Show ‘N Tell
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Dr Pablo Urrutia |
2025 LSU Periodontics Show ‘N Tell
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We were honored to have honored Dr. Pablo Urrutia, an internationally acclaimed periodontist and implantologist from Chile, as our guest speaker for this year’s LSU Perio “Show and Tell” event. He treated us to a full 3 1/2 hour lecture filled with beautiful examples of advanced surgical procedures. He covered full arch root coverage cases, vertical and horizontal GBR for implant site development, reconstructing bone and soft tissues around peri-implantitis involved implants and surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy coupled with phenotype modification of both hard and soft tissues allowing for significant axial reorientation obviating the need for orthognathic surgery in some cases.
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The title of Dr. Urrutia’s presentation was, “Periodontal and Peri-implant Reconstruction: Synergy of Hard and Soft Tissues.”
The case work was beautiful and he supported all work with literature references.
Dr. Pablo Urrutia earned his dental degree from Universidad Andrés Bello in Santiago, Chile in 2009. He subsequently earned a Master’s in Odontostomatology, and certificates in Periodontics and Implantology and Advanced Implant Surgery in 2010, 2012, and 2015 respectively.
Dr. Urrutia is an international Speaker with expertise in Periodontal Plastic Surgery, Implantology, and Bone Regeneration. He has delivered lectures and participated in academic events in the USA, Spain, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. He currently accepts cases requiring advanced perio and implant procedures and is the Director of PerioPlastic Continuing Education (www.perioplastic.cl), an institute which he founded, where he serves as director and instructor in various programs. PerioPlastic is rapidly becoming the leading center for advanced surgical training in South America.
The Show ‘N Tell event is underwritten by the R. Jack and Mary Louise Cassingham Endowed Chair in Periodontics.
The chair was established in 2003 two years before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the LSU school of dentistry. Because of Dr. Jack and Mary Louise Cassingham’s love and devotion to each other and their family as well as Dr. Cassingham’s lifelong dedication to dentistry, their family chose to fund the endowment in their honor. Dr. Gerald Evans, head of periodontics department, currently holds the Cassingham Chair.
In 1974 Dr. Cassingham helped launch the LSUSD Postdoctoral Program in Periodontics. He taught periodontics at LSUSD for 20 years and received the distinguished clinician award in 1987, all while maintaining his periodontics practice in the LSUSD Faculty Practice. Upon retirement in 1994, he was appointed Professor Emeritus to LSUSD. Mrs. Cassingham attended Loyola University School of law where she graduated law review. She worked as a law clerk with the Louisiana Supreme Court for 10 years. Dr. Cassingham passed away in 2007.
Show ‘N Tell Is an annual event hosted by the LSU School of Dentistry (LSUSD) Department of Periodontics. The event couples a morning lecture given by a noteworthy speaker followed by resident and fellow case presentations.