2025 Spring Scientific Meeting
Friday, April 4, 2025 and Saturday, April 5, 2025
Delta Marriott Toronto Markham
50 East Valhalla Drive
Markham, ON L3R 0A3
We hope you will join us on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 as we bring Dr. Rodrigo Neiva, DDS, MS to Toronto!
Friday, April 4 - 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Building a Solid Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation with LASSO GBR
Historically, alveolar ridge preservation and development have focused on volumetric changes with little attention to tissue quality. The aim of this presentation is to discuss disadvantages, and realistic short- and long-term expectations of traditional methods of alveolar ridge development for implant therapy and to discuss advantages of LASSO GBR, a contemporary method of alveolar ridge development, designed to maximize tissue quality.
At the end of this presentation, clinicians should be able to know and understand:
- Rationale for absorbable scaffolds in tissue augmentation procedures
- Material selection based on material properties and features
- Management of complex alveolar ridge defects
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Following Dr. Neiva's session, you're invited to stay for a cocktail reception to network and reconnect with friends and colleagues.
Saturday, April 5 - 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LASSO GBR: Hands-on session on pig jaws
This hands-on workshop on pig jaws will cover hard tissue development using LASSO GBR. At the end of this workshop, clinicians should be able to perform:
- Flap release with single periosteal incision
- Creation of periosteal anchor for membrane stabilization
- Membrane adaptation and strategies for graft material application
- Graft/membrane complex stabilization following the concept of LASSO GBR
Dr. Rodrigo Neiva, DDS, MS
Dr. Neiva has authored and co-authored more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters in the fields of periodontics and implant dentistry. After obtaining his D.D.S. in Brazil, Dr. Neiva continued his education at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, where he earned a certificate and a master’s degree in periodontics.
In 2004, Dr. Neiva was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan, School of Dentistry before advancing to Clinical Associate Professor in 2009. He joined the faculty at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry, in 2010, serving as Clinical Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Periodontology. In 2017, he was awarded full Clinical Professorship, a position he held until his transition to the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine where he served as Chairman of Periodontics from 2019 to 2024.
Consistently recognized for his commitment to excellence in academic dentistry, Dr. Neiva has received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Faculty Award (2004), Best Clinical Faculty Award (2005), Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award (2007, 2008 & 2010), and the American Academy of Periodontology Educator Award (2006 & 2016).
He is a Fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the American College of Dentists, as well as a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the International Congress of Oral Implantology. Dr. Neiva currently serves as Board Examiner for the American Board of Periodontology and as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry.
Cancellation Policy
To be eligible for a refund, cancellations must be received in writing (email: info@osp.on.ca) before 4 p.m. (EST) on Friday, March 28, 2025.
Questions?
Please email Saskia at info@osp.on.ca
