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2025 Participation Series:
October 17
Laser Use in Fixed Prosthetic &
Implant Dentistry
Friday, October 17, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Maritime Conference Center
Building 3 | Room A307
692 Maritime Blvd| Linthicum Heights
Lunch is provided
Dentists have a variety of wavelengths to choose from when deciding which laser is most appropriate for their practice. Some wavelengths are perfectly suited for periodontal therapy, while other wavelengths may be more appropriate for a prosthetics-driven practice. The use of lasers for specific procedures found in everyday fixed and implant prosthetic cases will be highlighted in this immersive seminar. Specific procedures to be discussed include:
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​Soft and hard tissue crown lengthening
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Cordless gingival troughing
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Cosmetic recontouring of gingival prior to laminate placement- Creation of the ideal golden proportion
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Treatment of altered passive eruption cases
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Peri-implant soft tissue modification and treatment of peri-implantitis
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Ovate pontic site formation
Course Objectives:
Participants in this course will gain knowledge in the following areas:
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Be familiar with the use of lasers for specific procedures found in a prosthetics-driven practice.
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Able to incorporate this knowledge into a basis for determining which laser wavelength is most appropriate for their practice.
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Be able to incorporate hard and soft tissue laser dentistry into their practices first thing tomorrow morning.
AGD 610 Fixed Prosthodontics
CE Credit: 8 or 16 Lecture/Participation
with Robert Convissar, DDS
About our Speaker:
Dr. Robert Convissar is a pioneer in the field of laser dentistry. One of the first dentists in the world to incorporate lasers into general practice he has close to 4 decades of experience with CO2, Diode, Erbium, Nd.YAG and PBM wavelengths. He has authored over twenty peer-reviewed papers and 7 laser textbooks. An international lecturer from New York to London to Sydney to Tokyo to Dubai to Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and everywhere in between, he has delivered close to 400 Laser Certification and Laser Tongue Tie Certification courses worldwide. He practices laser-assisted dentistry in New York City. He is the only dentist in the world to have the triad of awards: Diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery; Fellow of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery; Master of the Academy of Laser Dentistry; as well as being a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry.
His seminal textbook Principles and Practice of Laser Dentistry, now in its 3rd edition, has been the standard textbook on laser dentistry for over a decade – translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Polish, with more translations pending. He is the co-author of Color Atlas of Tongue Tie and Lip Tie Laser Frenectomy – the first textbook in the world on the subject. He practices laser dentistry in New York City, where he also serves as Director of Laser Dentistry at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Queens. He is the only dentist from the USA on the faculty of the world famous Master’s Degree Program in Laser Dentistry at the University of Genoa (Italy).