Dr. Ivan Ćatović
About
Dr. Ivan Ćatović graduated in 2015 at the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Rijeka and in 2017 he completed his master’s program in dental implantology at the University Guglielmo Marconi in Rome. He completed his specialization in periodontology in 2020 at the Faculty of Dental Medicine at the University of Zagreb, where he perfected his knowledge in the field of regenerative periodontal surgery and mucogingival periodontal techniques. Alongside his specialization he completed his postgraduate study in Dental Implantology. At the same time, he improved his knowledge in the field of DSD Digital Smile Design in America (New York), Brazil (Sao Paolo) and Spain (Madrid) and in 2024 he acquired the title of DSD Master. He is a member of the board of the Croatian Periodontal Society (HPD). He performs daily clinical work in a private dental office in Pula, focusing on minimally invasive, microsurgical periodontal procedures, implantology and bone regeneration, as well as implant prosthetics and functional-aesthetic prosthetic rehabilitation of the entire jaw using fully digital protocols following the DSD concept.
Lecture
Let’s start with the final solution: How to connect Smile Design with interdisciplinary smile rehabilitation
Today, aesthetics are given exceptionally high importance in all areas of life. The impact of a smile on self-confidence, personal, and professional quality of life is well-known. The success of oral rehabilitation does not only depend on meeting biological and functional aspects, but the aesthetic result is placed first. The best way to achieve highly aesthetic results in complex interdisciplinary rehabilitations is thorough 3D planning focusing on the face as a whole. How to overcome the main challenges in smile rehabilitation and how important is smile design? How to integrate smile design and orofacial principles that we must master in the rehabilitation of multidisciplinary cases? Why is it important to focus on the entire face when planning therapy, and how does modern technology help us achieve a natural-looking final result regardless of whether it is the rehabilitation of fully dentate jaws, partial, or complete edentulism?
The lecture will show the possibilities and significance of modern comprehensive dentistry, the trends and benefits in everyday practice, and why it is necessary to apply these principles. How to achieve predictable, faster, and more efficient execution of smile rehabilitation using digital solutions in the planning, surgical, and prosthetic phases, with an emphasis on implantological solutions.
