April 1, 2010

Luncheons for Learning
Osteoporosis and Bisphosphonates: An Update

Sidney L. Bourgeois, Jr, D.D.S.

Format
One day a month a speaker discusses a dental topic during lunch. The sessions are informal and the group has an opportunity to interact with the speaker during a short discussion period at the end of the lecture. It requires only about one and one-half hour of your time to learn the latest developments in many areas of dentistry. It also offers the opportunity to get better acquainted with your colleagues and their staff since all dental allied personnel and technicians are also invited to attend.

Overview
Bisphosphonates have been around for over a century. They have been used in a variety of industrial and home situations. More recently they have been used in the treatment of osteoporosis. In 2003 Dr. Robert Marx introduced a complication of bisphosphonate therapy he termed bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis. The dental management of patients on bisphosphonates has spanned extremes since 2003. As a better understanding of the medications and the risk and potential complications have been elucidated, more defined recommendations for the dental treatment of patients on bisphosphonates have been put forth.

Objectives
Upon completion of the course participants will understand:
• The etiology and prevalence of osteoporosis
• The impact of osteoporosis and its treatment on health care costs
• The role of bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis
• The latest information regarding the dental management of patients on bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis.

PRESENTER
Sidney L. Bourgeois, Jr., D.D.S., obtained his dental degree from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in May 1991. Dr. Sidney L. Bourgeois was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and raised in Picayune, Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 and the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in May 1991. He received his commission as a Lieutenant in the Dental Corps of the United States Navy in January 1993. He completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas in June 2002. In August 2006, Dr. Bourgeois resigned his Commission in the United States Navy and joined the faculty at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Texas as a Clinical Assistant Professor. In December 2007, Dr. Bourgeois assumed additional duties as Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Audie L. Murphy South Texas Veterans Medical Center.

TIME
Check-in & Lunch:
D.S. Cafeteria, Private Dining Room, 11:30 AM
Program: Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

LOCATION
Dental School, Private Dining Room in the Cafeteria The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (back of Dental School and adjacent to Visitor Parking Lot.)

TUITION
Includes Luncheon and Lecture
Individual: $49.50

CREDIT (Course Code: 128844A)
AGD Code: 310 Hours: 1

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