Fri., Nov. 8, 2024
TBD – PM (3 CE hrs)
Room TBD
Speaker: Sam Shamardi, DMD

Recommended for: Dentists and Hygienists

Lasers have been used for multiple applications within dentistry, but their effectiveness for advanced periodontal disease and peri-implantitis cases has been questioned. This course discusses the proper use of various types of lasers for different treatment modalities while introducing a new Nd:Yag technology that could dramatically alter the treatment of advanced periodontal and peri-implant lesions.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify which type of laser is ideal for use in different clinical scenarios.
• Discover why there is a significant difference in effectiveness between lasers and their interaction with tissue.
• Demonstrate the multiple ways a new Nd:Yag laser can be applied to shift the way we treat phase I and phase II periodontal therapy and peri-implantitis.

Sam Shamardi, DMD is an established leader, educator, clinician, author, and dental entrepreneur. He has a passion for providing solutions to significant unaddressed problems for dental professionals via educational programs and his faculty position at Harvard while providing transformative changes for the periodontal health of his patients.

Dr. Shamardi earned his DMD at Tufts University, where he served as Class President for four years, and his Periodontal certificate at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery and practices full-time in Boston while teaching part-time at the Harvard Division of Periodontics for the last decade. Dr. Shamardi lectures nationally and internationally on a wide array of topics including but not limited to periodontics, hygiene, hearing loss in dentistry, financial and practice management, and innovations in dentistry as a speaker for Catapult Education’s Speakers Bureau.

He has been recognized as a dental entrepreneur for his revolutionary EarAid product, has published numerous articles, and is the author of The Financial Survival Guide for Dentists. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his dog Luna, and is an avid supporter of his favorite team Real Madrid. Dr. Shamardi is always willing to get creative with custom hands-on courses for various periodontal/implant topics, along with half-day or full day lectures and webinars.

Dr. Shamardi is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.