Current Concepts in Dentistry Day 1
Code: HPDS005-1
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Current Concepts in Dentistry
Course description
The All-Ceramic and CAD/CAM Update for the Contemporary Restorative Dental Practice
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026
Presented by Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS, FACP
The purpose of this course is to provide evidence-based knowledge addressing the evolution of all-ceramic materials (mainly zirconia and lithium-disilicate) in terms of esthetics and physical properties. It will also demonstrate how to facilitate soft tissue health and esthetics with such materials for various treatment modalities with emphasis on implant-supported restorations. It will highlight how the advent of CAD/CAM technology supports the design and fabrication of these restorations in the dental laboratory, highlighting contemporary zirconia-based restorations.
The course will address concepts of restoration design (layered, monolithic, and hybrid designs) for all-ceramic restorations and how appropriate restoration design may alleviate prospective clinical complications. It will describe the newer, more translucent as well as multi-layered zirconia systems and their evolving role in the restorative practice while enhancing more conservative patient care.
Finally, this course will address the unique properties of zirconia as restorative material in implant dentistry. It will focus on the use of CAD/CAM technology as part of interdisciplinary treatment planning and for surgical and restorative treatment, enhancing definitive treatment outcomes, patients experience, and long-term management. All these concepts will be demonstrated through simple day-to-day as well as complex comprehensive patient care, supported by evidence-based research.
Learning objectives
By end of the course, you will be able to:
- Gain understanding and knowledge of various evolving mainstream contemporary all-ceramic materials
- Treatment plan patients for all-ceramic restorations while discussing their advantages and limitations, and while attaining more predictable yet conservative and esthetic results
- Gain understanding of design and fabrication techniques available and how the advent of CAD/CAM technology and digital workflow supports the design and fabrication of such restorations for both tooth-borne and implant-supported restorations
About the presenter
Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS, FACP is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and maintains a full-time private practice limited to aesthetic, restorative, and implants dentistry in Lynnwood, WA. He is also an affiliate professor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington.
He is assistant editor of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and a member of the editorial review boards of many other journals. Dr. Raigrodski is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. He received his certificate in prosthodontics at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, where he also completed a fellowship in implants and esthetics, and an MS degree. An author of over 100 scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters, Dr. Raigrodski’s research is mainly clinical and focuses on zirconia, implants, and CAD/CAM technology.
Dr. Raigrodski has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
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