The 30th Annual Dr. Dan Cruz Memorial Prosthodontic Lecture: Digital Foundations Across Fixed, Removable, Implant and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Thursday, April 23
9 AM - Noon
3 CDE Credits – DDS, DH, DA, AUX
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This session establishes the digital diagnostic and planning foundation used across different types of prosthodontic care. From simple crown cases to complex facial defects, we explore how accurate digital records and virtual design tool help achieve a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment strategy.
Course Objectives:
1. Identify the essential digital diagnostic tools used across fixed, removable, implant and maxillofacial prosthodontics, including intraoral scanners, CBCT and facial scanning.
2. Integrate digital records and datasets (STL, DICOM, PLY) for comprehensive treatment planning in both simple and complex cases.
3. Utilize virtual design platforms (e.g. digital smile design, virtual articulators) to develop prosthetically driven and patient-centered plans.
4. Understand interdisciplinary digital workflows that enhance collaboration between surgeons, prosthodontists, lab technicians and other specialists.
5. Apply digital planning protocols to improve communication with patients and guide them through the proposed treatment phases across various prosthodontic modalities.
PRESENTER:
C. Edgar Davila, DDS, M.S., CDT, FACP, FAAMP, FAAID, FITI
Edgar Davila is a board-certified prosthodontist with a private practice in Tampa, Florida. He serves as a clinical associate professor at the University of Florida and UAB School of Dentistry. He completed his prosthodontic training at the University of Louisville, a maxillofacial prosthetics fellowship at MD Anderson and an AEGD at Eastman. He holds hospital privileges at UF Health, Mease Countryside and Tampa General. A diplomate of the ABP and ABOI, he is also a fellow of the ACP, AAMP, and AAID. His practice focuses on maxillofacial prosthetics, prosthodontics and implantology, integrating digital technology and in-house lab support.
Conflict of Interest: None
