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ILAGD Presents: The 30th Annual Ted Weclew Memorial Lecture: Case Planning & Occlusion for the Everyday Practice
February 19, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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The 30th Annual Ted Weclew Memorial Lecture:
Case Planning & Occlusion for the Everyday Practice
Speaker: Michael Melkers,DDS,MAGD
An ILAGD Member Benefit Course / Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Summary:
Date: Friday, February 19, 2025
Time: 8am – 4pm
Location: ADA Building, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60611
Speaker: Dr. Michael Melkers
CE Credits: 7 CE Lecture Credits
Course Description:
Treatment planning & occlusion seem to get relegated & put on hold for those ‘special’ cases and perfect patients. In this program, we will explore and discuss the application of communication,
treatment planning & occlusion in everyday dentistry and beyond. Dr. Melkers will take you on a guided tour of the application of these principles in a variety of cases from single tooth, quadrant and full mouth, to multidisciplinary care. Our goal is to help you implement these skills in your practice.
Objectives:
1-Learn to recognize critical parafunctional red flags and why they matter.
2-Appreciate the balance between function, parafunction & aesthetics.
3-Understand purpose vs process treatment planning as it applies to outcome- based treatment planning.
4-Learn realistic management of destructive forces in restorative dentistry.
5-Case application from single tooth to full mouth rehabilitation.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Melkers loves helping and treating patients. It is as simple as that. While he feasibly could lecture and travel full-time, it is neither his passion nor his goal. I do feel strongly that in order to teach with credibility and continue to grow professionally, an active, private clinical practice is essential. Beyond the care of his patients, he feels that credibility as an instructor comes from not only in knowing how to perform clinical procedures but also how to successfully implement them in real-world practice.
While his heart and home are in the woods outside of Hanover, New Hampshire his travels in teaching have taken him around the globe, to 5 of the 7 continents and over a dozen countries. He has presented at the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the AACD, the American Equilibration Society, the International Academy of Gnathology, the British Dental Association, the Australian Dental Association, the Seattle Study Club as well as countless state & local dental societies, organizations & study clubs.
Location & Time:
8am – 4pm (12-1pm lunch break)
ADA Building
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Seminar Fees:
Staff Attending Without A Dentist $160
AGD/ADA/ISDS Dues Paid Dentist $305
Non-AGD Dentist $360
Hygienist $85
Dental Staff $95
Dental Students $35
& Residents (Preregistration required)
Registration fee’s will increase after 2/1/25
For questions contact:
Contact Maureen Kugel @ [email protected]
AGD dues paid status will be checked as of January14, 2025. Any Non AGD dentist may choose to apply his entire registration fee to his first year AGD dues by submitting a completed AGD application.
Acknowledgements:
Presenting a program of this nature is a group effort and would not be possible without the assistance of many individuals and/ or companies. A complete list will be available at the course site.
