Mouth as a Mirror of Systemic Disease

This course is designed to help dental professionals understand the clinical relevance of location of dental implants. This will promote critical thinking with regards to implant placements in complex rehabilitation cases and potential complications with mal-positioned implants. It also addresses the current challenges with integrating digital planning and analog execution for complex implant rehabilitation cases. The course aims to showcase recent developments and workflows with robotic implant placements and workflows.

Course Objectives

As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:

• Identify the need for precision in dental implant placement.
• Explain current barriers from digital planning to analog execution.
• Distinguish robotic implant placement from conventional methods.

Madhu Shrestha is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Texas A&M University School of Dentistry. A Fellow of the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. Shrestha graduated with top honors at the top of her class, both from Tribhuvan University in Nepal and her Master’s in Oral Pathology in India. She established Nepal’s first oral pathology biopsy service and received a prestigious Japanese government scholarship (MEXT) to pursue a PhD in molecular carcinogenesis, where her research earned multiple national and international awards. In 2022, she completed her Master’s in Oral Biology and a certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology at Texas A&M, followed by a clinical fellowship at NIH. Returning to Texas A&M in 2023, Dr. Shrestha has published extensively, serves on the editorial boards of various journals, and is actively engaged in academic and research committees, grants, and international guest lectures, making substantial contributions to oral pathology. Dr Shrestha loves mountains and climbed Mt Fuji while in Japan!