Congresso
Milão
2 - 3 May 2026
Inglês

Milan Aesthetic and Digital Dentistry Congress. "VIP" option

Francesca Vailati
Galip Gurel
Stefano Conti
Andrea Ricci
Leonardo Bacherini
Daniel Edelhoff
Detalhes do curso
Palestrante
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ADA CERP

Programa

 

Milan, a city that has long set global standards in beauty, style, and creativity, will become the center of modern European Aesthetic Dentistry in Spring 2026.

 

Join us in May as Milan brings together the leaders of contemporary Aesthetic Dentistry from around the world, including Galip Gurel, Francesca Vailati, Daniel Edelhoff, Andrea Ricci, Leonardo Bacherini, and Stefano Conti. These world-renowned experts will present the most advanced and up-to-date protocols and innovations in clinical practice.

 

The lectures during the congress will cover various topics, including: 


– The evolution of zirconia in aesthetic dentistry
– The digital patient journey based on years of clinical experience
– Combining aesthetics and function with the MIPPs concept in a fully digital approach
– The digital implementation of the VERTICAL FREEDOM BOPT concept
– The latest advancements in the APT concept by aesthetic dentistry pioneer Galip Gurel
– Treatment of pathological tooth wear using the 3STEP method by Francesca Vailati.

 

Step into the city of design and elegance to explore the newest approaches, from digital workflows to minimally invasive protocols, and gain the insights to elevate your clinical practice to the next level.

 

See you in Milan — where dental aesthetics meets clinical innovation!

 

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

 

Basic 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 Jürgen Wahlmann's online learning «Solving complex functional and aesthetic cases - a new team approach to success»
– access to Alessandro Conti's online learning «Indirect anterior restorations: clinical and laboratory stages»
– access to Jan Hajtó's online learning  «Invasive veneers and veneer materials»
– access to M.Maiolino & P. Venuti's online learning  «Why Verti-prep?»
– access to Oliver Brix's online learning «Theoretical aspects of working with ceramics»
– access to Edward McLaren's online learning «Aesthetics vs cosmetics in dentistry».

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Daniel EDELHOFF

The Evolution of Zirconia Ceramics – From Traditional to Gradient Technology

 

– Classification of various types of zirconia ceramic according to their composition
– Identification of mechanical and optical properties of different zirconia types as selection criteria for correct indication
– Selection of suitable luting modes for different applications
– Translation of these facts into clinical usage based on results of clinical studies.

 

Andrea RICCI

The Digital Patient Journey

 

– A unified aesthetic-functional digital protocol for aesthetic rehabilitations.

 

Francesca VAILATTI

Beyond Tooth Wear: A New Vision of Occlusal Function Description

 

– Understanding tooth wear as a sign of functional disharmony rather than bruxism
– Identifying and interpreting clinical signs of occlusal instability
– Applying the 3STEP method for minimally invasive, adhesive rehabilitation
– Restoring occlusal balance through functionally guided treatment
– Integrating function and aesthetics for long-term, predictable results.

 

Leonardo BACHERINI

Combining Aesthetics And Function With MIPPs (Minimally Invasive Prosthetic Procedures): The Digital Approach

 

– Protocols of aesthetic analysis for optimal prosthetic integration
– Functional analysis to avoid failures in challenging cases
– Optimization of all steps using digital tools and software
– Identification of the most critical steps and ways to facilitate the procedure
– Clinical management of rehabilitation steps to ensure minimally invasive treatment.

 

Stefano CONTI
VERTICAL FREEDOM BOPT Concept – All Digital with New Concepts
 

— Vertical vs. Horizontal Tooth Preparation
— Vertical Tooth Preparation:


- Step-by-step reduction of the clinical crown
- Intrasulcular reduction and the Horizontal Supracrestal Space concept
- Provisional relining: timing and design.


— New Emergence Profile:


- Establishing a new prosthetic cemento-enamel junction (PCEJ)
- Soft tissue management using a prosthetic approach
- Crown cervical contour and soft tissue response.


— Defining the New Crown Margin:


- Analog workflow
- Fully digital workflow
- Laboratory procedures
- Try-in
- Cementation.


— Implant Placement with Vertical Freedom
— Biological-Prosthetic Algorithm:


- Soft tissue thickness and simplified implant placement
- Apical-coronal freedom
- Vertical platform switching
- Biodynamic soft tissue shaping concept.

 

Galip GUREL

Analog vs Digital Approaches to Smile Design

 

— Importance of the mock-up
— Difference between the mock-up & final wax-up (APT)
— Precision of tooth preparation through APT
— Advantages of provisionals with the RSVP technique.

 

conferências 6

Dentista geral especializada em reabilitação de dentição desgastada usando técnicas adesivas minimamente invasivas. Fundadora e Diretora da 3STEP Academy com sede em Annecy, França. Prática privada em Genebra, Suíça dedicada ao tratamento de desgaste dental patológico.

 

Mais de 21 anos de experiência clínica focando exclusivamente em reabilitação de dentição desgastada usando princípios de odontologia aditiva desde 2005. Diplomas MD e DMD. Master of Science (MSc) em prótese. Conduziu pesquisa doutoral sobre erosão dental no Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Geneva sob supervisão da Prof. Irene Sailer (chefe do departamento Prof. Urs Belser). Desenvolveu técnica revolucionária 3STEP em 2005, um protocolo padronizado de três fases para reabilitação de boca completa previsível de dentições desgastadas minimizando invasividade enquanto maximiza longevidade.

 

Autoridade internacional em tratamento de desgaste dental patológico tendo ministrado palestras mundialmente ensinando metodologia 3STEP. Fundadora da 3STEP Academy com múltiplas filiais em países europeus fornecendo treinamento abrangente sobre restaurações adesivas e reabilitação funcional para pacientes com atividade mastigatória parafuncional (bruxismo, apertamento) e perda dental não cariosa (erosão, atrito, abrasão). Membro da European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). Publicou extensivamente sobre protocolos de tratamento de dentição desgastada, conceitos de odontologia aditiva e técnicas de reabilitação adesiva.

 

MD. DMD. MSc em Prótese pela University of Geneva.

 

Protesista especializado em odontologia estética e facetas laminadas de porcelana. Fundador e proprietário de prática privada em Istambul, Turquia, dedicada exclusivamente à odontologia restauradora estética desde 1984.

 

Mais de 40 anos de experiência clínica focando em reabilitação estética minimamente invasiva com facetas cerâmicas, coroas e casos interdisciplinares complexos. Criador do conceito APT (Anterior Posterior Tooth), uma abordagem sistemática para design estético do sorriso e reabilitação de boca completa combinando princípios biológicos, funcionais e estéticos. Desenvolveu protocolos para preparações de facetas previsíveis alcançando equilíbrio entre preservação dentária e estabilidade estética a longo prazo.

 

Palestrante internacional ensinando cursos de odontologia estética nas principais universidades e congressos mundialmente desde os anos 1990. Professor Visitante na New York University (EUA), Marseille Dental University (França) e Istanbul Yeditepe University (Turquia). Ex-presidente da European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED, 2011-2012). Fundador e Presidente Honorário da EDAD (Academia Turca de Odontologia Estética).

 

DDS pela Istanbul University School of Dentistry (1981). Educação continuada na University of Kentucky, Departamento de Prótese. Autor do livro didático "The Science and Art of Porcelain Laminate Veneers" (Quintessence, 2003), traduzido para 10 idiomas e reconhecido como a referência definitiva sobre odontologia de facetas mundialmente. Membro da American Society for Dental Aesthetics (ASDA) e American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (AARD). Diplomata Honorário do American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry (ABAD). Editor-Chefe da Quintessence Magazine na Turquia. Membro do conselho editorial do AACD Journal, Practical Periodontics & Aesthetic Dentistry (PPAD), European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry (EJED) e Spectrum.

 

Stefano Conti received his D.D.S. degree at the University of Medicine and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Parma, Italy, in 1989.

He has attended courses on Implant Dentistry with dr. David Garber, dr. Henry and Maurice Salama at the Goldstein Garber & Salama in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

He has completed 1-Year UCLA/ gIDE Master Clinician Program in Implant Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry, California,USA.

He is lecturer at the Master Program of Implantology at the University of Parma, School of Dentistry

He is lecturer at the Master Program of Facial Esthetics at the University of Parma, School of Dentistry

He lectures every year in various parts of Italy, Europe and South America.

He is Active member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, IAED.

He works in his private practice in Parma, Italy and Kiev, Ukraine, where he has restricted his clinical work to Implant Surgery and Esthetics around natural teeth and Implants.

 

Fundador e Diretor Científico do IDEAT (Institute of Dental Education And Therapy), Florença, Itália. Adjunct Professor na San Raffaele University, Milão. DSD (Digital Smile Design) Key Opinion Leader. Membro Ativo da European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). Membro Associado da American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (AARD). Membro Ativo da Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (IAED). Membro Ativo do Italian College of Prosthodontics (ICP). Especialista em prótese, periodontia e odontologia de implantes com prática limitada a restaurações estéticas.

 

Mais de 28 anos de experiência clínica desde graduação em 1996. Especialista em reabilitação protética estética na zona anterior, tratamento interdisciplinar combinando periodontia e prótese, gestão de pacientes com doença periodontal requerendo reabilitação protética, protocolos de design digital de sorriso e odontologia estética minimamente invasiva. Conhecido por abordagens sistemáticas a casos estéticos complexos requerendo colaboração interdisciplinar entre múltiplas especialidades. Pesquisa e foco clínico em soluções protéticas para pacientes com perfis teciduais ideais e não ideais, seleção de materiais para restaurações estéticas em casos periodontais comprometidos e predição de resultados de tratamento.

 

Palestrante internacional apresentando extensivamente por toda Europa e mundialmente em principais conferências de odontologia estética. Faculdade regular em congressos prestigiosos incluindo Aesthetic Dentistry Congress em Florença junto com lendas Galip Gurel e Mauro Fradeani. Criador do programa educacional Andrea Ricci MasterClass oferecendo treinamento abrangente em odontologia estética e restauradora. Autor de publicações em revistas revisadas por pares. Associate Editor do Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (JERD). Membro de conselhos editoriais para Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry (PPAD) e outras revistas de odontologia estética. Instrutor ensinando tratamento protético de pacientes com doenças dos tecidos periodontais, abordagens interdisciplinares à reabilitação estética e fluxos de trabalho digitais em odontologia estética.

 

DDS pela University of Perugia, Itália (1996). Certificate em Advanced Prosthodontics pela University of Southern California, Los Angeles (completado após programa de treinamento de três anos). Mantém prática privada em Florença, Itália, limitando prática a prótese, periodontia e odontologia de implantes com foco em áreas estéticas desde 1999.

 

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Recommended for: Prosthodontists, Functional dentists, Restorative dentist, General dentists.

Total CE credits: 12

Total lecture time: 12 h

 

Course created: 10/08/2025. OHI-S receives no commercial support for this program.

 

The articles:

1. The fifth dimension in esthetic dentistry - Galip Gurel, Braulio Paolucci, Georgi Veselinov Iliev, Dimitar Filtschev, Adriano Schayder - 2021
2. The Artificial Intelligence-Based 3D Smile Design: REBEL - Galip Gurel - 2020.

 

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