UPDATE

FRIDAY

ŁUKASZ LASSMANN

9:00–10:00

What truly matters today in FMR and TMD?
A lecture on which protocols are worth simplifying, which should be abandoned, and which genuinely enhance treatment safety. No dogmas, no rigid schemes – just the intersection of function, aesthetics, and pain.

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10:00-10:30 break

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DAVIS THOMAS 

10:30–12:00

• Systemic factors affecting FMR
• Systemic factors affecting TMD

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12:00-12:30 break

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12:30–14:00
Pharmacotherapy for TMDs

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14:00- 15:00 lunch

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15:00–16:30

Systemic factors affecting Dental treatment prognosis

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16:30–17:00

Panel discussion

SATURDAY

JORGE CARDOSO

11:00–12:15
A simplified framework for interdisciplinary complex cases

Interdisciplinary dentistry is nowadays an absolute need in any small or large dental office. Patients, needs, scientifics advances and digital dentistry allowed and demanded that a coordinated team perform treatments that include periodontology, orthodontics, implant dentistry, restorative dentistry and prosthodontics. In this lecture, the author, as a prosthodontist will present a simplified thought process and cover important aspects to facilitate successful workflow, patient management and team communication throughout diagnosis, treatment planning and execution of simple and complex cases.

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12:12-12:45 break

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12:45–14:00
Choosing anterior ceramics – structure, color and biotype

The choice of the most adequate dental preparation and ceramic type in the anterior esthetic region is still a challenge even for more experienced clinicians. Typical restoration failures include: darkish/greyish optical effects, lack of value, dark margins, gingival recession and of course abutment and/or ceramic structural failures. Instead of following commercial advice or trends that lack evidence, a decision process will be presented to minimize these failures.
Using the Concept of Restorative Volume the author will present recommendations based on:

• Structure – “ferrule” design, palatal ridges and remaining enamel
• Color – preparation depth for color change, “umbrella” effect and how to deal with minimal layering trends
• Gingival Phenotype – minimizing recession

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14:00–15:15 lunch

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15:45–17:00
Implant prosthodontics critical aspects – single to full mouth

The rapid knowledge advances of the perio-restorative interface, transmucosal design and digital workflows have made implant prosthodontics an ever changing field.
In this author the author will cover:

•  ideal implant position
• abutment design and choice
• importance of soft tissue
• prosthodontic workflow
• impression and try-ins
• prosthetic design and biomechanical aspects
• Fp1 and Fp3 decision making and clinical aspects

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17:00-17:30 break

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ARTUR MAKIEŁA, TOMASZ FALKOWSKI

17:30 -21:30
Lecture and practical session on hypnosis in dentistry

SUNDAY

RIAZ YAR 

9:00- 10:30

Digital Occlusion: How Accurate Are We?

Digital occlusion is now embedded in restorative and multidisciplinary workflows, yet “accuracy” is often assumed rather than critically verified. This lecture explores where occlusal accuracy is gained or lost along the digital chain: data acquisition, alignment and registration, virtual articulation, dynamic simulation, manufacturing tolerances, and clinical verification.
Delegates will learn how to define accuracy in clinically relevant terms (not only technical ones), identify common sources of error, and apply pragmatic validation steps to improve predictability from scan to design to delivery.

Aim: To provide a structured, clinically relevant framework for evaluating and improving the accuracy of digital occlusal workflows from data acquisition to chairside verification.

Learning outcomes:

• Define “accuracy” in digital occlusion in clinically meaningful terms (static contacts, functional movements, patient adaptation).

• Identify key sources of error within the digital workflow (scan strategy, registration, alignment, articulation, and manufacturing tolerances).

• Apply a simple validation pathway to confirm occlusal reliability before irreversible steps (prep refinement, milling/printing, cementation).

• Recognise red flags indicating when a digital workflow should be supplemented with analogue cross-checks.

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10:30- 11:00 break

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11:00- 12:30

Digital Occlusion in Practice: Turning Data Into Predictable Function

This lecture translates accuracy principles into everyday clinical decision-making for restorations and occlusal adjustments. It focuses on practical strategies to reduce remakes and chairside adjustment time, including optimised scanning and bite capture, reproducible reference positions, management of patient-related variables, control of software defaults, and the use of digital metrics to guide refinement.
Real-world clinical cases demonstrate how digital occlusal data can be integrated with functional examination to avoid over-adjustment, iatrogenic interferences, and postoperative discomfort.

Aim: To equip clinicians with a repeatable and efficient method for converting digital occlusal data into predictable functional outcomes in both routine and advanced cases.

Learning outcomes:

• Implement a step-by-step “digital occlusal journey” that minimises variability from scan to delivery.

• Select scanning and registration strategies that improve repeatability, including when to rescan and when not to.

• Interpret digital occlusal outputs in relation to functional findings (guidance, interferences, muscular response, envelope of function).

• Communicate occlusal objectives more effectively with the laboratory using digital records and shared reference points.

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12:30-13:00 break

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13:00-14:30

Demonstrating Functional Occlusion With 4D Technology: From Static Contacts to Dynamic Function

This live demonstration presents a complete functional occlusal workflow using 4D technology to visualise and assess occlusion over time and during mandibular movement. Participants will observe how dynamic occlusal data are captured, processed, and interpreted, how they are integrated into digital articulation and restorative design, and how the results inform safe and efficient clinical adjustment strategies.
The session is highly practical and “tips and tricks” oriented, focusing on small but impactful refinements that significantly improve clinical outcomes.

Aim: To demonstrate the clinical application of 4D functional occlusal data for diagnosis, restorative planning, and chairside occlusal refinement.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the setup and execution of a reproducible 4D functional occlusion recording protocol.

• Observe how 4D findings are integrated with digital articulation and design to reduce post-insertion adjustments.

• Learn how to generate a concise digital occlusion report to support laboratory communication, documentation, and informed consent using Sphere.

Embedded “tips and tricks” themes (lecture + demo)

• Standardising bite capture to reduce variability (repeatability checks and re-capture triggers)

• Managing scan artefacts that mimic occlusal discrepancies

• Knowing when to trust digital contacts, when to cross-check, and how to do so efficiently

• A simple pre-cementation verification checklist to prevent clinical surprises

• Documentation pearls: recording digital occlusal findings in a defensible and clinically meaningful manner

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14:30-15:00 Conclusion