Conference Title: Disruptive Paradigms in Prosthodontics
Conference Location: Sheraton Centre Hotel / Toronto, Canada
September 2-5, 2025
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ICP 2025 – Toronto! provided an unforgettable experience with opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and professional growth. Thank you to those who joined us as we united global experts, practitioners, and researchers to explore Disruptive Paradigms in Prosthodontics. This theme sparked discussions on innovations, challenges, and advancements in patient care while reflecting on both the past and future of the field. Scientific sessions explored:
- Disruptors from the Past: A look back at key developments that have revolutionized prosthodontics.
- Disruptors into the Future: A forward-looking exploration of the technologies and ideas that will shape the next generation of care.
- Beyond Implant Fables: Debunking myths and examining the future potential of dental implants in prosthodontic care.
- Towards Centenarian Care: Addressing the unique challenges when caring for the aged and frail, as numbers of centenarians and supercentenarians climb.
- From Materials to Interfaces: Exploring cutting-edge materials and interfaces between manufacture, biology, practitioners, patients and clinical care outcomes.
- From Multidisciplinary to Interdisciplinary: Shifting the focus from multidisciplinary collaboration to true interdisciplinary practice in prosthodontics.
- Maxillofacial: Back to the Future: Revisiting the role of unique maxillofacial techniques from the past, and exploring new advances that are shaping the future.
- Digitally Disrupted Dentistry: Investigating the impact of digital technologies on the prosthodontic care – the potential future of computer centred care.
- Risking Failure: Examining the factors that contribute to prosthodontic treatment failure, and how to manage and mitigate risks in clinical practice.
- Prosthodontic Advocacy: Balancing advanced care with minimal intervention to seek the highest quality care for the broadest population.
| ICP 2025 TORONTO SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SCHEDULE | ||||||||
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 | ||||||||
| 09:00-17:00 | ICP Board Meeting (Invitation Only) | |||||||
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 | ||||||||
| 09:00-17:00 | ICP Board Meeting (Invitation Only) | |||||||
| 13:00-16:30 | Exhibit Set Up | |||||||
| 15:00-18:30 | Registration Open | |||||||
| 17:00-18:30 | Welcome Reception | |||||||
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 | ||||||||
| 07:30-08:15 | Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 08:15 - 11:00 | Focus Session 1A- Keynote Presentations Topic: Disruptors From the Past Moderators: Dr. David Felton and Dr. Dale Howes Room: Grand Ballroom | |||||||
| 08:15-08:40 | Welcome and Opening Announcements | |||||||
| 08:40-09:30 | Invited Speaker: Dr. George Zarb, Canada The Harold Preiskel Lecture:On Paradigm Shifts: Osseointegration and the Prosthodontic Discipline | |||||||
| 09:30-10:15 | Invited Speaker: John Wolfaardt, Canada Maxillofacial Prosthodontics: Journey to the Future | |||||||
| 10:15-11:00 | Invited Speaker: Michael MacEntee, Canada Shifting the Paradigm Around and Beyond Prosthodontics | |||||||
| 11:00-11:30 | BREAK - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 11:30-13:30 | Focus Session 2A- Keynote Presentations Topic: Disruptors Into the Future Moderators: Dr. Professor David Bartlett Room: Grand Ballroom | |||||||
| 11:30-12:10 | Invited Speaker: Alon Preiskel, UK Imagining Dentistry 3.0 | |||||||
| 12:10-12:50 | Invited Speaker: Peter Fritz, Canada The Intrepid Dentist's Guide to Surviving Dentistry's AI Metamorphosis | |||||||
| 12:50-13:30 | Invited Speaker: Thomas Salinas, USA Composite Tissue Allografts: When, Where and Why to Use Them | |||||||
| 13:30-14:30 | CONFERENCE LUNCH & POSTER REVIEW / Location: Osgood Ballroom | |||||||
| 14:30 -16:30 | Concurrent Sessions | |||||||
| Session 3A: Beyond Implant Fables Moderator: Dr. Maria Menini Room: Grand Ballroom East | Session 3B: Towards Centenarian Care Moderators: Dr. Joke Duyck and Dr. Paola Ceruti Room: Grand Ballroom Centre | Session 3C: Shaping the Future Moderator: Dr. Walaa Ahmed Room: Grand Ballroom West 15 Minute Presentations | ||||||
| 14:30-15:00 | Session 3A 14:30-15:00 Invited Speaker: Frank Tuminelli, USA What is Holding us Back When There is an Equal First Choice | Session 3B 14:30-15:00 Invited Speaker: Frauke Muller, Switzerland Prosthetic Treatment Needs and Oral Health Characteristics in Centenarians | Session 3C 14:30-15:00 Invited Speaker: Limor Avivi-Arber, Canada Emotional Intelligence and Neuroplasticity in Prosthodontic Leadership | |||||
| 15:00-15:30 | Session 3A 15:00-15:30 Invited Speaker: Lambis Petridis, UK Implant Systems and Connections-Fables vs. Clinical Reality | Session 3B 15:00-15:30 Invited Speaker: Sayaka Tada, Singapore Clinical and Social Realities of Oral Health in Care-Dependent Older Adults | Session 3C 15:00-15:30 Invited Speaker: Jeehwan Kim, South Korea Digital Analysis for Efficient Implant Occlusion | |||||
| 15:30-15:45 | Session 3A 15:30-15:45 Jan Kwan, Canada Critical Elements in All Implant & Restorative Connections: Redefining Stability Beyond Internal and External Connections | Session 3B 15:30-15:45 Christopher Wyatt, Canada A Tele-Dentistry Patient Referral Mobile Application for Functionally Dependent Older Adults: Development, Testing, and Implementation | ||||||
| 15:45-16:00 | Session 3A 15:45-16:00 Jager Derk, The Netherlands Dental Implants and Implant Supported Overdentures in Sjögren’s Disease Patients | Session 3B 15:45-16:00 Elisabetta Bellia, Italy The Challenge of Aging: A Look into the Future of Geriatric Dentistry | Session 3C 15:45-16:00 Mohamed Gebril, Canada Digital Dentures Redefining the Denture Workflow | |||||
| 16:00-16:15 | Session 3A 16:00-16:30 Brian Kucey, Canada The Trefoil Implant System in Clinical Practice- 40 Cases | Session 3B 16:00-16:30 David Chvartszaid, Canada Benefits and Drawbacks of Implants in the Frail and Dependent Elderly | Session 3C 16:00-16:15 Jan Kwan, Canada Optimizing Implant Prosthodontics: Integrating a Hybrid Abutment for Improved Outcomes | |||||
| 16:15-16:30 | Session 3C 16:15-16:30 Sumaia Alsafadi, Jordan Effect of Chemical Ageing and Thermocycling on Colour Stability and Surface Properties of Highly Translucent Monolithic Polychromatic Zirconia Crowns | |||||||
| 16:30-18:00 | Competition Poster Session & Reception with Sponsors / Location: Osgood Ballroom | |||||||
| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 | ||||||||
| 07:30-08:30 | Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Concurrent Sessions | |||||||
| Session 4A: From Materials to Interfaces Moderator: Prof. Kazuyoshi Baba Room: Grand Ballroom East | Session 4B: From Multidisciplinary to Interdisciplinary Moderators: Dr. David Chvartszaid and Dr. Alessio Casucci Room: Grand Ballroom Centre | Session 4C: ICP Grant Recipients and Resident / Oral Presentation Competition Moderator: Dr. Vincent Lee Room: Grand Ballroom West 15 Minute Presentations | ||||||
| 08:30-08:45 | Session 4A 08:30-09:00 Invited Speaker: Taiseer Sulaiman, USA Monolithic Zirconia…A 15-Year Evolution and a Cautionary Approach to the Future | Session 4B 08:30-09:00 Invited Speaker: Carlo Ercoli, USA Implant Emergence Profile: Does It Affect Success and Peri-Implant Disease? | Session 4C 08:30-08:45 CANCELLED Jose M Rodriguez, UK Report from the 3rd yMPE Workshop Grant Recipient | |||||
| 08:45-09:00 | Session 4C 08:45-09:00 CANCELLED Ahmed Aziz, UAE Investigating Ferrule Effect on The Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored Adhesively Using Different CAD-CAM Crown Grant Recipient | |||||||
| 09:00-09:15 | Session 4A 09:00 -09:30 Invited Speaker: Arzu Tezvergil-Mutluay, Finland Tooth-Restorative Interfaces: Challenges and Innovations in Adhesive Prosthodontics | Session 4B 09:00 -09:30 Invited Speaker: David Felton, USA The Relationship Between Tooth Loss and Systemic Health- The Prosthodontist’s Role in Interdisciplinary Health Care | Session 4C 09:00-09:15 Eran Zenziper, Israel Digital Cross Mounting: Expanding Conventional Principles into a More Accurate and Efficient Workflow | |||||
| 09:15-09:30 | Session 4C 09:15-09:30 Tony Sun, New Zealand Influence of 3D-Printed Scanbodies and Auxiliary Geometric Devices on the Accuracy of Edentulous Implant Intraoral Scanning – In Vitro Study | |||||||
| 09:30-09:45 | Session 4A 09:30-09:45 Mai El Najjar, Canada Advanced 3D Metal Additive Manufacturing for Dental Substructures | Session 4B 09:30-09:45 Yong Lu, Canada Simultaneous "Invisalign+Implant" Interdisciplinary approaches for Treating Tooth Mobility, Migration, and Missing Teeth Due to Periodontitis: Case-Based Learning | Session 4C 09:30-09:45 Hamza Masood, Australia Clinical Efficacy of Subcrestal Angle Correction in Implant Dentistry | |||||
| 09:45-10:00 | Session 4A 09:45-10:00 Frank Spitznagel, Germany Effect of Restoration Type and Ceramic Thickness on Fatigue and Failure Load of Minimally Invasive Strength-Gradient Zirconia Restorations | Session 4B 09:45-10:00 Hui Chen, Hong Kong Interdisciplinary Management of a Periodontally-Compromised Dentition in a Young Female Utilizing Digital Workflow | Session 4C 09:45-10:00 Francesco Grande, Italy Comparative Analysis of Screw Wear Effect in the OT-Bridge and MUA System and its Relationship with Removal Torque Loss | |||||
| 10:00-10:15 | Session 4A 10:00 -10:15 Dan Hagi, Canada Complication Patterns in Zirconia Implants: A Practical Review of Clinical Failures and Management Strategies | Session 4B 10:00 -10:15 Shinji Kogiso, Mexico Full-Mouth Rehabilitation: Restoring Function and Esthetics Through Analog and Digital Protocols | Session 4C 10:00-10:15 Omar Bahakam, Australia A Human-Equivalent Jaw Phantom for Quantitative-Assessment of Imaging Artifacts from Dental Prostheses in Head and Neck Radiotherapy | |||||
| 10:15-10:30 | Session 4A 10:15 -10:30 Venna Jain, India Comparative Evaluation of Enamel Wear Opposing PFM, Polished and Glazed Opaque Zirconia, Translucent Zirconia, and PEEK Crowns – A Retrospective Study | Session 4B 10:15-10:30 Domenico Baldi, Italy Evaluation of a New Ultrasonic Insert for Prosthodontic Preparation | Session 4C 10:15-10:30 Donghyun Kim, South Korea Correlation Between Implant Angulation and Crestal Bone Changes: A 5-Year Retrospective Study | |||||
| 10:30-11:00 | BREAK - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Concurrent Sessions | |||||||
| Session 5A: Maxillofacial Back to the Future Moderator: Dr. Rhonda Jacob Room: Grand Ballroom East | Session 5B: Digitally Disrupted Dentistry Moderator: Dr. Najla Chebib Room: Grand Ballroom Centre | Session 5C: Resident and Registrar Oral Presentation Competition Moderator: Dr. Constance Law Room: Grand Ballroom West 15 Minute Presentations | ||||||
| 11:00-11:30 | Session 5A 11:00-11:30 Invited Speaker: Dale Howes, Australia Implant Alternatives in the Severely Compromised Patient. Changing Paradigms | Session 5B 11:00-11:30 Invited Speaker: Cristian Abad-Coronel, Ecuador From Digital to Tangible, New Challenges for Digital Dentistry | Session 5C 11:00-11:30 Youn-Sheng Zhou, China Autonomous Innovation and Clinical Implementation of Key Digital Dental Restoration Technologies | |||||
| 11:30-11:45 | Session 5A 11:30-12:00 Invited Speaker: Harry Reintsema, The Netherlands Development of 3D Support in Maxillofacial Rehabilitation. The UMCG Experience | Session 5B 11:30-12:00 Invited Speaker: Manabu Kanazawa, Japan The Cutting Edge of Digital Dentures | Session 5C 11:30-11:45 Miel Kim, South Korea Biomechanical Evaluation on Interproximal Contact Tightness of the Crown Using Finite Element Method | |||||
| 11:45-12:00 | Session 5C 11:45-12:00 Walaa Magdy Ahmed, Saudi Arabia Digital Veneers: From Design to Cementation | |||||||
| 12:00-12:15 | Session 5A 12:00-12:15 Amin Boukhari, Israel The Use of Zygomatic and Pterygoid Implants in the Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Edentulous Maxillectomy Defects | Session 5B 12:00-12:15 Duhyeong Lee, USA Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality in Dentistry: Applications and Future Prospects | Session 5C 12:00-12:15 Eda Dzinovic, UK Advancing Dental Materials with Anatomically Mimicked Octopus-Inspired Suction Cups | |||||
| 12:15-12:30 | Session 5A 12:15-12:45 Caroline Nguyen, Canada Beyond Obturators: Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Options Following Cancer Treatments | Session 5B 12:15-12:30 Raelene Sambrook, UK Digital Smile Deficiency: The Pursuit for Perfection | Session 5C 12:15-12:30 Rami Salloum, USA Beyond Photogrammetry: Simplifying Full-Arch Data Acquisition With Rapid Digital Conversion | |||||
| 12:30-12:45 | Session 5B 12:30-12:45 Ho Beon Kwon, South Korea Applications of Computer Simulation in Prosthodontics | Session 5C 12:30-12:45 Francesca Baldi, Italy Lithium Disilicate and Zirconia Veneers: In Vitro Comparison of Minimal Ultrasonic Preparation and No Preparation on Fracture Resistance and Detachment | ||||||
| 12:45-13:00 | Session 5A 12:45-13:00 Anke Korfage, The Netherlands From Multidisciplinary to Interdisciplinary: Optimizing the Care Pathway for Microtia Patients | Session 5B 12:45-13:00 Reena Ohm, Australia Influence of Partially Edentulous Conditions on the Accuracy of Complete-Arch Digital Scans | ||||||
| 13:00-14:30 | CONFERENCE LUNCH & POSTER REVIEW / Location: Osgood Ballroom | |||||||
| 13:00-14:30 | ICP BUSINESS MEETING (ICP Members ONLY) / Location: Sheraton EF | |||||||
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Concurrent Sessions | |||||||
| Session 6A: Prosthodontic Advocacy Moderators: Dr. Caroline Nguyen Room: Grand Ballroom East | Session 6B: Risking Failure Moderator: Dr. Carlos Parra Atala Room: Grand Ballroom Centre | Session 6C: From Algorithms to Artistry Moderator: Dr. Domenico Baldi Room: Grand Ballroom West | ||||||
| 14:30-14:45 | Session 6A 14:30-15:00 Invited Speaker: Dean Morton, USA What Does it Mean to be a Contemporary Prosthodontist? A Brief Consideration of Requirements and Expectations of Professionals and the Public | Session 6B 14:30-15:00 Invited Speaker: Mariam Margvelashvili-Malament, USA A Story of a Tooth: From a Restoration to an Implant. Which one is Complication-Free? | Session 6C 14:30-14:45 Zhen Wang, China Digital Workflow Integration for Immediate and Delayed Rehabilitation of Maxillary Defects Using Zygomatic Implant-Supported Obturator Prostheses | |||||
| 14:45-15:00 | Session 6A 14:45-15:00 Neeraj Chandraker, India The Digital Paradigm Shift in Maxillofacial Prosthetics: Focus on Oro-Orbital Reconstruction | |||||||
| 15:00-15:15 | Session 6A 15:00-15:30 Invited Speaker: Leslie P. Laing Canada The "Black Magic" of Caries Arrest | Session 6B 15:00-15:30 Invited Speaker: Ramesh Chowdhary, India Navigating the Pitfalls: Understanding Risk Failures in Full Arch Fixed Implant-Supported Prosthesis- A Mid to Long-Term Outcome | Session 6C 15:00-15:15 CANCELLED Margaret Ndung'u-Mwasha, Kenya Complex Midface and Total Mandible Reconstruction and Rehabilitation using Digital Workflows: A Case Report | |||||
| 15:15-15:30 | Session 6C 15:15-15:30 Jiefei Shen, China An AI-Driven System for Highly Personalized Tooth Morphology Reconstruction and Shade Match | |||||||
| 15:30-15:45 | Session 6A 15:30-15:45 Cecilia Dong, Canada Teaching Dental Students to Relate Partial Edentulism to the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health (ICF) | Session 6B 15:30-15:45 Neena D'Souza, Canada Beyond Osseointegration: The Influence of Tooth Site on Implant Longevity and Failure | ||||||
| 15:45-16:00 | Session 6A 15:45-16:00 Cui Cui, Canada Patient and Parent Perspectives on Dental Implant Treatment Outcome in Oligodontia: A Mixed- Methods Approach | Session 6B 15:45-16:00 SunJong Kim, South Korea Retrospective Study on the Implant Related MRONJ | Session 6C 15:45-16:00 CANCELLED Sunit Kumar Jurel, India Evaluation of Mandibular Advancement Devices on Glycemic Effect in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients and Obstructive Sleep Apnea | |||||
| 16:00-16:15 | Session 6A 16:00-16:30 Geoff Borlase, Australia Patient Advocacy, Gerodontics and Terminal Dentitions – A New Definition for Prosthodontics Needed? | Session 6B 16:00-16:15 Yihan Li, Canada Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Coatings for Controlled Peri-Implant Drug Delivery | Session 6C 16:00-16:15 Pooran Chand, India Urinary Metabolite Signatures Reflect the Altered Host Metabolism in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea | |||||
| 16:15-16:30 | Session 6B 16:15-16:30 Maria Menini, Italy Dental Implants in Patients with Stage IV Periodontitis: A Prosthodontic Perspective | |||||||
| 16:30 | Adjourn | |||||||
| 16:30-18:30 | Association of Prosthodontists of Canada / Annual General Meeting - Located in the Birchwood Ballroom | |||||||
| 19:00-23:00 | ICP Reception and Banquet Location: Grand Ballroom | |||||||
| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 | ||||||||
| 08:00-09:00 | Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 09:00 - 10:35 | Session 7A: Faceted Futures Moderator: Dr. Stephen Rosenstiel and Dr. Alon Preiskel Room: Grand Ballroom | |||||||
| 09:00-09:40 | Invited Speaker: Orly Lobel, USA The Equality Machine: Making Rational Decisions to Leverage AI for Better Medicine and Well-Being | |||||||
| 09:40-10:20 | Invited Speaker: Elham Emami, Canada E-Health in Action | |||||||
| 10:20-10:35 | Resident Oral Presentation Awards and Poster Presentation Awards | |||||||
| 10:35-11:10 | BREAK - Exhibit Review | |||||||
| 11:10-12:40 | Session 8A: Faceted Facets Moderator: Dr. Limor Avivi-Arber Room: Grand Ballroom | |||||||
| 11:10-11:50 | Invited Speaker: Lyndon Cooper, USA Prosthodontic Therapeutic Longevity; Questions That Need Answers | |||||||
| 11:50-12:30 | Invited Speaker: Clark Stanford, USA Beautiful Possibilities - Prosthodontics and our Future as THE Person-Center Specialty of Dentistry | |||||||
| 12:30-12:40 | Closing Announcements | |||||||
| 14:00-19:00 | Group Social Outing: The Toronto Aquarium & Dinner at the CN Tower 360 Restaurant | |||||||
| Reserve Speaker- Thomas Taylor Presentation Title: Late Implant Loss: What Gives | ||||||||
| Reserve Speaker- Danielle Layton Presentation Title: The X Factor, our Female Pros Patients |
The 2025 program schedule is subject to change.