Team Treatment Planning
Treating & Presenting Clinician: Tal Morr, DMD, MSD
Lecture up to 2.5 hours
Multi-disciplinary Topics | AGD Subject Code 149
Some of the brightest minds in dentistry hail from Brazil—and many have already captivated our symposium audiences individually. Now, for the first time, we’re bringing them together as a unified Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning Team: Team Brazil.
They will “face-off” against Team USA, with some of the most well respected and highly accomplished clinicians in North America. In the spirit of collaboration that defines our community, it’s time to embrace the power of synergy. After all, Teamwork Makes Dreams Work.
In this dynamic session, Dr Tal Morr will present a complex restorative case involving a patient with multiple missing teeth, limited posterior support, advanced dental wear, and significant esthetic challenges. It’s a tough case—yes—but one that remains highly approachable for our audience.
Two powerhouse interdisciplinary teams—Team Brazil and Team USA—will go head-to-head in a collaborative treatment planning challenge. Each team will present its treatment approach, showcasing the diagnostic thought process, sequencing, communication, and creative strategies involved in full-arch rehabilitation. So…….How would you treat this patient? Participants will also engage by exploring their own case planning ideas and drawing their own conclusions, before seeing the final team recommendations.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
- Identify key diagnostic considerations in complex restorative cases with posterior collapse and severe wear.
- Compare interdisciplinary treatment strategies for full-arch rehabilitation.
- Align esthetic goals with functional outcomes in complex cases.
- Understand the sequencing, communication, and execution strategies that drive successful interdisciplinary care.
Dr Bockow receives financial and product support from Aurum Dental Group and Diagnocat.
Dr Garine is a Clinical Director for Seattle Study Club and receives financial support from Ivoclar, Nobel Biocare, Solventum, SprintRay and Straumann.
Dr La Rosa is a KOL for Navident by Claronav, receiving product and financial support.
Drs Morr, Calamita, da Silva, and Faber do not have any affiliations to disclose.
Marcelo A. Calamita
Dr Marcelo Calamita earned his dental degree from the University of São Paulo in 1988, where he also completed his certificate, MS, and PhD in Prosthodontics. He currently serves as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of Florida. He has previously held academic appointments as Associate Professor of Prosthodontics at both University Braz Cubas and University of Guarulhos in São Paulo.
A past president of both the Brazilian Society of Esthetic Dentistry and the Brazilian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Dr Calamita was also Editor-in-Chief of the Dental Press Brazilian Journal of Esthetics and currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He has lectured widely, authored numerous scientific articles, and is the author of the book Esthetics in Function, which focuses on treatment planning and occlusion. Dr Calamita maintains a private practice in São Paulo, specializing in comprehensive restorative and esthetic dentistry.
Dr Robert Carvalho da Silva
Dr Robert Carvalho da Silva received his dental degree from Uberlândia Federal University in 1994. He became board-certified in Periodontics by the Brazilian Dental Association (Brasília Section) in 1997 and later completed his Master’s (2002) and PhD (2004) at Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas.
He was the first recipient of the Bud Tarson Award from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) in 2005 and was recognized in the Esthetic Case Book (2011) as one of the winners of the “Growth Against Recession – Esthetic Case Competition.” Dr Carvalho da Silva is a professor at the ImplantePerio Institute in São Paulo, where he focuses on research and advanced dental training. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and textbook chapters on periodontal tissue management around teeth and implants. He is also the author of Reconstrução Tecidual Estética (2009), published in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, and PerioImplantodontia Estética (2016), published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
Dr Jorge Faber
Dr Jorge Faber is a Professor of Evidence-Based Dentistry and Orthodontics in the Postgraduate Program at the University of Brasília Dental School. He is a Diplomate of the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and a recognized pioneer in Skeletal Anchorage, Surgery First protocols, and Sleep Dentistry.
Dr Faber has delivered over 150 lectures across all continents and has published more than 110 scientific articles. In 2010, he received the College of Diplomates Case Report of the Year Award for the best case published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO) in 2009. He is the Editor Emeritus of the Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics and the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists. In addition to his academic and editorial work, Dr Faber maintains a private practice in Brasília, Brazil.
Dr Tal Morr
Dr Tal Morr maintains a private practice in Aventura, Florida, focused on aesthetic, implant, and complex restorative dentistry. He earned his DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, followed by advanced training at the University of Washington, where he completed a certificate in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science in Dentistry.
With over 25 years of experience, Dr Morr has lectured nationally and internationally on topics including esthetics, implants, and full-mouth rehabilitation. He is a published author on various aesthetic and restorative dental subjects such as veneers, implants, and complex prosthodontics.
Dr Morr is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Prosthodontists, the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Dental Association, as well as multiple local study clubs.
Dr Rebecca Bockow
Dr Rebecca Bockow received her DDS from the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2007. She practiced as a general dentist in Seattle for two years while also serving as a faculty member at the UW Dental School. She then completed a competitive dual-specialty residency in orthodontics and periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Bockow is board-certified in both specialties.
During her dual residency, she also earned a master’s degree in oral biology, with a research focus on intranasal ketorolac for postoperative implant pain management. Dr Bockow lectures nationally on topics including periodontics, orthodontics, interdisciplinary care, airway, and craniofacial development. She regularly contributes to professional journals as an author and editor and serves as resident faculty at Spear Education.
Dr Wael Garine
Dr Wael Garine earned his dental degree from Cairo University School of Dentistry in Egypt in 1995. After relocating to Canada, he attended the University of Western Ontario, where he earned his DDS and received the Dr Gerald Z. Wright Award for Excellence. He then completed a three-year prosthodontics residency at the Eastman Dental Center at the University of Rochester, New York. He later taught at the University of Rochester and completed an implant fellowship, for which he was awarded the Dr Gerald N. Graser Fellowship Award.
Dr Garine is the Director of the Seaside Study Club, a Seattle Study Club chapter in Jupiter, Florida, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester. In 2020, he was named a Clinical Director for Seattle Study Club. He maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Jupiter and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Dr Silvia La Rosa
Dr Silvia La Rosa earned her dental degree from CES University in Medellín, Colombia, and her postgraduate degree in periodontics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and served as President of the Pierce County Dental Society from 2016 to 2017, where she also held roles as a trustee and executive committee member. She currently serves on the board of trustees for the Pierce County Dental Foundation.
Dr La Rosa was named a Fellow of the American College of Dentists (ACD) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the dental community and her commitment to high standards of care. Since 2017, she has incorporated dynamic surgical navigation into her clinical practice, enhancing patient outcomes. A recognized key opinion leader and master clinician in the field, Dr La Rosa co-authored a chapter on dynamic navigation and lectures nationally and internationally on the subject. She is also an active member of the Dynamic Navigation Society.
Dr La Rosa maintains a private practice with Dr Manuel La Rosa in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, where they provide comprehensive periodontal and oral maxillofacial surgery services, including dental implants, pathology, esthetics, and anesthesia.
