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Name: How to Read Your CBCT: Implant Planning, Incidental Findings, and AI Applications
Start: 2026-11-05T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-11-05T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Glacial Sands Oral, Facial, Implant Surgery

Every NWI Study Club event is posted here. Save the date, meet the speaker, and RSVP in one place.

New to the club? Start with our overview of dental continuing education and CE credits in Northwest Indiana, including who can attend and how credits work.

Upcoming

Hygiene C.E.: White Spots and What Nots: Hygiene & Ortho 101

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 6:00-8:00 PM

Glacial Sands Oral, Facial, Implant Surgery, Education Facility · 1008 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304

Hygiene continuing education session at Glacial Sands OMS

An engaging 2-hour continuing education course designed for dental hygienists, exploring the connection between hygiene and orthodontics, with practical information you can take back to your practice. Presented by Dr. Joseph Deek.

CE: 2 CE hours. Cost: FREE. Seating is limited, so RSVP is required: text HYGIENE RSVP to 219-964-4321. Questions? Email Kate Philbin at [email protected].

RSVP via the Contact Page

Prosthetic and Mechanical Complications Associated with Dental Implant Restorations

Wednesday, February 10, 2027 · 6:00-8:00 PM

Glacial Sands Oral, Facial, Implant Surgery · 1008 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304

Our ITI Study Club welcomes Dr. Wei-Shao Lin, DDS, MBA, MSAI, PhD, FACP, Professor, Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Acting Chair of the Department of Endodontics and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Indiana University School of Dentistry. Dr. Lin has accepted our invitation to present on prosthetic and mechanical complications associated with dental implant restorations.

Hosted by Dr. Bennett. Watch this page for RSVP details.

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How to Read Your CBCT: Implant Planning, Incidental Findings, and AI Applications

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 6:00-8:00 PM

Glacial Sands Oral, Facial, Implant Surgery · 1008 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304

Your CBCT is telling you more than you think. Our ITI Study Club (International Team for Implantology) welcomes Dr. Vinicius Dutra, DDS, MBA, PhD, oral and maxillofacial radiologist and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine & Radiology, Indiana University School of Dentistry.

An evening of real cases and practical reads you can use the next morning: planning implants with confidence, catching the incidental findings that matter, and a clear-eyed look at where AI actually helps today.

CE credits available. Open to dental professionals across Northwest Indiana. Hosted by Dr. Bennett.

RSVP via the Contact Page

Past Events

Every previous meeting, newest first. Full speaker bios, credentials, and photos are in our past events archive.

August 26, 2026 — Dr. Luis Mezzomo: Guided Implant Surgery and the Virtual Patient (recap)
May 20, 2026 — Dr. Akanksha Srivastava: Shaping Single-Implant Success Through Provisionalization: A Hands-On Workshop (recap)
February 26, 2026 — Hygienist C.E. Evening, led by Dr. Sonia Bennett: Pre-Cancerous Oral Conditions (recap)
February 11, 2026 — Dr. Manuel Posada: Diagnostic and Prosthetic Considerations for Full Arch (AOX) Implant Treatment (recap)
February 4, 2026 — Hygienist C.E. Evening: Best Practices in Implant Hygiene & AOX Patient Care (recap)
November 12, 2025 — Dr. Rambod Abedini: Stability, Strain, and Success: The Science and Strategy of Immediate Loading (recap)
August 21, 2025 — Dr. Jamila Miller: Does Tissue Conditioning Matter? (recap)
April 23, 2025 — Dr. Sven Bone: topic not recorded in the published archive (recap)
February 6-7, 2025 — Dr. Safa Tahmasebi: Full-Arch Immediate Implant Reconstruction (evening session Feb 6 + full-day symposium Feb 7) (recap)
November 13, 2024 — Dr. Ira Langstein: Current Concepts in Digital Restorative Implant Dentistry (recap)
August 28, 2024 — Dr. Manuel Posada: Treatment Algorithms for Restorative Screw Complications (recap)
April 24, 2024 — Dr. Kopp: topic not recorded in the published archive (recap)
January 31, 2024 — Dr. Akanksha Srivastava: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Emerging XR Technologies (recap)

For details on upcoming sessions, membership information, or to RSVP for future events, visit our contact page. We look forward to welcoming you to our growing community of dental professionals.