LAS VEGAS, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Prosthodontists' 43rd Annual Session will be held in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace on Oct. 9-12. With record-breaking attendance levels anticipated, more than 1,200 dental professionals are expected to attend including prosthodontists, dental technicians and dental industry authorities gather to hear world-class speakers present new science about oral health topics.
At the premier prosthodontic meeting of the year and working from an evidence-based foundation, speakers will perform critical analyses on topics including systemic and oral health challenges, treatment rationales, and the integration of digital technology into prosthodontic practice.
"With an extraordinary group of speakers, a program dedicated to practitioners in prosthodontics, and a world-class venue all make for a sure bet on an outstanding Annual Session," said John A. Sorensen, D.M.D., Ph.D, F.A.C.P., ACP 43rd Annual Session chair and a professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington, Seattle. "The ACP Annual Session shines its spotlight on prosthodontists' commitment to advancing knowledge of oral health issues facing today's patients by delivering four full days of science from around the world delivered by speakers at the forefront of the specialty and allied specialties."
The ACP Annual Session covers four full days of excellence in prosthodontics. This is learning that can transform the effectiveness of specialized dental practice based in prosthodontics. Practitioners share how they have handled the most challenging topics in prosthodontics, solving problems of complications and failures, and see how they've improved their practices with new technologies for diagnosis and treatment.
Like medicine, dentistry has taken incredible leaps forward in the past decade. Prosthodontists are at the forefront of this innovation by applying their advanced training and commitment to life-long learning of new materials, using state of the art digital dentistry tools to help patients save time, visits and expenses and applying advanced training to help improve patient outcomes for beautiful specialized dentistry, optimal oral health and improved patient outcomes. Patients are opting to go to a prosthodontist.
Prosthodontists are specialized dentists with advanced training in oral health issues, who are committed to improving patient results. From implants, crowns, veneers and tooth whitening, to full- mouth reconstruction, prosthodontists are specialists in digital dentistry and CAD/CAM solutions. The ACP is the only prosthodontic specialty organization whose membership is based solely on education credentials. ACP members must be in or have completed an ADA-accredited advanced education program in prosthodontics.
The American College of Prosthodontists is the professional association of dentists with advanced specialty training dedicated to optimal oral health both in function and appearance including dental implants, crowns, veneers, dentures, and teeth whitening. For more information or to find a prosthodontist near you, visit GoToAPro.org.