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SPEAKER PROFILE (DAY 1)

Dr. Ioannis Vergoullis
DDS, MS

Dr. Ioannis Vergoullis graduated from the Dental School of the Kapodestrian University of
Athens, Greece in 1999. He received his Certificate in Periodontics and Masters Degree in
Oral Biology from the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, USA in
2005. Dr. Vergoullis is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow
and Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). He is also an
International member of the American Academy of Periodontology and the ICOI and an
honorary member of the Aesthetic Academies of Greece, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
Dr. Vergoullis has been an invited keynote speaker in several international meetings
in Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Ukraine, Estonia, Russia, Israel,
Netherlands, USA and Germany and his main topic of interest is soft and hard tissue
management around implants. Dr. Vergoullis is the leading Periodontist at the Vergoullis
Dental Clinic in Rhodes, Greece and a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Periodontics
Department at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, USA. He
is also the co-inventor of the Cervico System by VPI and currently holds sixteen patents in
the field of Dental Implantology.

Lecture : The Implant Supra-Crestal Complex. Building the
Foundation for Long Term Stable Results in Implant
Therapy
Emerging evidence points towards significant interrelations between the condition of
the peri-implant tissue and the implant-abutment-prosthesis complex. A new paradigm
is essential, where the peri-implant tissues will be analysed in close interrelation with the
implant, abutment and prosthesis complex, under the presence of oral biofilm. The aim of
this course is to make the participant familiar with the concept of the “Implant Supra-crestal
Complex” (ISC) and describe the critical elements that define it as a unique anatomic, and
functional system of human tissues, mechanical components and oral bacteria / biofilm.
The course reveals recent evidence to identify the impact of design features on both short-
term clinical outcomes, as well as on the long-term health of the peri-implant bone and
soft tissues. Prosthetic-driven implant placement is the prerequisite for the proper design
of the ISC, which in turn can indirectly influence the structure and dimensions of the peri-
implant soft tissues. Design features of the implant-prosthesis abutment complex such as
the Emergence Profile (EP), Emergence Angle (EA) and Cervical Margin (CM), as well as the
design of the implant-abutment and abutment-prosthesis junctions and their location in
relation to the tissues of the ISC can have significant impact in the maintenance of stable and
healthy peri-implant tissues in the long term. At the end of this course the participant will be
able to understand how to properly manage the ISC in order to establish the foundation for
long term stability and reduce the incidence of cases affected by peri-implantitis.

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