MDS & Friends
Symposium 2025
February 13-15 | Florence
Registration includes
Participation in the scientific sessions, coffee breaks,
congress material and bag, and a certificate of attendance
are all included.
RESEARCH PAPERS
During the symposium, there will be a research competition, a clinical case competition, and a poster presentation.
Jury members
Marco Clementini, Francesco de Sanctis & Nicola Discepoli
The best Research selected by the Scientific Committee will be awarded the Antony H. Melcher Prize of € 1.000.
The best Clinical Case selected by the Scientific Committee will be awarded the Antony H. Melcher Prize of € 1.000.
Deadline for abstract
submissions is
January 10, 2025
The official language of the Symposium is English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided from English to Italian.
Friday, February 14
9:00-09:10
Opening
Sofia Aroca
9:10-09:30
Keynote lecture:
“My own way on soft tissue management: learnings and recommendations for the next generation”
Massimo De Sanctis
9:30-10:30
The importance of connective tissue grafts in surgical techniques
Chair: Sofía Aroca
The connective tissue barrier in treatments of intrabony defects
David Palombo
The tunnel technique in treatment of multiple recessions
Anton Sculean
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-13:00
The importance of soft tissue management in bone reconstruction
Chair: Ignacio Sanz Martín & Ignacio Sanz Sánchez
The importance of soft tissue management in anterior bone reconstruction
Istvan Urban
The importance of soft tissue management in posterior bone reconstruction
Luca de Stavola
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:30
The importance of soft tissue management in orthodontic treatment
Chair: Anton Sculean
Tooth position and recession treatment in the lower arch. Is the retention a causative factor?
Sofia Aroca
Can we prevent postorthodontic recessions?
Tali Chackartchi
Recession treatment in the lower arch following orthodontic therapy
Martina Stefanini
16:30-17:00
Coffee Break
17:00-19:00
Soft tissue management in restorative and prosthetic reconstruction
Chair: France Lambert
Soft tissue management in restorative therapy
Davide Guglielmi
Soft tissue management in rehabilitation of the esthetic zone around implants
Carlo Monaco
The importance of soft tissue to the long-term success of implant restoration
Gary Finelle
Saturday, February 15
9:00-10:30
Soft tissue management in implant therapy
Chair: Filippo Graziani
Soft tissue surgical techniques to improve esthetics at implant sites
France Lambert
Soft tissue augmentation at implant sites in the esthetic zone
Ignacio Sanz Martín
Soft tissue treatment in implant tissue dehiscence
Giovanni Zucchelli
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Research and Clinical Case Competition
Antony H. Melcher Prize
11:30-13:00
The importance of soft tissue management in peri-implant diseases
Chair: Filippo Graziani
Can soft tissue dimensions influence peri-implant health?
Ausra Ramanaskautie
Can soft tissue augmentation prevent peri-implant diseases?
Ignacio Sanz Sánchez
13:00
Closing ceremony
Massimo de Sanctis
Cocktail Party
Massimo & Friends Symposium
Location: B-Roof restaurant at the Baglioni Hotel
Date: February 14, 2025
Time: 8:30 pm
Price: €115 (VAT included) Stand-up cocktail-style dinner
Limited availability
HANDS ON SESSIONS
Thursday,
February 13
15:00 – 19:00
A new possibility for post-extraction management: modified shield technique with magnesium membrane.
Thursday,
February 13
15:00 – 19:00
The strip technique after bone reconstruction.
Hélène Arnal
SOLD OUT
How to get
to Florence
Florence is easily reached
by plane, train or car.
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.
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
Recommended hotels
FIRENZE GRAND HOTEL
ADRIATICO HOTEL
CROCE DI MALTA
RUBY BEA HOTEL