Workshops
Workshop: All-On-X Simplified: A Predictable Protocol with Dr. Brandon Kofford (Click to register)
This interactive workshop provides a comprehensive approach to predictable immediate load provisionalization for full-arch fixed implant restorations. Participants will learn evidence-based protocols for integrating Omnibut multi-unit abutments with adjustable angulation, Smart Denture Conversions with separable fastener technology, and the Rapid Arches workflow to streamline both provisional and definitive restorative phases.
Through lecture, live demonstrations, and hands-on didactics, attendees will gain proficiency in selecting and orienting multi-unit abutments to influence prosthesis intaglio design, achieving hygienic convex contours, and ensuring a passive fit. Practical exercises will include the use of separable fasteners for denture conversions, repairs, and implant revisions, as well as strategies for optimizing screw channel access and restorative contours. The course emphasizes efficiency, esthetics, and functional longevity in immediate full-arch rehabilitation.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Apply evidence-based principles for implant positioning, multi-unit abutment selection and orientation, and provisional design in full-arch fixed restorations.
- Establish hygienic, convex intaglio contours to support peri-implant tissue health in immediate load prostheses.
- Perform the Smart Denture Conversion protocol using separable fastener technology for efficient denture-to-fixed conversions.
- Utilize separable fasteners for reliable prosthesis repairs and implant revisions.
- Implement Omnibut multi-unit abutment protocols to optimize screw channel access and achieve passive prosthesis seating.
- Incorporate the Rapid Arches workflow to expedite and enhance the precision of definitive restorations.
Dr. Brandon Kofford, DMD, MS, FACP
Dr. Kofford is a 2008 graduate of Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine. He completed his Prosthodontics residency with the United States Air Force (USAF) at Lackland Air Force Base, Wilford Hall Medical Center, MacKown Dental Clinic in 2011, as well as earning his master’s degree in biology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He served 6 years with the USAF and achieved the rank of Major. He has been in private practice in Cary, North Carolina, since 2014. He is a partner in 7 dental practices and a full-service dental laboratory. In 2018, Dr. Kofford and Charles Rudisill developed the Smart Denture Conversions Separable Fastener technology, which was introduced to the market in 2019.
This course will cover digital workflows for partial edentulism, focusing on the benefits of the Exocad platform for diagnosis and restorative efficiency. Multiple digital planning methods will be used to identify the ideal blueprint – and then apply this vision to interim, surgical, and final restorative treatments. Patient examples will focus on fundamental implant restoration concepts and the unique treatment solutions that grow from the Exocad platform.
Course objectives:
- Appreciate the speed and diagnostic potential of a digital blueprint and the various clinical applications of this blueprint throughout treatment.
- Apply digital design strategies to complex alveolar defects for single and multi-unit restorations.
- Understand the critical link between scan bodies and restorative solutions for design flexibility.
- Recognize the importance of CAD software for diagnosis and assessment of existing implant restorations requiring revision/replacement.
Dr. Peter Barndt, DDS, MS, FACP
Dr. Barndt graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1998. He completed Dental School at the University of Michigan and received his certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master’s degree from the University of Connecticut Health Center in 2005. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists.
Dr. Barndt has practiced Prosthodontics in the Navy Dental Corps for 19 years. He served as the Digital Dentistry Specialty Leader for the Navy Dental Corps for 5 years, developing and teaching both Laboratory and Chairside CAD/CAM technology. He also served as Program Director for Prosthodontics and was the Chief of Fixed Prosthodontics at the Naval Postgraduate Dental from 2012 to 2014.
Dr. Barndt practiced at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is still involved in Digital Leadership for the US Navy and collaborates with the Naval Academy Mechanical Engineering Department for student research with scanning and 3D printing.