Dr. John C. Comisi
2333 N. Triphammer Road
Suite 304
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-3433

Style of Dentistry – Dr. Comisi is a comprehensive general dentist.
Style of Presenting – Interactive – engaging the audience in conversation to make them a part of the lecture.

Upcoming Schedule | Lecture Topics
Dr. Comisi

Dr. Comisi has been in private practice in Ithaca, NY since 1983. He is a graduate of Northwestern University Dental School and received his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Fordham University.

Dr. Comisi is a member and holds board positions on several dental societies and associations including the Academy of General Dentistry, The American Dental Association and the New York State Dental Association. In 2006 he received a Fellowship in the International College of Dentists. In 2004 Dr. Comisi was recognized by his peer and received the New York State Academy of General Dentistry’s Meritorious Service Award for is dedication and service to his peers and his patients by setting high standards in dentistry.

Upcoming Schedule

07/09/2010 Innovative Concepts for Today’s Dental Practice
07/09/2010 The Glass Ionomer Revolution: Its Place in Minimally Invasive Dentistry
11/05/2010 The Glass Ionomer Revolution: Its Place in Minimally Invasive Dentistry


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Lecture Topics
The Glass Ionomer Revolution: It’s Place in Minimally Invasive Dentistry and Dental Care Today

It has been said that the United States has had a glass ionomer barrier for many years. It has not been used as effectively here as it has been around the world. Perhaps this is due to unfamiliarity with the material and its varied uses.

In this course the clinician explores the remin-demin process and caries progression; preventive care considerations and diagnostics that can help aid in caries detection; minimally invasive dentistry; the realm of composites and bonding systems and glass ionomers; and their place in today’s dental care armamentarium. You will be introduced to a technique to used in the placement of direct posterior restorations called the “Co-Cure Technique”, which can transform the way you approach all your direct restorations.

This hands-on course will explore Cariology, minimally invasive dentistry and how glass ionomer materials can and should be considered for use in your dental practice. The clinician will help you develop a greater comfort level for the many applications to use this versatile and important dental material in today’s dental practice.

Learn:

  • The basic science and use of Glass Ionomers and Resin Modified Glass Ionomers in your practice
  • To work with and handle various types of Glass ionomer materials to gain a comfort level for use in your practice
  • First hand experiences with concepts and applications of minimally invasive dentistry and its place in your dental practice
  • Why current bonding agents and techniques succeed or fail
  • To use glass ionomer restorative materials in conjunction with other restorative materials to better serve our patients
  • The Co-Cure restoration technique and understand how to deliver these types of restorations in your practice

Innovative Concepts for Today’s Dental Practice

Course description:
The practice of dentistry is changing almost every day. Technology is pushing the envelope of how we deliver and market dentistry. It sometimes feels like we can never keep up, and even when we do, which concepts and devices are going to help us provide the best care to our patients without bankrupting the dental practice. How do you know what concepts make the best sense for your practice today?

This course will explore many of the innovative dental care concepts available today; the technologies you need in marketing your dental practice, communicating with your patient and the techniques and devices you will want to consider using in your practice to help provide optimum dental care. The information presented will help you identify those innovative concepts that will renew your practice and set you apart from others around you.
We will explore:

  • The many technologies currently used in the marketing, communicating and provision of care in today’s dental practice.
  • Preventive care considerations and diagnostics that will help aid in the caries detection process and its early intervention which can set your practice apart from others around you.
  • Adhesion dentistry: Why our popular dental bonding procedures fail and what you can do to stop it from occurring.
  • The realm of composites and glass ionomer restorative materials available – their place in Biomimetic dentistry

 

Periodontal Care and your patients can sink their teeth into.

Are you providing optimal periodontal care for your patients? Do you find that they often are a victim of the “one step forward, two step back” game? This lecture will focus on the successes developed by Dr. Comisi, and his dental team over the last twenty five years. Make your patient a part of the team, intimately involved in their own care and responsible for their wellbeing. We will discuss, home care, office care and follow up that will enable you to provide the best care you can provide to your patient.