Dr. George Priest

For more than twenty years, Dr. George Priest has been a leader in the fields of esthetic and implant dentistry. Dr. Priest earned a BS from The University of Tennessee in 1972, and then returned to his home state of New Jersey where he received his DMD, with honors, from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry in 1976. After three years in the U.S. Army, he pursued graduate training in prosthodontics at Emory University in Atlanta, completing his residency in 1981. For the next ten years, Dr. Priest remained involved at Emory as a clinical instructor and special lecturer in graduate fixed prosthodontics and implant dentistry. He became a Board Certified Prosthodontist in 1985. During the Gulf War, he provided prosthodontic care for military personnel as an Army reservist. Dr. Priest has maintained a prosthodontic practice devoted to esthetic, advanced restorative and implant dentistry for more than 25 years. In 2008, Dr. Priest relocated his dental practice from Atlanta, GA to Hilton Head Island, SC (outside Savannah, GA).

Dr. Priest is a prominent dental speaker and has educated dentists in the U.S. and abroad for more than 20 years. His lectures span such topics including implant dentistry, advanced restorative dentistry, tooth colored restorations and esthetic excellence. Dr. Priest is recognized as an innovator in the specialty of prosthodontics and has contributed his clinical expertise to many dental publications. Dr. Priest has been named as one of Dentistry Today’s Top Dental Speakers in 2005 through 2008.

He is published in many peer-reviewed dental journals including The International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry and The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry and The Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Priest has received many honors and maintains active memberships in numerous dental organizations. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a member of the Academy of Osseointegration, and a Fellow of the International College of Dentists. He also maintains active memberships in numerous other dental organizations.
Dr. Priest is married to Judy and has a son, Gregory. His hobbies include travel, rebuilding old English sports cars, photography, weight-lifting, crossword puzzles (and Sudokus) and hiking in the mountains.

Dr. Christopher Ramsey

Christopher D. Ramsey, DMD was raised and currently practices in Jupiter Florida. His practice focuses on comprehensive esthetic and restorative dentistry. Dr Ramsey received his dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1999.

Dr. Ramsey is an Accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and is also an Alumnus of the Pankey Institute in Key Biscayne Florida. Dr. Ramsey is on the editorial review boards for the AACD Journal and PPAD. He has published numerous articles on customer service related topics, adhesive technology and cosmetic dentistry in several publications such as PPAD, Dentistry Today, Contemporary Esthetics, Signature, and Dental Products Report. Dr Ramsey is a product consultant for The Dental Advisor, Catapult and to numerous dental manufacturers, which allows for greater insight in to the newer materials and techniques. He also has the unique opportunity to lecture nationally and internationally on cosmetic dentistry and the elements needed to create a successful esthetic based practices.

Dr. Ramsey takes over 200 hours of continuing education a year to stay on the cutting edge of cosmetic dentistry, which is a rapidly changing profession. He is currently the President of The Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr. Ramsey received his dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is affiliated with the American Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Practice with Dr. George Priest

Agenda and Dates

Session 1:
October 7, 2011

• Keys to implant esthetics
• Treatment plan in PM

Session 2:
December 9, 2011

• Keys to implant esthetics continued
• Role playing
• Hands-on fabrication of implant provisionals

Session 3:
February 3, 2012

• Soft tissue development
• Treatment plan

Session 4:
April 27, 2012    

• Edentulous patients- edentulous mandible
• “Integrating implants with teeth, implants, & veneers for esthetic balance”
• Cocktail hour from 3-4pm

Practice with Dr. Christopher Ramsey

Agenda and Dates

Making implants the treatment of choice for replacing missing teeth

• Making implant dentistry conventional dentistry
• Treatment planning and mapping exercises
• Patient selection and diagnostic work-up
• Building your restorative implant team and staff training

Treatment planning and case presentations

• Patient presentations and treatment plans
• Occlusion in implant dentistry
• Indications for implant design options
• Provisionalization
• Patient presentation letters

• Hands-on digital scanning
• Hands-on implant provisional training with Dental Laboratory Associates

Restorative procedures

• Impressioning procedures
• Abutment selection criteria
• Cement-retained vs. screw retained
• Overdenture abutments and bar designs

Final case presentations

• Complications in implant dentistry
• Implant maintenance
• Immediate occlusal loading

• Occlusion, Ceramics, and Materials
• Digital Scanning, & Digital Technology
• Continue Treatment Planning