North Suburban Branch | Revolution in Digital Periodontal Treatment Technologies

Join the North Suburban Branch at the Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park on December 8, 2026 for the lecture “Revolution in Digital Periodontal Treatment Technologies: Enhancing Precision in Guided Implant Surgery” presented by Tolga F. Tozum, DDS, PhD.

RSVP deadline is December 3rd. 

Course Description: The lectures will present the evolution of clinical strategies, advanced imaging, digital technologies, virtual treatment planning, clinical guided implant surgeries and advanced applications from a periodontal view.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Tozum serves as a full-time Tenured Professor in the Department of Periodontics at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). He is a dental graduate from Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey and completed an integrated post-graduate clinical education program in Periodontics at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey and Ph.D. training in bone metabolism from the Hacettepe University and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002. Dr. Tozum also went on to earn a Certificate in Advanced Periodontics from UIC, and holds a Dental License in the State of Illinois.

Prior to joining UIC, he served as Professor of Periodontology, and Associate Dean of Dentistry at Hacettepe University, Turkey. He currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member at University of Messina-Italy, Near East University-TRN Cyprus, Lokman Hekim University-Turkey and Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University-Turkey. He gave more than 100 lectures at different parts of the world about complex perio-implant surgeries, advanced imaging and digital technologies.
He wrote and translated 14 book chapters, and edited one text book related to full arch implant rehabilitation. He published 158 scientific articles in high impact global journals including clinical and translational research about advanced imaging, periodontal and implant surgeries, periodontal and peri-implant diseases. He received ten awards and honors at national and international levels due to his clinical, educational and academic services. He is a Fellow and Diplomate of Academy of Osseointegration, Director in Osseointegration Foundation Board, Chair of Osseointegration Fund Research Grants Committee, and Chair of Web-site Education Committee. He has been in the editorial board of 24 international journals including International Journal of Oral Implantology, Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, BMC Oral Health and Frontiers in Dental Medicine.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the inter-disciplinary approach to simple, advanced and complex cases
2. Learn about the transition from 2D to 3D imaging including spiral tomography and cone beam computed tomography
3. Recognize the integration of digital technologies with digital implant treatment planning
4. Update contemporary knowledge about guided implant surgeries and periodontal treatment options

CE Hours: 2