 Dental implants have become a widely accepted treatment modality. Making evidence based supported decision on saving or extracting a tooth is not an easy task. This course will discuss the process of prognosticating (assigning a prognosis) based on available information. Criteria to assign prognosis will be discussed. Also, long term survival of compromised dentition will be presented as it relates to clinical settings. Finally, available data on implants verses alternative treatment prognosis will be compared. AGD Code:  693 Raouf Hanna, DDS, MS, is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry (Advanced Education in general dentistry program).
Dr. Jerry Bouquot		12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. 1 CE Hour Technical and Scientific BOUQUOT Audience: H      All Categories: $40 NEW DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES: USING SOUND AND LIGHT TO FIND BAD CELLS AND BONE Course Code: F45 Several exciting (and confusing) new technologies are available to help the dental professional locate oral pre-cancers and cancers at an early or otherwise “unseen” stage, and to assess poor alveolar bone quality for implant sites and bisphosphonate users.  This informal discussion will review the pros and cons of the latest devices.  AGD Code:  743 Jerry Bouquot, DDS, MSD, FADI, FICD, FACD, is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston.  He is also Adjunct Professor of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry and is the Director of two federally certified biopsy services.   Dr. Bouquot has more than 200 published papers, abstracts and book chapters and was recently the recipient of the Fleming and Davenport Award for original research.

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