Simplifying Full-Arch Cases: Use of Digital Methods to Plan and Orchestrate Efficient Treatment with All of Your Referrals*
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Full-arch restorations can be intimidating for surgical and restoring dentists. The goal should be to provide the patient with a long-term, well-designed solution that avoids excessive steps and cost. Time and cost efficiency is important to consider when deciding how to treat the patient. This session will outline the infrastructure requirements for clinicians and demonstrate a relatively simple approach that can be used by all clinicians to efficiently provide full-arch restorations for their patients.
*Indicates that this activity is approved by AAOMS for continuing dental education credit ONLY.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Recognize what equipment is needed for the virtual and digital process.
- Explain that simplification of the full-arch process will be time- and cost-effective for all members of the team.
- Realize that the oral and maxillofacial surgeon may need to direct the restoring dentist on laboratory support.
- Recognize the need for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon to be able to merge files and develop a virtual plan within 30 minutes.
Michael S. Block, DMD
Private Practice and Clinical Professor
Center for Dental Reconstruction
Metairie, Louisiana
Disclosure(s): Jet Investments: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); X-Nav: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)
An Internet-based CDE Activity
Original Release Date: September 15, 2025
Expiration Date: September 15, 2028
Estimated time to complete this educational activity: 1 hour
Method of participation: Self-Study
Michael S. Block, DMD
Private Practice and Clinical Professor
Center for Dental Reconstruction
Dr. Block graduated from the University of Rochester in 1975, attaining both a BA in Biology and a BS in Biomedical Engineering. He completed his dental training at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1979, receiving his D.M.D. cum laude in a special field. He completed his residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the LSU School of Dentistry in 1983. He remained at the LSU School of Dentistry and achieved the academic rank of Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Currently he is in private practice.
Dr. Block is the editor-in-chief of five textbooks on dental implants, Endosseous Implants for Maxillofacial Reconstruction, Implants in Dentistry, Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery: the 4th edition was published in 2015. He is Past President of the Academy of Osseointegration, and has been program chairman for three of their annual programs. Dr. Block has served on the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Committee on Continuing Education as Chairman of the subcommittee on dental implants. Dr. Block has been an examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a Section Editor on Dental Implants for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Disclosure(s): Jet Investments: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing); X-Nav: Stock-privately held company (Ongoing)
Continuing Education Provider Approval
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
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.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credit(s).
AGD - Accepted Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
11/1/22-12/31/26
Provider ID# 214680
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