The Smile Design Summit

Using optical illusion and morphological knowhow to create harmony and beauty when facing common challenges during the process of rehabilitating smiles. Prosthodontists, restorative dentists and technicians are constantly treating patients that, for many reasons, don’t have the ideal bone, gingiva, implant and/or tooth position. When the only tools left are the restorations, what can we do to overcome these compromises, camouflage the limitations, and generate the best possible esthetic outcome for these cases?

Learning Objectives:
-Understand and diagnose the dento-gingival esthetic compromises
-Learn the morphological and design tricks to camouflage limitations
-Control what matters to create balance and harmony
-Improve your communication Dentist-Lab
-Become more effective by controlling aesthetic issues at the chairside.

Using optical illusion and morphological knowhow to create harmony and beauty when facing common challenges during the process of rehabilitating smiles. Prosthodontists, restorative dentists and technicians are constantly treating patients that, for many reasons, don’t have the ideal bone, gingiva, implant and/or tooth position. When the only tools left are the restorations, what can we do to overcome these compromises, camouflage the limitations, and generate the best possible esthetic outcome for these cases?

Learning Objectives:
-Understand and diagnose the dento-gingival esthetic compromises
-Learn the morphological and design tricks to camouflage limitations
-Control what matters to create balance and harmony
-Improve your communication Dentist-Lab
-Become more effective by controlling aesthetic issues at the chairside.

Synthesizing 30 years of learning in Dentistry into 7 movements that will create the conditions to change dentistry for better, improve the treatment outcomes, empower collaborative work, deliver more ethical patient care and change patient perception of value towards our profession. How the changing world will disrupt the way we diagnose, plan, communicate, sell, and perform dentistry and ethical patient care, and how we can stay relevant in this new environment.
A framework for transforming dentistry from its current treatment-focused model to a more holistic, preventive, and technologically integrated approach.

Learning objectives:
-The need to shift dental mindset toward prevention and holistic care
-Technology integration for comprehensive treatment planning
-Essential visualisation for decision-making and patient communication
-Collaborative, asynchronous communication between specialists
-Guided clinical execution and quality control
-The role of digital planning centers
-Ethical patient communication and treatment presentation

The rapid integration of digital technologies into reconstructive dentistry has redefined clinical standards and elevated treatment possibilities. Unlike traditional approaches, digital solutions
aim to enhance precision, predictability, and patient-centered care in diagnostics, planning, and the delivery of treatment.

The advancement of Digital Smile Design (DSD) has transformed patient communication and reinforced the collaborative nature of multidisciplinary dental care. With the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), digital workflows have become more accurate, efficient, and scalable, enabling data-driven planning, enhanced visualization, and streamlined manufacturing processes.

This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary digital workflows and explore how AI-powered tools reshape implant and esthetic rehabilitation. Special emphasis will be placed on integrating surgical, functional, and esthetic elements in implant treatments using AI-enhanced planning and design protocols.

Educational Objectives:

1. Understand the current state and components of digital workflows in implant and esthetic dentistry.

2. Explore the integration of AI and emerging technologies in Smile Design and advanced rehabilitative protocols.

3. Learn how digital workflows enhance efficiency, precision, and predictability in esthetic implant rehabilitation.