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Steve is indisputably one of the international Masters of Esthetic Dentistry. He is a clinician (DMD) specialized in Prosthodontics (MSD) and certified in Dental Technology (CDT) who works in New York with Dennis Tarnow, Mark Hochman and other highly experienced colleagues.
Stefano Gracis invited him to conduct an exclusive course in Italy, in which the participants will have the possibility to speak and ask questions . Steve accepted to come to Italy and hold a special course: two interactive days discussing with Stefano and the participants several topics dealing with implants and esthetics while showing a range of clinical cases to exemplify his teachings.
The participants will be able to discuss face to face with Steve and Stefano about the criteria for choosing compromised teeth, implants in the esthetic area, post-extraction implants, esthetic recovery of incorrectly positioned implants and much more.
SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2025
Course structure
The course will be held in three main sessions that will be addressed through the discussion of exemplary clinical cases. The three parts are described in detail below.
Steve will present the three topics and then leave the floor to the participants: unlike what usually happens, this in-depth analysis will give significant space to discussion and questions from participants, who will have the entire afternoon of the second day at their disposal to directly engage with Steve Chu and Stefano Gracis on the topics covered, asking for clarifications and asking questions.
The event will be held in English (with simultaneous traslation into Italian)
The course is open to clinicians and technicians
Location
The course is held at the NH Collection Milan CityLife Hotel, in one of the new elegant and most iconic districts of the city. With its skyscrapers and large design buildings, this area helps characterize the skyline of modern Milan, still in transformation.
The hotel itself, created by incorporating the former church of Cristo Re (whose facade can be glimpsed in the central body of the building), represents a unique and interesting place also from an architectural point of view, which is worth a visit for those passing through the city.
The entrance to the wide hall is through the former nave of the church, offering an impressive view. All the spaces, from the common rooms to the apartments, from the restaurants to the bars (including the magnificent rooftop with a panoramic pool, where enjoying a cocktail at dusk is highly recommended), are designed to offer a modern and elegant style with a taste for tradition.
The hotel is centrally located in a lively area full of services and well connected to the communication routes that enter the city. The underground stop is a stone throw away. This refined 4-star hotel is also a top-level conference centre, modernly equipped, which will be able to best host our “Open Discussion with Steve Chu”.
THE VENUE
NH Collection Milan CityLife ****
Via Bartolomeo Colleoni 14
20149 Milan
HOW TO GET THERE
BY CAR
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.48245 Lon: 9.15277
The hotel is located in the CityLife residential district, in the city center, 300 meters from Fiera Milano City, and has an internal parking lot.
BY TRAIN
Milan Central train station and Milan Porta Garibaldi station. The latter is the closest (4.8 kms away) to the hotel, which can also be easily reached by public transport. The closest Metro station is Portello (line 5), which is 230 meters away.
BY AIR
Milan Malpensa Airport (about 50 kms from Milan, 30 minutes by train) and Milan Linate Airport, which is 10 kms from the hotel (Linate is directly connected to the center of Milan with the Metro, line 4, in less than 30 minutes).
Program of the two days
Friday • September 12, 2025 – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- 09:00 – 09:15 am – Welcome and introduction to the scientific program
Dr. Stefano Gracis
- 09:15 – 11:00 am
PART 1 – Treatment planning strategies for the restoratively compromised dentition: tooth selection for the dentate patient (Start)
Dr. Steve Chu
- 11:00 – 11:30 am – COFFEE BREAK
- 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
PART 1 – (Conclusion)
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm – LUNCH
- 2:00 – 4:00 pm
PART 2 – Immediate tooth replacement in the esthetic zone: understanding biology, risks and rewards (Start)
Dr. Steve Chu
- 4:00 – 4:30 pm – COFFEE BREAK
- 4:30 – 6:00 pm
PART 2 – (Conclusion)
Saturday • September 13, 2025 – h 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- 09:00 – 09:15 am – Welcome and introduction
Dr. Stefano Gracis
- 09:15 – 11:00 am
PART 3 – When to remove or save and remediate implants in the esthetic zone (Start)
Dr. Steve Chu
- 11:00 – 11:30 am – COFFEE BREAK
- 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
PART 3 – (Conclusion)
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm – LUNCH
- 2:00 – 4:30 pm – Discussion with the partecipants
Moderator: Dr. Stefano Gracis
- 4:30 – 5:00 pm – Conclusions
Dr. Stefano Gracis
Part 1 - Treatment planning strategies for the restoratively compromised dentition: tooth selection for the dentate patient
Comprehensive treatment planning of the complex aesthetic restorative case involving teeth and implants can be challenging. The key to success is to understand and develop predictable strategies in patient care. The presentation will focus on diagnosis of dental and gingival architecture discrepancies. Solutions will focus on interdisciplinary treatment, including orthodontics, periodontics, and restorative dentistry. The latest research in these areas will be presented as well as innovative instrumentation to obtain these goals.
Learning outcomes
After this presentation, the attendee should be able to:
- analyze and treat tooth size discrepancies as they relate to individual tooth esthetics, occlusion and the Bolton Analysis;
- understand the latest studies on tooth size and shape and whether gender differentiation exists;
- know what esthetic determinants define gingival esthetics.
Part 2 - Immediate tooth replacement in the esthetic zone: understanding biology, risks and rewards
Esthetic implant dentistry is continuously evolving with minimally invasive protocols. Immediate tooth replacement therapy (immediate implant placement and provisional restoration) is now an accepted and predictable treatment option for patients in need of a single tooth replacement in the esthetic zone. Innovative techniques such as the dual-zone plus prosthetic socket seal now allow for decreased treatment times, greater patient comfort, and more consistent outcomes.
This lecture will address current concepts in the treatment of Type 1 and 2 sockets (intact or with dentoalveolar defects), techniques, clinical research, histologic evidence, and innovations in immediate implant placement and provisional restoration and how they can enhance treatment procedures, time and clinical outcomes for greater patient comfort, care, and satisfaction.
In addition, esthetic risks and complications exist such as socket perforation, loss of labial plate thickness over time, and loss of the interdental papilla due to proximity issues with tooth-to-implant distance following placement. Innovative treatment solutions will be presented and supported by pre-clinical [animal histology] and 6–7-year prospective clinical [human] studies that scientifically validates and reinforces the biologic principles in implant design that ultimately enhances esthetic outcomes in modern day implantology. Also, anatomic abutments will be introduced that allows efficient and timesaving in provisional restoration fabrication.
Learning outcomes
After this presentation, the attendee should be able to understand the following concepts associated with immediate implant placement and provisional restoration:
- management of implants placed into extraction sockets without and with dehiscence defects;
- the implant complications and risks that exist in the esthetic zone;
- the inverted body-shift concept in macro implant design;
- the indications and use of anatomic abutments in tissue preservation.
Part 3 - When to remove or save and remediate implants in the esthetic zone
As the decision to save or remove an ailing implant is multifactorial, it has become one of the more controversial topics in the field of dental implantology. While bone lost to peri-implant disease is now being augmented with increasing predictability, the degree of success is still variable depending on the size and configuration of the osseous defect. At the same time, with the development of improved high reverse torque instruments, minimally invasive techniques can be utilized to easily remove an implant that is misaligned causing an esthetic problem or is showing advanced bone loss. Any eventual decision regarding the retention or removal of an ailing implant must also be balanced with the desires of the patient, who has already invested a significant amount of time and finances to initially place and restore the implant.
This presentation will present the variables involved in the decision-making process and clinical criteria of when to save or remove an ailing implant. Clinical examples illustrating the management of these factors will be offered providing the clinician with a clearer understanding of the two alternatives available for managing the different clinical circumstances that may be encountered.
In addition, if a decision is made to save an implant but has been placed too far facially with midfacial recession, treatment strategies in remediation from a surgical and restorative standpoint will be presented in a logical way.
Lastly, treatment approaches for interdental dilemmas such as the loss of the interdental papilla will be focused through orthodontic forced eruption or prosthetic solutions with pink porcelain.
Learning objectives
After this presentation, the attendee should be able to understand the following concepts associated with implant removal and remediation:
- the criteria of when to save implants in the esthetic zone;
- what is required to remediate implants from the surgical side;
- what is required to remediate implants from the restorative/prosthetic side;
- how to use restorative submergence contour to manage midfacial recession defects after surgical remediation.
REGISTRATION FEES
Dentist
• € 1.200,00 + VAT > € 1.464,00 (VAT included) •
Dental Technician
• € 800,00 + VAT > € 976,00 (VAT included) •
Young professional Under 30 years old
• € 1.000,00 + VAT > € 1.220,00 (VAT included) •
Young Dental Technician Under 30 years old
• € 600,00 + VAT > € 732,00 (VAT included) •
>> EARLY BIRD RATE <<
Registration within March 31, 2025
• 10% discount on the due registration fee •
IMPORTANT NOTE
All the fees cover the participation in the course, lunch and coffee breaks during the two course days.
Hospitality costs (hotel accomodation and dinners) are to be calculated separately.
• All communications must be sent in writing to dentalbrera@dentalbrera.com
HOW TO REGISTER
To register for the “Open discussion with Steve Chu”, dowload and fill out the registration form.
Then send the form via email to dentalbrera@dentalbrera.com
Attach the receipt of the total fee.
Fill out a form for each participant.
HOTEL RESERVATION
Those who wish can stay at the NH Collection Milan CityLife Hotel during the course, taking advantage of the discounted rates we have agreed for participants. The reservation must be made independently through this LINK that will take you to the hotel’s web page dedicated to our course. Once you reach the online page, click the “SELECTION” button to choose the nights of your stay, the type of room and confirm the reservation with payment.
These are the costs (guaranteed up to 45 days before the start of the event):
• DUS Room: €309.00 VAT included
• Double Room: €339.00 VAT included
The rates are valid per room per night and include service and 10% VAT, excluding city tax
City tax per person per night: €5.00
Check in from 3:00 pm on the day of arrival – check out by 12:00 pm on the day of departure
Any special requests must be considered on request.
Individual cancellation penalty: 100% penalty from confirmation
No-show: 100% VAT excluded will be charged on the credit card indicated for the booking confirmation
The payment of the stay, together with the amount of the city tax, will be requested at the time of booking, by debiting the credit card.
A credit card is required as a guarantee of the balance with an authorization to charge in case of non-payment or partial payment, cancellations exceeding the permitted amount, unpaid extras, late check out and early check in, late arrival, early departures and no-show.
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Summary Info
Speaker
Date
September 12-13, 2025
Timetable
Friday: 9:00 am-1:00 pm • 2:00-6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am-1:00 pm • 2:00-5:00 pm
Location
Milan
For whom
Clinicians and Dental Technicians
Payments
By Bankers Transfer to:
Dentalbrera S.r.l – Banca di Asti – Agenzia di Milano
IBAN: IT06J0608501600000000023126
Info and registrations
Language
The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Italian
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