Dr. Davor Kuiš
About
- Dr. Kuiš completed the School of Dental Medicine at the Medical University in Rijeka in 1998. He acquired his MS degree in 2005, and became a Doctor of Science in 2013 with his dissertation entitled “Long-term evaluation of effectiveness of two surgical procedures in the treatment of single and multiple gingival recession defects”.After the Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, he transferred to the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, where he continues to work today.Ever since 2009, he has been working as a periodontist specialist in the Rijeka Hospital’s Department of Dental Medicine, as the head of the Periodontology Clinic.As a part of our team, he is responsible for all the problems associated with the periodontal tissue – ranging from acute and chronic inflammation to the aesthetic reconstruction and soft tissue modeling. He is especially dedicated to the long-term therapeutical success by performing regular maintenance on all our periodontal patients. He actively participates in national and international scientific and professional conferences and teaches continuing education courses for dental practitioners.He is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Dental Medicine, the Croatian Medical Association, Croatian Periodontal Society, Croatian endodontic society and the European Federation of Periodontology.He is fluent in English and Italian.
Lecture
Patients with peri-implant diseases – how to actually treat them?
European and national guidelines for the treatment of periodontitis and peri-implant disease.
The statistics are unbeatable – every second patient with a dental implant will develop peri-implant mucositis, and every fourth peri-implantitis. In addition, the treatment is more complex and the outcomes more unpredictable compared to gingivitis and periodontitis.
The European Federation for Periodontology made great step forward in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases back in 2017 with the Classification, and then in 2023 with Clinical Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases.
The aim of the lecture is to present preventive and therapeutic clinical procedures based on currently available scientific evidence that should be implemented during the planning and placement of dental implants, as well as in the long-term follow-up of patients whose teeth have been replaced with dental implants.
The Croatian Periodontal Society, as the leading periodontal professional society in Croatia and a national member of the European Federation for Periodontology, translated in Croatian the Guidelines for the treatment of periodontitis from stages I to IV and the Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases, thereby starting the process of their implementation. Dissemination of the Guidelines in printed form is expected by the end of 2024.
Hands-on course
Mucogingival esthetic surgery around teeth
The hands-on course is planned and designed to develop periodontal surgical skills.
The aim of the workshop is to teach the participants the procedure of the coronal advanced flap, the harvesting technique of the connective tissue graft and the use of a collagen matrix for the treatment of gingival recessions.
The workshop will be held by Prof. Zucchelli who will show on the pig’s jaw the procedures that will be performed by all the participants. Participants will be individually followed while performing the exercises and will receive direct suggestions from the mentor.
Learning objectives of the workshop:
- Describe step by step root coverage surgical procedures
- Describe step by step connective tissue graft harvesting
- Manipulation of a collagen matrix as CTG substitute
- Suturing techniques
