Navigating CBCT scans with Confidence, Saulo Sousa Melo, DDS, MSD, PhD, MS

Couse Objectives: 2 CE Credits/Dinner & Social begin at 5:30 pm

Upon completion of the presentation, participants should be able to:

• Identify common anatomy, landmarks, and pathology seeing in CBCT scans;
• Develop a systematic step by step interpretation of CBCT scans;
• Recognize when and how to involve an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist in the interpretation process.

Dr. Sousa Melo received his dental degree in 2006 followed by a MS in Dentistry and a PhD in Dental Radiology. Prior to moving to the USA, he taught Oral Radiology at a local university and worked as a radiologist at a private imaging center in his hometown Aracaju, Brazil. Dr. Sousa Melo was affiliated to the University of Iowa College of Dentistry since 2013, first as an Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology resident, and then as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He joined the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Dentistry in Portland, OR, in January 2019 and serves as senior director of Imaging and Radiation Safety and course director of the radiology curricula to the predoc and graduate programs. Dr. Sousa Melo is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and coordinates the OHSU School of Dentistry Imaging Interpretation services providing Cone-Beam CT reports to dentists in Portland metro and throughout the country. As an internationally recognized expert in the field, he is the elected councilor for Public Policy and Scientific Affairs at the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) and regional director for North America at the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (IADMFR).

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