Course Description and Speaker Bio

 

Dentistry in the time of Dementia: Dementia Types, Meds, and Tx Planning

Presented by Rand Harlow, DDS, FACP

Credit: 2 CE hours

Course Description

This course will provide a current review of digital technology in restorative dentistry including a broad range of fixed, removable, and implant diagnosis and treatment strategies. Investigation in patient assessment for fixed restorations occurs in the context of tooth or implant supported prosthetics. Risk assessment and introductory surgical concepts are included as they pertain to daily prosthodontics practice. Prosthodontic principles for partially and completely edentulous patients using digital platforms will also be presented.

Course Objectives

  1. Review the history and current Landscape of Prosthodontics, including digital and implant dentistry.
  2. Present complex implant patient care utilizing digital technologies.
  3. Discuss how to achieve optimal esthetic outcomes in digital and implant restorations.

About the Speaker

Dr. Harlow is currently the Dr. Robert G. Brunetti Professor and Department Head at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists and is a board examiner for both The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) and the Central Regional Dental Testing Services (CRDTS). He is also a CODA site visitor for Advanced Prosthodontics Programs.

Dr. Harlow is a University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Alumnus, having been associated with the college for over twenty-five years. He received his D.D.S in 1992, and subsequently completed a General Practice Residency Program at the Jesse Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center, followed by a residency in Geriatric Dentistry. He then completed the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics at UIC in 1997.

Dr. Harlow joined the faculty of the department of restorative dentistry in 1997. From 2006-2012, he served as the inaugural Director of Predoctoral Implant Education at UIC College of Dentistry. In this role, he was the course director for the preclinical didactic course in dental implants, as well as coordinator for the Predoctoral Implant Clinic where dental students provide implant therapy for single tooth and overdenture patients. In 2010, Dr. Harlow’s implant program received the American Dental Education Association’s ADEA/Zimmer Dental Implant Education Teaching Award. Also in 2010, he received the E Lloyd Du Brul Faculty Achievement Award from the University of Illinois Dental Alumni Association. He was a member of the Illinois State Board of Dentistry, concluding his 12-year service in March of 2024.

Dr. Harlow actively lectures at many local and national meetings on dental implant education, partially and fully edentulous dental implant therapy, implant soft tissue management, and digital dentistry.