Update on Restoring Dental Implants in 2025-2026- Avoiding Complications

This seminar will focus on the health of dental implants- not only how to determine if an implant is healthy or failing, but also how to prevent issues such as peri-implant disease. Currently both forms of restorations – Screw as well as cement- retained have vulnerabilities. These will be discussed and preventative solutions based on Dr. Wadhwani’s published research will be provided. An account of newly found issues due to manufacturer oversight and how this will affect you and your patients will also be shown.

At the conclusion of this course, the participants should be able to:

• Be able to determine by simple tests if an implant has disease or is healthy.
• Understand the latest concepts on peri-implantitis.
• Understand the issues with screw-retained crowns and why screw loosening is so prominent.
• How to cement implant restorations as safely as possible.

Chandur Wadhwani is an international speaker on restoring and following dental implants. He has received awards for teaching and research from the American College of Prosthodontists, the highest award as the distinguished lecturer in 2018, and the Academy of Osseointegration and Canadian Academies. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles and has chapters in 7 major implant textbooks.

Currently, he is in private practice limited to prosthodontics and conducts research with multiple universities. He holds affiliate titles in prosthodontics (UW and LLU) and Periodontics (OHSU). Dr. Wadhwani is the Director of Science for the Foundation of Oral Rehabilitation and serves on the Council for Emerging Leaders program.