Prof. Shakeel Shahdad

BDS, MMedSc, FDS RCSEd, FDS(Rest. Dent.)RCSEd, DDS, FFDTEd

• Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, The Royal London Dental Hospital
• Honorary Clinical Professor in Oral Rehabilitation & Implantology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
• Fellow, International Team for Implantology (ITI)
• Chairman, ITI Scholarship Centre at Queen Mary University of London
• Diplomate, British Society for Oral Implantology
• Chairman Emeritus, Advisory Board in Implant Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• Chairman Emeritus, ITI UK and Ireland

Title: The Prosthodontic - Implant interface - How prosthetic principles drive implant success.

Synopsis: 
During the last three decades, implant dentistry has seen significant developments with modern techniques and materials offering opportunities to maximise predictable clinical and aesthetic outcomes. Nevertheless, we remain confronted with problems and complications, and the vast majority are clinician-related.

In recent years, digital technology has significantly influenced implant dentistry.  Integration of CBCT, Implant planning software, Intraoral Scanning and Laboratory Scanners have transformed the digital workflow.  Despite all the advances, the surgical principles of prosthetically driven implant placement have hardly altered over the years, and perhaps its importance now is even more emphasised.

On the prosthodontic front, digital technology is transforming the workflow in our clinics and dental laboratories. Dentists are finding significantly improved efficiency and seamless collaboration with laboratories.  With the CAD-CAM technology well established in dental laboratories, newer materials are being developed with improved mechanical and optical properties resulting in restorations that are revolutionizing what we offer our patients, and how this workflow can be delivered. 

Aims and Learning Outcomes:

This presentation aims to discuss:

• Use of digital tools to perform comprehensive treatment planning and guided surgery
• Use of digital implant planning software
• Utilization of implant planning software for optimal prosthetically-driven implant planning
• Current prosthetic materials used in CAD/CAM

By the end of this lecture, the participants should be able to:

• Appreciate the importance of thorough treatment planning principles
• Describe the prosthetically driven principles of ideal 3D implant position
• Understand the importance of correct implant position and management of bone defects
• Incorporate full digital workflow to achieve predictable results.

Biography:

Shakeel Shahdad is a Consultant and Hon. Clinical Professor in Oral Rehabilitation & Implantology at The Royal London Dental Hospital, and Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.  He is the Clinical Lead for Restorative Dentistry, Lead for postgraduate implant training and Chairman of ITI Scholarship Centre at QMUL.  He is also leading the £2.3m Digital Dental Transformation Project at the hospital and school.

He is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology.  He is also the Chairman Emeritus for the Advisory Board in Implant Dentistry for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the ITI UK & Ireland Section.  In 2017, he was conferred Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Trainers (FFDTEd) by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

He is a specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Endodontics.

Apart from the specialist restorative treatment, his areas of particular interest include aesthetic implant dentistry and management of complex restorative cases including functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of patients with congenital absence of teeth and toothwear.  Shak specialises in treating patients requiring complex and advanced restorative treatment including surgical placement and restoration with dental implants.

He is active in clinical research and has secured various research grants.  He is a co-author of a textbook in periodontology and implant dentistry, besides publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

He also runs a multi-specialist referral practice in the West End of London.