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SYMPOSIUM 2027

Soft Tissue Management,
the key to improve your daily practice.

February 11—13 | Florence

MDS & Friends
Symposium 2027

February 11-13 | Florence

Registration includes

Participation in the scientific sessions, coffee breaks,
congress material and bag, and a certificate of attendance
are all included.

PRE-SYMPOSIUM

Mastering Esthetic Tissue Reconstruction Around Teeth and Implants: The Brazilian Way

Thursday, February 11 — 14:30 – 18.00
(16.30 – 17.00 coffee break)

Chairs

Sofia Aroca
Sergio Kahn

Speakers

Guto Giordani
Vanessa Frazao
Paulo Mesquita

Soft Tissue Management,
the key to improve your daily practice.

The official language of the Symposium is English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided from English to Italian.

Friday, February 12

9:00-09:10

Opening

Massimo De Sanctis
Leo Trombelli
Luca De Stavola

9:10-09:50

Is the CAF still indicated in root coverage
procedure?

Mariano Sanz, Chair
Francesco Cairo
Giulio Rasperini

9:50-10:30

Is the inclusion of periosteum a
determinant step in tunnel techniques?

Mariano Sanz, Chair
Ion Zabalegui
Benjamin Cortasse

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-11:40

The dilemma of keratinized soft tissue in
esthetic implant dentistry

Rony Jung, Chair
Daniel Thoma
Ana Molina
Cristina Vallès

11:40-12:20

Restorative dentistry in cervical areas. The
soft tissue dilemma

Rony Jung, Chair
Óscar González
Davide Guigliemi
Kevser Pala

12:20-13:00

Is preventive surgery still indicated prior to
orthodontic therapy?

Anton Sculean, Chair
Karin Jepsen
Alexandra Stähli
Virginie Monnet Cortie

13:00-14:30

Lunch Break

14:30-15:10

MCAF vs MCAT: what’s the advantages and
differences in advancing a flap or a tunnel?

Giovanni Zucchelli, Chair
Sofia Aroca
Martina Stefanini

15:10-15:50

The use of connective tissue graft: is this the
solution in esthetic cases?

Giovanni Zucchelli, Chair
Otto Zuhr
Vanessa Frazao
David Palombo

15:50-16:30

Is Vista technique better than MCAF?

José Nart, Chair
Ilham Mounssif
Gonzalo Blasi

16:30-17:00

Coffee Break

17:00-17:40

Can soft tissue modification influence the
incidence of peri-implantitis?

José Nart, Chair
Mario Roccuzzo
Alberto Monje

17:40-18:20

Keratinized tissue band vs supracrestal soft
tissue for esthetic implantology

Giovanni Zucchelli, Chair
Carlo Monaco
Lorenzo Tavelli

18:20-19:00

Is soft tissue thickness the key for stability
in immediate implants?

Giovanni Zucchelli, Chair
Juan Blanco
France Lambert

Saturday, February 13

9:00-09:20

Research Prize

9:20-10:15

Bone augmentation vs soft tissue augmentation,
understanding key factors for implant success

Dani Buser, Chair
Istvan Urban
Luca de Stavola

10:15-11:00

Treatment of soft tissues failures around implants

José Nart, Chair
Giovanni Zucchelli
Paulo Mesquita

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-11:50

Debate.

Bone augmentation vs soft tissue augmentation.

Treatment of soft tissues failures.

Dani Buser
Virginie Monet Corti
Istvan Urban
Luca De Stavola
Giovanni Zucchelli
Paulo Mesquita

11:50-12:20

General Discussion

Massimo de Sanctis, Chair
Mariano Sanz
Giovanni Zucchelli
José Nart

12:20-12:50

Tribute Massimo De Sanctis

Filippo Graziani, Chair
Giovanni Zucchelli
Mariano Sanz
Sofia Aroca

12:50-13:00

Closing ceremony

Massimo de Sanctis

Registration fees

Registration includes

Participation in the scientific sessions, coffee breaks,
congress material and bag, and a certificate of attendance
are all included.

Until March 13, 2026 From March 14
to July 10, 2026
From July 11
to December 18, 2026
From December 19, 2026
to February 13, 2027
Student €149 €219 €319 €419
General Registration €299 €399 €499 €599

How to get
to Florence

Florence is easily reached
by plane, train or car.

BY PLANE: Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport is only 5 km from the city center. Guests can take a taxi to the center in just 15 minutes or by taking the ‘Vola In Bus’ shuttle bus. Guests can also check Pisa Galileo Galilei International Airport. It is one hour from Florence.
BY TRAIN: Firenze Santa Maria Novella is the main station in Florence. It is located in the city center and is a major transport hub on the Milan-Naples line, well connected to major Italian cities by high-speed train.
Regional trains also arrive and depart from Santa Maria Novella several times per hour, connecting Florence to other cities in Tuscany. There are also interregional and international trains.
BY CAR: Arriving in Florence by car is straightforward. The A1 Milano-Napoli motorway intersects around Florence with the A12 Firenze-Pisa Nord motorway, which connects Tuscany’s main cities, such as Prato, Pistoia, Lucca, and Pisa.
The A1 exits for Florence are Firenze Nord, Firenze Scandicci, Firenze Impruneta, and Firenze Sud.
If you come to Florence by car, remember that traffic in the city center is limited by the ZTL (Zona Traffico Limitato). The ZTL requires that you leave your car at one of the many car parks operated by the “Firenze Parcheggi” network, whose costs and hours vary according to location.

How to get to
the symposium

The symposium takes place at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Piazza Adua 1. The Palazzo dei Congressi is next to Firenze Santa Maria Novella train station.

Palazzo dei Congressi has no parking on site. There is parking in the surrounding areas.

From the city center, guests can easily walk to the symposium.

The tramway is an alternative to move around the city. The conference center is connected to the motorway through line T1 and to the airport through line T2.

LINE T1
To Palazzo dei Congressi STOP-VALFONDA-STAZIONE SMN

LINE T2
To Palazzo dei Congressi STOP-ALAMANNI-STAZIONE

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