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MDIB Annual Clinical: Pediatric Dental Symposium
Event Details
March 7th & 8th, 2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
Location:
Hilton Rosemont O’HARE
5550 N. River Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018
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Event Schedule
Thursday, March 7th
Check-In
Welcome
Dr. Jeanette MacLean
Lunch
Dr. Jeanette Maclean
Friday, March 8th
Check-In
Welcome
Dr. Richard Baxter
Lunch
Dr. Soroush Zaghi
Dr. Michael Higgins
Dr. Najia Usman
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Event Speakers
About The Speaker
Dr. Jeanette Maclean Budd
Dr. Jeanette MacLean is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, owner of Affiliated Children’s Dental Specialists in Glendale, Arizona, and mother of two. She received her dental degree, with honors, from the University of Southern California in 2003 and completed her specialty training in pediatric dentistry in 2005 at Sunrise Children’s Hospital through the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Dr. MacLean has become an internationally recognized advocate and expert on minimally invasive dentistry, appearing in newspapers, magazines, television, and continuing education lectures on this hot topic. Most notably, she was featured in the July 2016 New York Times article “A Cavity Fighting Liquid Helps Kids Avoid Dentists’ Drills,” which brought national attention to the option of treating cavities non-invasively with silver diamine fluoride.
Jeanette MacLean, DDS
Office (623)362-1150
Morning Lecture
Course Title:
Noninvasive Caries Treatments
Course Description:
Minimally invasive treatment of incipient caries lesions can help delay or even avoid entering the surgical restorative cycle and prolong the lifespan of the natural dentition. Non-surgical interventions like topical fluorides, remineralization, silver diamine fluoride, and resin infiltration can help reverse or arrest non-cavitated proximal. This course will explore proactive treatment for incipient caries lesions that bridge the gap between “watch and wait” and “drill and fill.”
Course Objectives:
- Review non-restorative treatments for incipient caries lesions
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different treatment options
- Review the clinical protocols for nonsurgical caries treatments
Afternoon Lecture
Course Title:
Pulp Therapy and Stainless Steel Crowns
Course Description:
Frequent snacking, not flossing, and unsupervised brushing combined with baby teeth’s thin enamel, enlarged pulp chambers, and tight, broad contacts create the perfect storm for rapid breakdown of tooth structure. Multi-surface restorations can be unpredictable and difficult to place in young children. Pulp therapy and stainless steel crowns (SSCs) are some of the most common pediatric dental procedures, as well as the most dependable for achieving long term clinical success. This course will review minimally invasive options like indirect pulp therapy and the Hall Technique, as well as conventional vital pulpotomy and SSC placement. Whether you are a general dentist that enjoys treating children or a seasoned pediatric specialist, we will review tips and tricks to help increase your treatment confidence and improve clinical outcomes.
Course Objectives:
- Review pulp therapy guidelines
- Review the evidence for Hall Technique
- Discuss the clinical protocol for SSCs and pulp therapies
Course Title:
Tongue-Tie Update: How Oral Restrictions Impact Feeding, Speech, and Sleep Across the Lifespan
Course Description:
It seems everywhere you turn, parents and professionals are discussing, concerned about, and asking questions about tongue and lip-ties. With so many opinions, objections, and success stories, it’s hard to cut through the noise. This evidence-based and clinically-informed presentation will clarify the real struggles and quality of life issues a restricted tongue or lip can impact. Dentists are well-positioned to screen for, diagnose and treat, or refer these patients with a team-based approach to manage these common conditions. A review of the relevant literature, clinical cases of all ages, diagnostic criteria, assessment techniques, treatment videos, and recommendations will be discussed in this comprehensive lecture. Dr. Baxter will share the knowledge, successes, and struggles from his practice and experience in treating thousands of patients with these conditions. A question and answer session will follow the didactic learning with plenty of time for attendees to ask questions and learn how best to help their patients.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the literature relating to tongue and lip-ties and the best practices where research does not yet exist.
- Conduct a thorough exam on a baby, child, or adolescent; classify the degree of tongue or lip restriction; and screen for common symptoms related to these conditions.
- Know if the attendee wishes to treat these patients in the office as part of a multidisciplinary team or refer them for care by a trained provider.
- List the steps involved in assessing, diagnosing, referring to other specialists, and treating when indicated children with tongue restrictions.
- List action steps to initiate inclusive and diversity efforts in your practice.
About The Speaker
Dr. Richard Baxter
Dr. Richard Baxter is a board-certified pediatric dentist and diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery. He is a nationally recognized speaker on tongue-ties, and lead author of the bestselling book Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, and More. He is passionate about educating parents and healthcare practitioners about the effects a tongue-tie can have throughout the lifespan. He lives in Birmingham, AL with his wife, Tara, their five-year-old old twin girls, Hannah and Noelle, and infant Molly. He is the founder and owner of the Alabama Tongue-Tie Center where he uses the CO2 laser to release oral restrictions that are causing nursing, speech, dental, sleep and feeding issues. He had a tongue-tie himself, and all three of his girls were treated for tongue and lip-tie at birth, so for him, this field is a personal one. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor activities. He serves as an elder at his church and is on the board of Reach the Rest, a global missions organization. Dr. Baxter also participates in many overseas dental mission trips. He is currently working on several research and educational projects related to tongue-ties.
Course Title:
Introduction to A Functional Approach to Sleep & Breathing: Tongue-Tie, Tongue-Tone, and Tongue-Space
Course Description:
Sleep and breathing disorders are now well appreciated to have a direct effect on a multitude of dental health outcomes including caries, periodontal disease, dental wear, malocclusion, pain, and oral dysfunction, as well as overall medical health, longevity, and psychosocial well-being. Dental healthcare providers are in a unique position to not only screen and monitor patients with sleep and breathing disorders, but more importantly to actively participate in treatment through a multidisciplinary approach that recognizes the limited role of medical providers to manage disease and the broad role of dental providers to optimize health and wellness for all patients through prevention, early identification, management, and definitive resolution. This presentation will provide an evidenced-based overview of the entire spectrum of sleep-related breathing disorders and approach to treatment of tongue-tie, tongue-tone, and tongue-space issues based on the latest research and clinical protocols developed by Dr. Zaghi and his team at The Breathe Institute.
Course Objectives:
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- Learn to use the FAIREST-6 as an objective, validated screening tool based on physical examination characteristics to evaluate for risk of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
- Learn how the clinical definition of ankyloglossia has evolved over recent years and recognize the role and limitations of tongue-tie surgery in the broader context of myofunctional (tongue-tone) and maxillofacial (tongue-space) issues.
- Appreciate how a functional approach to sleep, breathing, tongue-tie, and maxillofacial development can be implemented to optimize the health and wellness of every patient.
About The Speaker
Dr. Soroush Zaghi
Dr. Soroush Zaghi graduated from Harvard Medical School, completed residency in ENT (Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery) at UCLA, and Sleep Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University. He now serves as medical director of The Breathe Institute where the focus of his sub-specialty training is on the comprehensive treatment of nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea in children and adults. He is very active in clinical research with over 90+ peer-reviewed research publications in the fields of neuroscience, head and neck surgery, myofunctional therapy, and sleep-disordered breathing. He is an invited lecturer, author, and journal reviewer for topics relating to the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing and tongue-tie disorders in children and adults.
Course Title:
Medical Emergencies…are YOU Prepared!
Course Description:
A review and management of the more common yet serious Medical Emergencies particular to the dental office. A Medical crisis can be triggered by an exacerbation of a pre-existing health condition or directly by the stresses and treatment of oral conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to routinely revisit and maintain the skills to recognize, diagnose, stabilize, and manage medical emergencies when they develop. It is a Dentists obligation to be prepared for physiologic derangements as they might occur in the course of dental care. This presentation is designed to serve as a nidus for further study to improve your skills for intervention of acute destabilizing health events.
Course Objectives:
- Recognize acute deterioration of organ systems
- Improve your understanding of the pathophysiology of systemic illness
- Review the Basics of Prevention and Interventional strategies for the most likely emergencies a Dentist may encounter
About The Speaker
DR. MICHAEL HIGGINS
Following dental school, Dr. Higgins completed a Hospital General Practice Residency in New York, after which he was then accepted into the anesthesiology residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, 1980-82. Since completion of his anesthesia training, Dr. Higgins has practiced dental anesthesiology, providing office based anesthesia care throughout the Northern Illinois area.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Higgins is a long-standing faculty member with the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Illinois Hospital Medical Center, and holds the academic rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology within that department and the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine. Dr. Higgins is a regional and national lecturer and is published in the area of Anesthesiology for Dentistry. He is a consultant to the Illinois State Department of Professional Regulation.
Dr. Higgins has remained very active at all levels of the dental society. On the local level, he served on Mediation & Peer Review for the Chicago Dental Society, as President of the Northwest Suburban Dental Society, on the Chicago Midwinter Lecture and Exhibits Committees, as Program Chairman of the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, and as Chairman of the Members Group of the Chicago Dental Society.
On the state level, Dr. Higgins is pleased to have served on the Publications and Legislative committees and other numerous committees of the Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS), as a member of ISDS Board of Trustees, Program Chairman of the ISDS Leadership Conference, Program Chairman for the ISDS Annual Session, and a delegate to the American Dental Association.
In addition, Dr. Higgins is proud to have represented the Profession as follows:
- The Illinois Dental Society of Anesthesiology, President
- The Illinois State Dental Society, President
- The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, President
Dr. Higgins is a Fellow of both the American and the International College of Dentists . He is board certified with the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Anesthesiology . He is a Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology . Dr. Higgins was a recipient of the prestigious Dr. Leonard M. Monheim Lifetime Achievement Award for Anesthesiology.
Dr. Higgins is a native of the Chicago area and resides in Palatine with his wife, Mary, and their three children- Ryan, Lindsay, and Mitchell. He enjoys spending time with his family as well as boating, fishing, and gardening, when he can find the time!
Course Title:
Dental Trauma and the Pediatric Patient: Nomenclature, Diagnosis and Management
Course Description:
The management of dental trauma in the pediatric population is critical in achieving the best prognosis. Dr. Usman will review the nomenclature of trauma diagnosis as this is pertinent in creating a treatment plan aimed at achieving the best prognosis with regards to maintaining a healthy, functional and esthetic result long term. Factors that influence prognosis such as extra-oral dry time, size of the apex and type of injury will be reviewed. The most up to date trauma guidelines IADT will be reviewed and using Dr. Usman’s personal cases, innovative treatments including regeneration and vital pulp therapy to manage complications of trauma such as extreme discoloration, replacement resorption and ankylosis will be discussed. Dr. Usman will also discuss complex interdisciplinary treatment plans such as working with OMFS, periodontics, prosthodontics and orthodontics to get extraordinary results.
Course Objectives:
- Diagnosing the type of injury
- Understanding how the age and sex of a patient can affect the prognosis
- Selecting the appropriate treatment plan and building and interdisciplinary team
- List action steps to initiate inclusive and diversity efforts in your practice.
About The Speaker
Dr. Najia usman
Dr. Najia Usman graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 1995 with her DDS. After completing a one-year general practice residency at the Cleveland Clinic she furthered her interest in endodontics by completing a two-year endodontic residency at Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon in 2002. She was awarded her Diplomate Status by the American Board of Endodontics in 2009.
Dr. Usman has been in private practice since 2002. Though she practices full-scope endodontics, she has cultivated an interest in the endodontic management in trauma, pediatrics and resorptive lesions. She has organized and lectured in dental trauma symposiums. She has lectured and clinically taught dental students, endodontic and pediatric residents. She has lectured nationally and locally to study clubs on topics such as Endo-Perio, Atypical Facial Pain, Regenerative Endodontics and Pulpal injuries after Oro-Facial Trauma. Her study The Influence of Instrument Size on Debridement was published in the Journal of Endodontics (Feb 2004, vol 30, 110-112) has been cited over 260 times. She is the proud mother of 4 children ages 18 to 28 and has been married to and shares a private multi specialty practice with Dr. Faisal Quereshy OMFS for 29 years. They reside in Cleveland, Ohio.
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