TEAM-Talk Advanced in October 2026: The virtual patient and the added value of dynamic movement data. Dr. Christian Leonhardt – one of the most distinguished experts on the virtual patient and dynamic patient analysis – will take us into his world in two TEAM-Talks.
The digital workflow in prosthetics is developing rapidly. Intraoral scans, facial scans, and virtual articulators are commonplace in many places. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that a person is more than just a static data set. Movement, function, and individual dynamics play a crucial role in many prosthetic treatments. The key question is: Are static data sets sufficient to reliably plan complex prosthetic rehabilitations? The answer is increasingly: "Yes and no."
TEAM-Talk Advanced: Virtual Patient
Tuesday, October 14, 2026 (18:00 PM – 19:00 PM) via ZOOM
Digital datasets form the basis of many modern treatment concepts. But do they truly represent the patient completely? This is where the discussion about movement data, the virtual patient, and technologies like ModJaw begins, which are currently receiving considerable international attention.
What clinical benefits do dynamic motion data offer? For which indications is the additional effort worthwhile? And where are the limitations?
For this highly topical discussion, we are pleased to announce that Christian Leonhardt will be our speaker for our TEAM Talk. With his clinical experience and his consistently digital approach to functional relationships, he is one of the most distinguished experts in the field of dynamic patient analysis. His presentations and concepts are currently providing important impetus for the discussion surrounding the virtual patient. Together, we aim to contextualize this topic in a scientifically sound, practical, and interdisciplinary manner – entirely in line with the EADT's mission.
What can you expect? Three key questions in focus
This topic cannot be answered in just one hour. Therefore, we have designed the TEAM Talk as a two-part series for the first time . Each TEAM Talk addresses three key questions, which we examine from the perspectives of dentistry, dental technology, materials science, and the dental industry. Participants receive concrete suggestions for their daily practice and laboratory work and can actively contribute their own questions and comments to the discussion.
TEAM Talk Special “Virtual Patient” – Advanced
In the second part, we build on the foundations laid in the first evening and delve much deeper into clinical applications. The focus will be on three further questions:
- How does dynamic patient analysis change the planning of complex implant and full-mouth rehabilitations? Complete rehabilitation, implant planning, functional concepts, digital occlusion
- What errors still occur despite modern digital systems – and how can they be avoided? Falsche Referenzierung, Fehler bei der natürlichen Kopfhaltung (NHP), Scanfehler, Überinterpretation digitaler Daten, Klinische Grenzen
- What will the digital workflow look like in five years? What additional data will we collect, and what role will artificial intelligence play? AI-supported workflows, automated functional analysis, the future of the virtual patient
Registration
To ensure a productive exchange, the number of participants is limited. EADT members have the opportunity to secure a free and exclusive spot first.
The number of participants is limited to enable an optimal exchange of knowledge. EADT members can participate free of charge. Any places still available will be released to interested parties (non-members) one week before the TEAM Talk (participation is free).