George Tysowsky

Dr. George Tysowsky serves as Head of Global Training & Education, and Senior Vice President of Technology and Professional Relations for Ivoclar, Inc. where he is responsible for Research & Development and Education activities for North American operations. He is as an adjunct faculty member at the SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and Eastman Dental Center at the University of Rochester.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentistry and the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, which awarded him its Achievement Award. He is also an Honorary Member of the American College of Prosthodontics. He has served as a board member of the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American College of Prosthodontics Foundation, and has also served as the Chairman of the Board for the Oral Health America Foundation. Dr. Tysowsky presently serves on the Deans Councils of Harvard University, AT School of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago and previously at the Univ of Buffalo School of Dentistry and Univ of West Virginia.  He earned a DDS degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, and a MPH degree from Minnesota’s School of Public Health.

 

Presentation title:  IPS e.max® glass-ceramic in the dental industry and its potential for the future

Abstract:   Incorporating glass materials into dental restorative products has revolutionalized oral health. Dentists now have the ability to restore tooth form, function and strength while achieving highly esthetic, natural looking teeth. The unique chemistry of IPS emax featuring a glassy matrix and lithium disilicate crystals has allowed dental professionals to achieve high mechanical properties while maintaining high translucency for optimal esthetics making it the most successful glass ceramic dental material to date. IPS emax glass ceramic material is the market leader for restoring missing tooth structure. This glass material offers a clinical survival rate of 96%* over a ten year period with over 1 million restorations being placed. This presentation will highlight the use of glass ceramics to improve patient care and the advancements of the future.