Schedule At A Glance

The ACOMS24 program delivers outstanding education while allowing you time to experience Scottsdale. Keep your eyes on this page as more details are announced.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Medicine, Anesthesia, and Implants

9:00 AM – 7:30 PM | Registration

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Welcome Snack in Exhibit Hall

12:15 PM | Short Sponsor Presentation

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1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Why the Zygoma Implant? Fundamental and Biomechanics Principles Clarified
Speaker: Edmond Bedrossian, DDS
CE Hours: 0.75

The completely edentulous maxilla poses a unique treatment planning challenge secondary to the presence of pneumatized maxillary sinuses as well as lack of alveolar bone due to significant resorption. Rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla in the 1980s to early 1990s focused on bone grafting procedures to establish adequate bone volume for placement of implants.  Although favorable success rates were reported, the prolonged treatment plans with multiple staged procedures were barriers for patient’s willingness to proceed with recommended treatment plans.

 For the past 17 years, a paradigm shift has taken place as the graftless surgical approach, especially the Zygoma implant, has become very popular. However, significant misunderstanding and confusion exists as to the biomechanical principles as well as whether there is one or multiple techniques for the placement of the zygoma implant. 

 This presentation will discuss the critical factors necessary to provide a fixed implant supported restoration for patients with moderate to severe alveolar resorption using the zygoma implant and demystify the technique, biomechanics and the optimal design of the contemporary zygoma implant.

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM | Digital Work Flow and the Zygoma Concept
Speaker: Edmond Bedrossian, DDS
CE Hours: 0.75

Adoption of the digital work flow in the contemporary Oral & Maxillofacial practice allows for communications between the implant team members. The application of fundamental surgical and prosthetic principles with the available digital workflows, is the genesis of the DIGILOG concept. The use of planning software allows for relating the patient’s maxillofacial anatomy to the proposed esthetic needs for the immediate load provisional. Using the planning software allows the team to identify the optimal number and distribution of implants for optimal biomechanical support of a fixed prosthesis. The patient’s maxillary model can be printed allowing the surgeon to “practice” the procedure prior to the actual surgery. This presentation will highlight the application of the DIGILOG concept by sharing several patient cases.

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | What Are the Pros and Cons for the Various Drugs that Are Used for Office Based Anesthesia?
Speaker: Ross Beirne, DMD, PhD
CE Hours: 0.75

The lecture will discuss the various anesthetic drugs that are used by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons for office-based sedation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia.  The pharmacology of medications that are currently used for bolus administration as well as continuous pump administration will be discussed.  The safety of these drugs will also be reviewed.  Because of the increasing use of medical and recreational marijuana/cannabis, the interaction of anesthetic drugs with marijuana/cannabis will be reviewed with a focus of the possible adverse effects of marijuana/cannabis on patient safety.

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM | Break in Exhibit Hall

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM | GLP-1 Agonist Drugs and their Impact on the OMS' Practice with Regard to Sedation
Speaker: Kelly Kennedy, DDS, MS, FACS
CE Hours: 0.75

GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs are expected to be a $70 billion dollar industry by 2030. OMSs must understand what these drugs are and how they affect GI physiology. This lecture will identify a high-risk stomach via review of medical history while reviewing the pharmacology of GLP-1 receptor agonists. We will also discuss different treatments plans and symptoms to consider in surgical management.

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Archer Award
CE Hours: 0.5

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | A Game Based Platform to Test Readiness for Anesthesia Emergencies
Moderator: Ross Beirne, DMD, PhD
CE Hours: 1.0

Using a smart phone, computer, or tablet, the lecture attendee will be able to anonymously test their knowledge of appropriate responses to anesthesia emergences.  Case scenarios will be described and the audience will answer multiple choice and true/false questions related to management of anesthetic emergencies that might occur in the oral and maxillofacial surgery office.  Each participant will choose an anonymous player name and will receive points for answering the questions correctly.  The game-based learning platform is fun and will let participants test their preparation for anesthetic emergencies.  The audience will see the answers following each question and will also see the percentage of participants who correctly answered the questions. After each question, there will be a full case review of the answer to the question as well as discussion on why the alternative options are incorrect.

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Pathology and Debate in oral and maxillofacial surgery

6:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Registration

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Utility of p53 Immunohistochemistry in Oral Epithelial Dysplasia
Speaker: Yen Chen Kevin Ko, MD, DMD
CE Hours: 0.75

This lecture presents how p53 immunohistochemistry can be utilized as a tool in predicting the risk of malignant transformation in oral epithelial dysplasia.

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Point Counterpoint-Approaches to Orbital Fractures
Speaker: Melissa Amundson, DDS, MPH, FACS
CE Hours: 0.75

This lecture will highlight Pros and Cons to conventional trans-orbital approaches versus trans-astral approach. We will review technical aspects and outcome for trans-astral ORIF and complications associated with trans-orbital ORIF.

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Break in Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | The Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Intra-articular
Speaker: Gary Bouloux, DDS, MD, MDSc, FRACDS, FRACDS(OMS), FRCS(Eng), FACS
CE Hours: 0.75

The presentation provides an evidence-based framework to consider the diagnosis and management of intraarticular pain and dysfunction.

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | What’s the Current and Future Role of Medical Therapies for Odontogenic Pathologies?
Speaker: Jasjit Dillon, MBBS, DDS, FDSRCS, FACS
CE Hours: 0.75

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel Discussion
All Sunday speakers
Moderator: Cory Resnick, MD, DMD
CE Hours: 0.5

Odontogenic tumor surgical management is core to oral and maxillofacial surgery. Advances in molecular markers have increased our understanding of their pathogenesis. Is the future one in which these tumors are not treated surgically?

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch in Exhibit Hall

12:00 PM | Short Sponsor Presentation

Presentation by KLS Martin

5:30 PM & 6:00 PM | Shuttle Departs Hotel for the Reception at the Western Spirit Museum
Shuttle departs from the Fitness Center

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM | Offsite Reception at Western Spirit Museum

Monday, October 28, 2024

Implants and Opioid Management

6:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Registration

7:00 AM– 8:00 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Perioperative Opioid Management
Speaker: Karel deLeeuw, DDS, MD
CE Hours: 1.0

This lecture will review the science behind and recommendations for perioperative opioid management while reviewing recommendations for different patients based on medical history. 

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Prosthodontic Considerations in Implant Placement
Speaker: Alan Sutton, DDS, MS
CE Hours: 0.5

This lecture will focus on the prosthodontic and surgical interactions that will result in optimum prosthodontic outcomes.

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Break in Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Navigated Versus Robotic Surgery: Workflows, Efficiencies, and Challenges
Speaker: Robert Emery, BDS, DDS
CE Hours: 0.75

This program will review the workflow, efficiencies and challenges of these two forms of computer assisted surgery. Evidence based data and clinical scenarios will be presented.

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Update on Autografts and Allografts in Maxillofacial Reconstruction
Speaker: Jonathan Shum, DDS, MD, FACS, FRCD
CE Hours: 0.5

An update on current autografts and allografts used in the correction of maxillofacial defects.  Case descriptions and review of techniques ranging from alveolar defects, preprosthetic surgery to maxillofacial continuity defects.

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Particulate (GBR) versus Block Grafting
Speaker: Alan Herford, DDS
CE Hours: 0.5

Alveolar defects often require bone grafting to replace missing tissue. Many options are available to restore missing tissue. This lecture will dive into which defects will benefit from certain types of surgical therapies while discussing the limitations to each technique based off of specific patient cases.

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Farewell Snack in Exhibit Hall

As of October 4, 2024. Subject to change.

Learning Objectives

1.      Discuss the use of therapeutics in the management of Odontogenic tumors
2.      Provide recommendations for multiple implant supported prostheses
3.      Identify the various applications of the Digital work flow in the contemporary implant practice
4.      Discuss the preoperative, intraoperative as well as the post operative principles in treating patients with the zygoma implants to prevent potential complications
5.      Recognize the current market of allograft and autografts available for maxillofacial defect reconstruction
6. Discuss the science behind proper opioid management
7.      Describe the pharmacology of GLP-1 receptor agonists
8.      Discuss the efficiencies and challenges of the use of navigated and robotic surgery
9.      Describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anesthetic agents
10. Identify the implications of marijuana/cannabis use on anesthesia

Continuing education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. The PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates this live and enduring formats for this educational activity for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Live activity dates: October 26-28, 2024

The following planners, speakers, reviewers or staff have relevant financial relationships to disclose:

“I have at present or have had within the last 24 months, a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies.”

These financial relationships with ineligible companies have been mitigated by PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

All other presenters, planners, editors, or staff report no relationships to disclose:
“I do not have at present nor have had within the last 24 months, any financial relationships with ineligible companies.”

Continuing Dental Education (CDE) Credits: ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. ACOMS designates this activity for up to 11.25 hours of Continuing Dental Education (CDE).