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Bright Chang: Navigating the Complexities of Failing Smiles: Rebuilding Hope for Compromised Dentitions

  • Corey + Then Periodontics and Dental Implants 254 Western Avenue South Portland, ME, 04106 United States (map)

Dr. Bright Chang is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. He moved to Birmingham to complete his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and minor in Japanese. In 2015, he was bestowed the National Society of Leadership and Success Excellence in Teaching Award. He completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine with a certificate in prosthodontics, as well as his Master of Science in dentistry from the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Dentistry. Dr. Chang has been recognized by his peers and awarded many scholastic and dental accolades including the prestigious American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation Research Fellowship and being chief resident of his prosthodontics program.

Dr. Chang is active outside of his work serving his community in a voluntary capacity, teaching, and educating on the road and online. Dr. Chang believes in comprehensive care with compassion through mutual respect of his patients and staff. Dr. Chang is an active member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of General Dentistry, and American College of Prosthodontists. In his free time, Dr. Chang enjoys photography, traveling, listing to music, enjoying a broad palate of foods, and learning about new cultures and their languages.


Unlock the secrets to transforming your patients' lives through expert management of failing dentitions! This breakthrough course takes you on a journey from identifying the earliest signs of dental failure to delivering stunning rehabilitative results that restore both function and confidence. Every day, patients walk through your door with failing teeth–from isolated problems to complete arch deterioration. Your ability to diagnose accurately, plan strategically, and execute flawlessly determines not just case success, but practice growth. This course delivers a masterclass in cutting-edge approaches that will revolutionize your treatment of these challenging yet rewarding cases.

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

  • Identify causes of failing dentitions

  • Understand the considerations required prior to treatment

  • Recognize the various treatment options available for patients and understand why clinicians may choose one over another

  • Compare analog and traditional workflows and its impact on patient care

  • Communicate more effectively with dental technicians to provide more efficient and predictable treatment

  • Appreciate complications from treatment of failing dentition and how we can reduce the risk of these complications

Earlier Event: February 3
Treatment Planning Tuesday
Later Event: March 17
Andrew Shur: Endodontic Pearls