Bio:
Dr. Neil L Starr graduated from McGill University Dental School. After completion of a general dental residency program at the Jewish General Hospital, he attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine wherein he received his postdoctoral training in Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics.
He has been an associate clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, in the Postdoctoral Program of Periodontal Prosthesis for more than 20 years, and has been lecturing nationally and internationally to groups of surgeons and restorative dentists for decades.
Dr. Starr has authored a series of articles on treatment planning and sequencing therapy in the comprehensive treatment of the partially edentulous patient, appearing in the inaugural issue of the Seattle Study Club Journal and the scientific issue of the Alpha Omegan.
Abstract:
We as dentists are always confronted with the need to make decisions about how to treat our patient’s needs – how involved might the treatment need to be; how long will it take to accomplish the treatment and of utmost importance based on the patient’s age, stage of life and temperament, which treatment option would provide the smartest outcome short term or long term.
Dr. Starr will walk us through a series of treated dental cases, answering for us his overarching rationales for treatment in each treatment plan that he presents.
It is through his philosophy of clinical dental practice and his understanding of the interplay of the specialty outcomes that the rationales for his treatment approaches will come to light.
This compelling presentation will highlight a series of dental cases that Dr. Starr treated and his rationale for each treatment selection.
Learning Objectives:
I. When presented with multiple treatment options, how does one make the right decision for the patient?
II. Understanding the power of each dental specialty for either saving teeth and/or utilizing dental implants successfully short term or long term.
III. Treatment planning based on the “success” of the foundational support of dental implants.
IV. Taking age into consideration when planning dental treatment.