Step into magical Christmas-time Vienna and experience a one-of-a-kind event where the worlds of aesthetic dentistry and functional rehabilitation unite on the stage to share groundbreaking insights, cutting-edge protocols, and practical strategies that will elevate your clinical expertise.

Learn from global leaders, including the guru of aesthetic dentistry — Galip Gurel, Piero Venezia, Carlo Massimo Saratti, and the legendary Jeffrey Okeson, whose expertise in TMJ disorders and orofacial pain is shaping modern dentistry.

This congress is your chance to:

– Master the latest protocols in smile design, adhesive restorations, and minimally invasive aesthetic dentistry techniques
– Explore digital workflows, robotic precision, and full-mouth aesthetic rehabilitation strategies
– Gain scientifically grounded knowledge and evidence-based protocols in the management of TMJ disorders
– Enhance your ability to diagnose and treat complex orofacial pain cases
– Network with top-tier clinicians worldwide in an inspiring holiday atmosphere.

IMPORTANT: “Standard” and “Comfort” participation options are also available for purchase.

Advantages of the “VIP” option:

– Participation in the scientific program
– Coffee break
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request

– Lunch
– A recording of the congress
– Priority seats in the venue

– Access to a private chat with the lecturers of the congress for 1 week
– Distinct reception counter
– VIP certificate
– VIP badge

– access to online training by Stefano Conti «Edge and Edgeless Preparation in Perio-Restorative Cases»
– access to online training by Edris Rasta «Functional Analysis for Full Mouth Rehabilitation»
– access to online training by Edward McLaren «Сeramic veneers. Preparation features»
– access to online training by Alessandro Conti «Indirect anterior restorations: clinical and laboratory stages»
– access to online training by Ali Murat Kökat «CEREC ceramic veneers: detailed protocol»

– access to online learning by Jeffrey Okeson "Module: Understanding Orofacial Pain - 5 lessons"

– access to online learning by Gary D. Klasser “TMJ and Muscle Dysfunctions: diagnostic and treatment protocols”.

PROGRAM

Day 1

Galip GUREL
Next Level Aesthetic Dentistry

– Understanding the evolution of smile design: past experiences, current techniques, and future expectations
– The role of patient expectations in modern aesthetic dentistry
– Importance of pre-treatment visualization and communication of the final outcome
– Smile design creation methods: analog vs digital approaches
– Principles of minimally invasive preparation and enamel preservation
– Introduction to APT (Final Mock-up) as a reference for ideal preparation
– Digital workflow for designing final preparations
– Execution of minimally invasive preparations using a fully automated dental robot
– Advantages of robotic precision and the “all-in-one” treatment concept
– Clinical protocols and workflow integration into daily practice.

Piero VENEZIA

Modern Fixed Prosthodontics in 2025: The Digital Workflow Protocol

(Program will be updated)

Carlo Massimo SARATTI

Aesthetic Rehabilitation of Worn Dentitions. Minimally Invasive Approaches and Digital Workflows

– Main etiological factors of tooth wear and the importance of monitoring
– Diagnostic tools and risk assessment methods
– Principles of minimally invasive adhesive rehabilitation
– Selection of materials with new-generation CAD/CAM options
– Digital workflow: scanning, treatment planning, and CAD/CAM fabrication
– Clinical protocols: tooth preparation, bonding techniques, and finishing
– Maintenance strategies and long-term patient care.

Days 2-3

Jeffrey P. Okeson

Occlusion, TMD and orofacial pain: diagnosis and treatment. Updated protocols 2025

– What is TMD?
– What every clinician needs to know about TMD and orofacial pain
– The etiology of TMD: when is dental therapy indicated?
– What are the functional treatment goals to achieve orthopedic stability in the masticatory structures? What is the most stable condylar position?
– Understanding normal and abnormal temporomandibular joint anatomy and function: when should you treated the clicking joint?
– Managing the masticatory muscle pain patient
– How do you differentiate TMD from other orofacial pain conditions?
– How do you determine if TMD has an occlusal etiology?
– What are the functional orthopedic treatment goals for all dental therapies?
– Are occlusal factors related to TMD? If so, how?
– Which TMD patients benefit from an occlusal appliance?
– When an occlusal appliance reduces symptoms, what should you do next?
– Occlusal appliance therapy: selection, fabrication, and use
– Do you need to permanently change the occlusion?
– Managing the intracapsular pain disorder. Occlusal appliance therapy and long-term management considerations
– Is there a relationship between bruxism and pain?
– What are the basic principles of managing masticatory muscle pain disorders?
– What are the basic principles of managing intracapsular pain disorders?
– What are the clinical differences between odontogenic and non-odontogenic toothache?
– Diagnosing and managing the non-odontogenic toothache.

Congress of Aesthetic and Functional Dentistry. Smile design, TMD and orofacial management. "VIP" option