G15
Current Update on Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration

Friday, September 14, 2012
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location

Ballroom20B-C (San Diego Convention Center)

G15

Current Update on Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration

This is a non-ticketed session.
Moderator:

Larry Cunningham DDS, MD
Lexington, KY, USA

CDE/CME Offered: CDE/CME
Synopsis

The goal of this symposium is to expose oral and maxillofacial surgeons to the future of tissue regeneration and provide them with knowledge of the current state of tissue regeneration that can impact their present clinical practice.

Learning Objectives
  1. Describe the function and availability of stem cells.
  2. Describe the concept of stem cell proliferation and stimulation in vivo and in vitro.
  3. Discuss the future reconstructive potential of tissue regeneration.

1:30 PM
Introduction: Review the Biology of Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration
Stephen Feinberg DDS, PhD, MS

2:00 PM
Current Advances in Tissue Regeneration
Michael Detamore PhD

2:30 PM
Role of Tissue Regeneration in Hard and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Janice Lee DDS, MD, MS

3:00 PM
Clinical Realities of Tissue Regeneration
Riitta Seppänen-Suuronen MD, DDS, PhD

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