Fri., Nov. 6, 2026
TBD – PM (Lecture)
Room TBD
Speaker: Brian B. Nový, DDS

This course is supported, in part, by an educational grant from VOCO America, Inc.

Recommended for: Everyone

Sometimes it seems as though our patients don’t grasp the basic concept of home care. Other times our patients with impeccable hygiene develop rampant decay and we feel helpless because we can’t figure out what’s going on. The mouth is a remarkable environment that cariologists are finally beginning to understand, and so can you. Come learn everything you didn’t know about plaque and the amazing organisms that make the mouth a wonderful place to work.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the mixed ecological approach to caries causation.
• Apply Evidence Based and novel preventive therapies.
• Quickly identify high caries risk patients before they develop disease.
• Stop “watching” lesions and see them get smaller.

Brian B. Nový, DDS, holds faculty appointments at Virginia Commonwealth University and Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is the President of the National CAMBRA Coalition and he treats patients in his private practice in Salem, Massachusetts. Since graduating with honors from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Dr. Nový’s enthusiasm for teaching dental materials and cariology has taken him to four continents. He is the recipient of the Academy of General Dentistry Weclew Award, The ADA Evidence Based Practice Award, The AADR/IADR Gies Award, and the ADA Adult Preventive Care Practice of the Year. He served on the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs from 2010 to 2014, and in 2016 he was appointed the Consumer Representative, United States Food and Drug Administration Dental Products Panel.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Office of Alumni Relations and Professional Engagement designates this activity for 3 continuing education credits.