Association for Pediatric Oral Surgery (APOS)

Dr. Roberto Barone, graduated at the University of Florence (Italy) in 1982. He got his specialty in Dentistry in 1987 in the same University.

He works in Florence, his practice is exclusively limited to oral surgery and implantology.

Founder of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery (SICO) in 1990, of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO) in 2015, and of the Academy for Pediatric Oral Surgery (APOS) in 2016.

President of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery in the years 1999-2000.

Current president of the Academy for Pediatric Oral Surgery (APOS).

Author of scientific articles in the field of oral and implant surgery and of the books: "Denti del giudizio inclusi" (Impacted third molars) and "Le cisti dei mascellari" (Cysts of the jaws).

He has been teaching oral surgery and implant surgery and has been organizing for over 20 years an annual course in oral surgery and several courses in implant surgery and pediatric oral surgery.

Speaker in over 500 courses and conferences on topics of oral and implant surgery.

Carlo Clauser runs a private practice limited to oral surgery in Florence, Italy.

He is author or co-author of several scientific articles on international journals and of books in the fields of periodontology, oral surgery, implant therapy.

He has been speaker in courses and lectures of oral surgery and periodontology in several countries.

He is active fellow of the Società Italiana di Parodontologia e Implantologia (SIdP).

He has been founder of Società Italiana di Chirurgia Orale (SICO), Accademia Toscana di Ricerca Odontostomatologica (ATRO), European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO).

Dentistry and Dental Prosthetic Degree at the Polytechnic University of Marche (I) in 1989. Between 1996 and 1999 he specialises in Posturology at the University of Palermo.

He earns the basic and advanced certificate of the Socie?te? Franc?asie d’Occlusodontie, directed by Prof. L. Nahmani.

In 2000 he trains at the Gnathology department of I.S.I. in Milan.

Between 1998 and 2000 he specialises in Oral Surgery and Implantology.

In 2005 he obtains the postgraduate academic diploma in "Function and Dysfunction of the Masticatory Apparatus" at the University of Krems (A).

In 2007 he becomes Academic Expert by completing the exams of the "Interdisciplinary Therapy” International Master at Donau University (A), directed by prof. R. Slavicek.

He is the Founder and Health Director of Techne Dental Center in Osimo (I). Within the practice he is mainly responsible for Oral Surgery and Implantology.

He is an active member of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), a member of the Society of Pediatric Dentistry and Founding Member of the Association for Pediatric Oral Surgery (APOS).

He is author of scientific articles, co-author of the text "First steps in oral surgery" for the ANDI Young project, and speaker at national and international courses and congresses.

Dr Gyanendra Kumar is working as an Associate Professor in Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.

He obtained his BDS degree in 1996 and MDS degree (Pediatric Dentistry) in 2002 from the King George Medical College, Lucknow India.

Dr Gyanendra Kumar is trained in Dental Laser from Auckland,New Zealand in 2015,also trained in Conscious Sedation from Riley’s Children Hospital, School of Dentistry at Indianapolis USA.

Dr Gyanendra Kumar is awarded prestigious fellowship MFDSRCPS from Royal College of Physician and Surgeons Glasgow, UK.

His research interests are in surgical part of Pediatric Dentistry by Dental Laser along with Pediatric endodontics using scanned electron microscopy.

He has done appreciable number of National and International projects funded by Government of India.

He holds various posts such as Joint Secretary of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (ISPPD), and President of Indian Dental Association Delhi (IDA), India.

He is the founder of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry.

He holds various membership affiliation such as Life member IDA, Life Member, ISPPD,DUTA, Life member SAAPD. 

He has numerous national and international publications in his credit.

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Abstract

Er,Cr:YSGG LASERS: A boon in pediatric oral surgery

Lasers have manifold applications in pediatric oral surgery enabling several soft and hard tissue procedures in children with greater ease and patient comfort than the conventional techniques. Various laser systems have been previously used in dentistry including CO2, Diode, Er,Cr: YAG Laser etc. With the introduction of Er, Cr: YSGG lasers, a single tool can be used to cut, coagulate and promote healing. The advantage of Er,Cr:YSGG laser over other group of lasers is that these can be used for both hard and soft tissue procedures as these are well absorbed by water molecules as well as hydroxyapatite crystals. It is the laser of choice in surgical procedure due to its known advantages especially safety, minimally invasive cutting, reduction in post operative discomfort, pain and infection; bactericidal and hemostatic effects and faster healing. The applications of Er, Cr: YSGG lasers include but are not limited to local anesthesia before, reattachment of fractured incisal fragment, frenectomy, fibroma removal, mucocele excision,operculectomy etc. All these procedures have been successfully performed in our department with excellent results which will be presented. The parameters for each procedure vary and a thorough knowledge of the same is required before starting use of lasers along with safety measures to be followed. This presentation aims to describe the working of Er,Cr: YSGG lasers, oral surgical procedures performed using the same and the clinical techniques and tips for mastering Er,Cr: YSGG lasers.

Dr. Sumita Upadhyay is an Associate Professor and Head in Department of Pediatric Dentistry in Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences., Dhulikhel, Nepal. She completed her Post postgraduate degree in 2010 from Kathmandu University. She has done externship training in department of Pediatric Dentistry ,Seoul National University Dental Hospital, South Korea . She has done mini residency course in Seoul Children Dental Center. Seoul, South Korea. She is also trained in conscious sedation at Riley’s Children Hospital, Indianapolis University, Indianapolis, USA. She has presented papers in many national and international conferences. She was an invited speaker in 10th biennial conference of Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia in 2016 in Tokyo and as an International guest speaker in 39th Annual conference of ISPPD, Chennai in 2017. Dr Sumita has actively worked in the organization of 2nd Congress of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry held at Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019. She has many publications in national and international journals. She is one of the pioneer Pediatric Dentist of Nepal, Treasurer of Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry, Vice President of South Asian Association of Pediatric Dentistry, member of Nepal Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is actively involved in oral health services for school children in rural areas who have limited access to dental care in and around Kavre district of Nepal.

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Abstract

Multidisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Oral Surgery Cases

A number of oral surgical cases; simple to complex may be encountered in children in Pediatric Dentistry clinic. These may be the management of odontogenic infections, exodontia, supernumerary teeth, structural anomalies; abnormal frenum attachment, natal and neonatal teeth, cleft lip and palate,oral lesions and traumatic injures to orofacial region. When dealing with such cases special considerations has be addressed as medical and dental evaluation, behavioral consideration, growth and development, developing dentition, pathology and peri operative care. The cases may require multidisciplinary approach with medical as well as dental team; Pediatric Dentist, Pediatrician, Oral Surgeon, Oral Medicine and Pathologist, Orthodontist and Prosthodontist. The presentation will highlight on the management of commonly encountered surgical cases in children and their management with multidisciplinary approach.

Giliana Zuccati has a degree in Medicine and Surgery with full marks and honours and a specialisation in Dentistry. Author or coauthor of numerous scientific articles on Italian and international journals, and several chapters of books of Orthodontics. She has held many courses and has participated as a lecturer in postgraduate courses at the University of Siena and congresses of Orthodontics.

She is reviewer in the Editorial Board of the journal “AJO-DO", in the Board of "Progress in Orthodontics" and other journals. 

Fellow of SIDO since 1981, ordinary member and then active member. 

Her practice in Florence is limited to Orthodontics.

Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry at the Republic University

Specialised in Orthopaedics e Orthodontics at the CEDDU Institute (Uruguay) and at the Gnathos Foundation (Belgrano University - Bs As- Argentina)

Professor of Paediatric Dentistry at the Dental School of the Republic University

Master in Paediatric Dentistry (Dental School - Republic University)

Author and co-author of papers in the field of  Paediatric Dentistry

Researches in the field of Paediatric Dentistry and University Education using  the technologies of information and communication (TIC)

Awards related to research projects and completed researches

Lecturer in post-degree courses in Uruguay

Reviewer of international journals (Journal Oral Research (Università di Concepción - Cile), of Revista de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Odontología  Pediátrica and of Revista Nacional de Odontología (Università Cooperativa di Colombia))

Conferences on subjects of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics in Uruguay, Argentina, Cile, Vancouver (Canadá), Colombia and Italia

Paediatric Dentist dedicated to outpatient surgery at the paediatric hospital Pereira Rossell in Montevideo-Uruguay

Private practice in Paediatric Dentistry, Orthopaedics and Orthodontics

Founder fellow of the Uruguayan Society of Paediatric Dentistry (SUOP)

Fellow of the Uruguayan Society of Odontologic Research (SUIO)

Fellow of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

Active fellow of the Association for Pediatric Oral Surgery (APOS)

Doctor Cássio José Fornazari Alencar (Brazil)

Master and phD University of São Paulo

Professor of Pediatric Dentistry Surgery - FFO/FUNDECTO-USP

Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics - UNIP

Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry - FFO/FUNDECTO-USP

Specialist in Facial Orthopedics and Orthodontics - UNIMES

Alice Ronchetti, Odontologist, Resident in Pediatric Dentistry, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria.

Graduated in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics with full marks and honors with a thesis entitled "Histological evaluation and phenotype comparison of grafts in mucogingival surgery" - supervisor Prof. Davide Farronato, currently resident in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Insubria - director Prof. Lucia Tettamanti.

Since 2015 she has been attending the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Ospedale di Circolo in Varese, as well as the research center "Odontostomatological Aspects of Rare Syndromes in Developmental Age" directed by Prof. Lucia Tettamanti.

Currently the research activity is focused on the multidisciplinary approach of growing subjects affected by multiple agenesis.

Ioulia Arapi was born in Athens. She graduated with Honors from Lyceum in (2010) and started her Dental training at the Dental School of Athens, from where she graduated in February 2016.

She has obtained dental licence on March 2016.

She is a member of Dental Association of Attica (2016) and Stomatological Society of Greece (2017).

Upon completion of her undergraduate training, her desire for continuous education led her attending in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, in the Dental School of Athens.

She has presented more than fifteen posters and oral communications in international and Greek congresses (2015-2019) and she has published one paper about "Intraoral lipomas" in Odontostomatological Progress (2019). She has co-authored a poster about "Traumatic Cysts", that was awarded in 29th Panhellenic Congress for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2018).

She works as a general dentist for the past three years at "Cresta Dental Care" in Athens. She deals mainly with preventative and corrective treatments, oral surgery including endodontic surgery and paediatric dentistry. She also examines patients at a Health Psychiatric Unit in Lamia (Greece).

Professore Associato di Malattie Odontostomatologiche e titolare dell'insegnamento in Parodontologia presso l'Università di Firenze.

È direttore del Master triennale-tempo pieno in Parodontologia e Implantologia e responsabile dell'unità di ricerca clinica in Parodontologia e Medicina Parodontale della stesso ateneo fiorentino.

Vice-presidente e socio attivo della Società Italiana di Parodontologia e Implantologia (SIdP).

È vincitore di alcuni prestigiosi premi di ricerca clinica internazionali, fra cui il premio H. Goldman dell SIdP, il premio Jaccard della federazione europea di Parodontologia (EFP) e il R. Earl Robinson per la rigenerazione parodontale della Accademia Americana di Parodontologia (AAP).

È l'autore principale o il coautore di numerosi articoli pubblicati su riviste internazionali e referee per le più importanti riviste di settore.

Libera professione limitata alla Parodontologia e Implantologia in Firenze.