Academy of Osseointegration · San Diego, CA · 2027
Academy of Osseointegration 2027 Annual Meeting
01 Overview
The Academy of Osseointegration holds its 2027 Annual Meeting March 10 to 13, 2027, in San Diego. The meeting focuses on implant dentistry and tissue replacement and draws both specialists and general dentists.
AO is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider and says CE credit will be offered; the credit total, program and fees have not been published yet. Next meetings: Fort Lauderdale (March 9 to 11, 2028) and Las Vegas (March 8 to 10, 2029).
02 CME / CE credits
| Credit | Amount | System |
|---|---|---|
| ADA CERP Continuing Education CreditsAO is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider; hours to be announced | TBA | ADA-CERP |
Accredited provider: Academy of Osseointegration
03 Program highlights
| Session | Day | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone: When to Proceed and When to StageSession 1: Extraction Site Management in the Esthetic Zone | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Managing the Compromised Extraction Socket: Preserve, Reconstruct, or StageSession 1: Extraction Site Management in the Esthetic Zone | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Redefining Immediacy: Immediate Implants in Severely Compromised SocketsSession 1: Extraction Site Management in the Esthetic Zone | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Do We Still Need Autogenous Bone? Biomaterials, Biologics, and the Changing Landscape of Ridge ReconstructionSession 2: Managing Esthetic Ridge Defects: Different Roads to the Same Goal | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Soft Tissue Around Esthetic Implants: When Is Augmentation Really Necessary?Session 2: Managing Esthetic Ridge Defects: Different Roads to the Same Goal | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| When One Technique Isn’t Enough: Combining Reconstruction Strategies for Severe Esthetic EffectsSession 2: Managing Esthetic Ridge Defects: Different Roads to the Same Goal | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| From the Face Backward: Prosthetically Driven Implant Planning in the Esthetic ZoneSession 3: Restoring the Esthetic Zone: Prosthetic Decision-Making That Shapes Long-Term Success | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Immediate Implant Therapy: Where Surgical and Prosthetic Decisions ConvergeSession 3: Restoring the Esthetic Zone: Prosthetic Decision-Making That Shapes Long-Term Success | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Beyond Osseointegration: Prosthetic Decisions That Determine Implant SuccessSession 3: Restoring the Esthetic Zone: Prosthetic Decision-Making That Shapes Long-Term Success | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| The Posterior Maxilla Dilemma: Sinus Augmentation, Short Implants, or Alternative Strategies?Session 4: Complex Implant Rehabilitation: Knowing When, How – and Whether – to Treat | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| Digital Full-Arch Workflows: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Where Things Go WrongSession 4: Complex Implant Rehabilitation: Knowing When, How – and Whether – to Treat | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| The Severely Atrophic Maxilla Rebuild the Bone, Find Better Bone, or Change the Plan?Session 4: Complex Implant Rehabilitation: Knowing When, How – and Whether – to Treat | Wed, Mar 10 | — |
| From Would Healing to Wellness: How Laser and Light Therapy Are changing What Dentistry Can For for the Whole PatientOpening Symposium: Innovation Frontiers: The Science Driving Clinical Care | Thu, Mar 11 | — |
| Beyond Human Limits: AI and the Evolution of Clinical ExpertiseOpening Symposium: Innovation Frontiers: The Science Driving Clinical Care | Thu, Mar 11 | — |
| Preserve First, Place Second: The Biological Principles That Turn Ridge Preservation Into Long-Term Implant StabilityOpening Symposium: Innovation Frontiers: The Science Driving Clinical Care | Thu, Mar 11 | — |
| Small Moves, Big Outcomes: The Science of Simplicity for Implant TherapyOpening Symposium: Innovation Frontiers: The Science Driving Clinical Care | Thu, Mar 11 | — |
| No Easy Patients: The Architecture of Complex Oral RehabilitationsOpening Symposium: Innovation Frontiers: The Science Driving Clinical Care | Thu, Mar 11 | — |
| Immediate Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone – Lessons Learned Over 29 YearsThen and Now: Twenty Years Later – What Did Time Tell Us? | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Guided Bone Regeneration – What Held, What Failed, What Changes?Then and Now: Twenty Years Later – What Did Time Tell Us? | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| What 20+ Years Teaches You: Esthetics Implant Rehabilitation RevisitedThen and Now: Twenty Years Later – What Did Time Tell Us? | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Peri-implantitis – The Cases We Never Expected to LoseThen and Now: Twenty Years Later – What Did Time Tell Us? | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Surgical Immediate Implant Placement and Provisionalization in the Esthetic Zone – What the Bone Tells You Before You PlaceSession I – The Immediate Everything Patient | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Restorative: Designing the Immediate Provisional That Protects the Surgical Outcome: Material Science, Emergence, and Occlusal OffloadingSession I – The Immediate Everything Patient | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Surgical: Soft Tissue Augmentation Timing – Before, During or After Implant PlacementSession II – Thin Tissue, High Stakes | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| Restorative: Reading the Tissue Architecture at the Impression Stage: What the Restorative Clinician Sees That the Surgeon Needs to HearSession II – Thin Tissue, High Stakes | Fri, Mar 12 | — |
| One Millimeter Matters: The Precision Behind Preventing and Correcting Peri-Implant RecessionComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| The Design Was the Problem: Understanding Subtypes of Restorative Failure in Implant ProstheticsComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Not All Stability Is Created Equal: Transforming Mechanical Stability to BiologicalComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Guided Into Trouble: Recognizing and Managing Surgical Complications in Digital Implant WorkflowsComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Why Implants That Were Perfect at Year One Fail at Year TenComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Full-Arch Guided Surgery and the Prosthetic Complications at Delivery: Why the Final Restoration Did Not Fit the PlanComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Panel DiscussionComplications: The Science Behind Why They Happen | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Why Do Some Implants Fail? The Role of Host Genetics and InflammationWomen in Implant Dentistry Luncheon | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Managing What Wasn’t in the Treatment Plan: Implant Complications in Private PracticeWomen in Implant Dentistry Luncheon | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Peri-implant Bone Regeneration: Best Practices for Today’s ClinicianWomen in Implant Dentistry Luncheon | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Rethinking the Implant Overdenture in the Digital EraWomen in Implant Dentistry Luncheon | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Case Battle 1 – The Missing Papilla You finished This Case.: The Patient Came BackClosing Symposium – The Implant Games: The Battle of the Continents (AO – EAO) | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Case Battle 2 – Bone Loss, Bleeding and a Patient Who Feels Fine: The 8-year Implant Nobody WatchedClosing Symposium – The Implant Games: The Battle of the Continents (AO – EAO) | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
| Case Battle 3 – 2.5mm of Bone and a Patient Who Won’t Wait: The Knife-edge RidgeClosing Symposium – The Implant Games: The Battle of the Continents (AO – EAO) | Sat, Mar 13 | — |
04 Speakers & faculty 39
- James CarrollDMDKeynote
- Jerry LinDDS, DMScFaculty
- Waldemar PolidoDDS, PhDFaculty
- Abdelsalam ElaskaryBDSFaculty
- Alan HerfordDDS, MDFaculty
- Seiko MinDS, PhDFaculty
- Katsuhiro HoriuchiDDS, PhDFaculty
- Luiz Otavio CamargoDDSFaculty
- Arturo LlobellDDS, MSFaculty
- James Piper IIDMD, MSFaculty
- Wahn KhangDMDFaculty
- Brian GoodacreDDS, MSDFaculty
- Vishtasb BroumandDMD, MDFaculty
- Nathalia AndradeDDS, PhDFaculty
- Daniele CardaropoliDDSFaculty
- Luca De StavolaDMDFaculty
- Anthony RotondoBDScFaculty
- Joseph Y.K. KanDDS, MSFaculty
- Fouad KhouryDMD, PhDFaculty
- Ueli GraunderDMDFaculty
- Paul RosenDMD, MSFaculty
- Ernesto LeeDMDFaculty
- Oscar Gonzalez-MartinDDSFaculty
- Lorenzo TavelliDDS, MSFaculty
- Carlo ErcoliDDSFaculty
- Nitzan BichachoDMDFaculty
- Kimberly SchlamDMDFaculty
- France LambertDDS, MScFaculty
- Floin CofarDDSFaculty
- Who Goes With the Flow and Who Stops the Flow? Deal Makers and Deal BreakersFaculty
- Flavia PirihDDS, PhDFaculty
- Kelly MischDDS, MSFaculty
- Tara AghalooDDS, MD, PhDFaculty
- Ingeborg De KokDDS, MSFaculty
- Dennis TarnowDDSFaculty
- Otto ZuhrDDSFaculty
- Egard El ChaarDDS, MS, MBA, MSFaculty
- Alfonso GilDDSFaculty
- Jay NeugartenDDS, MDFaculty
05 Questions
When is AO 2027?
It takes place Mar 10–13, 2027 in San Diego, CA.
Where is AO 2027 held?
In San Diego, CA; the venue is not published yet.
What is on the AO 2027 program?
39 sessions are listed so far. Speakers include James Carroll, DMD; Jerry Lin, DDS, DMSc; Waldemar Polido, DDS, PhD and 36 others.
How many CME/CE credits does AO 2027 offer?
Up to TBA ADA CERP Continuing Education Credits. Final credit numbers are set by the accredited provider.
How do I claim CE credit for AO 2027?
Credit is issued by Academy of Osseointegration, the accredited provider; attendees claim it through the evaluation the provider sends after the meeting.
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