Professor Publishes Textbook, Will Speak at Author Reception

Todd Schoenbaum, Professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences, has published a new textbook, Implant Prosthodontics: Protocols and Techniques for Fixed Implant Restorations, with Quintessence International Publishing Group.

The book was written as a guide for the clinical practice of restoring implants in patients with fixed restorations – such as crowns and bridges – who are also experiencing the loss of some adult teeth.It provides the essentials of implant prosthodontic workflows and protocols based on the best available current evidence.

Schoenbaum designed the book from an educator’s perspective. The text is easily searchable by procedure, and comes with a concise guide on how to properly execute it. Each chapter provides guidance on selecting an appropriate protocol or restoration, explains the rationale for the given procedure, and provides a detailed step-by-step protocol followed by special considerations and potential complications.

Many of the techniques also feature a QR code linking to a video demonstration of the procedure, as well. To make the book maximally applicable and remove any erroneous extrapolation from one system to another, the author has included directions and photographic demonstrations for three of the major implant manufacturers: Nobel Biocare, Straumann, and BioHorizons.

In addition to Schoenbaum, Dr. Mary Kate Lizotte from the Department of Social Sciences and Dr. Soma Mukhopadhyay from the Department of Biological Sciences will also talk about their recently published works. Lizotte published Gender Differences in Public Opinion: Values and Political Consequences through Temple University Press, and Mukhopadhyay published Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory Manual (for Distance Learning) with Hayden-McNeil Publishers.

The event is open to the university community, and refreshments will be provided in a grab and go format to comply with social distancing guidelines.