Dental Implant Intervention for Syndromic & Non-Syndromic Childhood Partial Edentulism
Kenneth S. Kurtz, DDS, FACP, FDS RCPSS (Glasgow), FRCSI

Young patients with hypodontia, oligodontia, and anodontia require careful evaluation for tooth replacement therapy in a comprehensive fashion. Guidelines for intervention require flexibility, and infrequently some clinical conditions require aggressive intervention. A review of Delphi Studies for a subset of Ectodermal Dysplasia patients will serve as the basis for a broader discussion of who, what, where, and when indicated elective treatment can and should proceed. Multiple dental specialty providers can provide a team approach to address these patient needs and a discussion of parental vs. patient consent will be included, as well as the genetic basis of the underlying conditions, and possible future epigenetic long term consequences of the conditions.

Course Objectives:
-Understand definitions of missing teeth
-Review timing of dental implant intervention
-Appreciate the underlying genetic & possible long-term sequalae

Biography: Kenneth S. Kurtz, DDS, FACP, FDS RCPSS (Glasgow), FRCSI

Dr. Kurtz received his DDS from the NYU College of Dentistry (NYUCD), prosthodontic training at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and subsequent maxillofacial prosthetic training at the Bronx VAMC/Columbia University School of Dental Medicine completing the NYU Surgical Implant Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Dennis Tarnow in 2009. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP), Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics (GNYAP), and serves as the current President-Elect of the ACP. Dr. Kurtz is a Fellow of two royal academies (Scotland & Ireland) and is a Clinical Professor and Director, Division of Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine (SBSDM). He holds academic appointments at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College Of Medicine in both the Department of Dentistry and Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head & Neck Surgery) as the Director of Prosthodontic Research in the graduate prosthodontic program. A visiting Professor at Trinity College Dublin, he has co-authored over fifty peer reviewed scientific papers, serves on the Editorial Board of three prosthodontic journals (JPros, JPD, and IJP) and is a Past-President of the IADR Prosthodontics Research Group. His private practice is in New Hyde Park NY, Academic Prosthodontics of Long Island (ap-li.com) which is in close proximity to LIJ Medical Center where he is an attending maxillofacial prosthodontist and is appointed to the faculty as a Clinical Professor of Dentistry at the Northwell/Hofstra University School of Medicine.