January 22, 2026

The Science and Art of Smile Design: A Practical Guide to Excessive Gingival Display for Dentists

Presented by Dr. Babak Najafi

Origins Dental Education Center

Thursday | January 22, 2026

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Check-in at 5:30 PM

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Description

ORIGINS DENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

“The Science and Art of Smile Design: A Practical Guide to Excessive Gingival Display for Dentists”

Presented by Dr. Babak Najafi

Summary:

Achieving a harmonious and balanced smile requires a multidisciplinary approach integrating both white and pink esthetics. This course provides an in-depth look at the diagnosis and management of Excessive Gingival Display (Gummy Smile), a common yet complex esthetic concern.

A comprehensive clinical decision tree will be discussed for everyday practice to provide patient-tailored solutions from restorative, periodontal, orthodontic, and surgical perspectives. From consultation to creation, clinical cases will illustrate modern minimally invasive approaches to gingival harmony including crown lengthening and lip repositioning.

LECTURE – 2 CE Hours

Dinner will be provided.

Objectives

– Apply the principles of personalized smile design considering restorative, periodontal, orthodontic, and surgical aspects.

– Formulate a practical decision tree for the general dentists to help with diagnosis and management of excessive gingival display (gummy smile).

– Describe minimally invasive periodontal approaches including crown lengthening and lip repositioning in smile transformation.

Speaker(s)

Babak Najafi, DDS, MDS, FRCDC Periodontist

Dr. Najafi is a board-certified periodontist at his private practice, Origins Specialty Dentistry in San Antonio. He is a former Clinical Assistant Professor at UT San Antonio School of Dentistry and an adjunct faculty in the Department of Periodontics, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. He completed his specialty residency in Periodontology and earned Master of Dental Science from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. As a Fellow-Elect in the Royal College of Dentists, Dr. Najafi has published several articles on periodontal regenerative procedures, dental implants, and minimally invasive dentistry and served as an Ad-Hoc reviewer for Journal of Periodontology and Journal of Oral Implantology.

Location

Origins Dental Education Center (ODEC)

at Origins Specialty Dentistry

5718 University Heights Blvd, Suite 201
San Antonio, TX 78249

(Off I-10, Just North of De Zavala)

Phone: (210) 460 0749

Fax: (210) 560 2333

Email: info@OriginsSpecialtyDentistry.com

OriginsDEC@gmail.com

www.OriginsSpecialtyDentistry.com

LECTURE – AGD Subject Code: 780

2 CE Hours

PACE Approved

Dinner: Compliments of Denta ProTech

Date & Time

Thursday | January 22, 2026

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Check-in at 5:30 PM

2 CEs

Origins Dental Education Center (ODEC)

Dinner: Compliments of Denta ProTech

Audience

General Dentists, Prosthodontists, Orthodontists, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Periodontists, Oral Radiologists, Oral Hygienists, Dental Students and Residents

CE

2 Continuing Education (CE) Hours

Origins Dental Education Center

Locally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.

Approval does not imply acceptance by

any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.

4/29/2025 to 4/28/2026

Provider ID# 438078

Tuition

Course fee: $ 85

Cancellation Policy

In the event that a registrant needs to cancel, please email info@OriginsSpecialtyDentistry.com at least 30 days prior to the course date to receive a full refund. Cancellations received less than 30 days, but more than 15 days prior to the course date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds are provided after this date. Failure to attend the meeting without written notification will not qualify for a refund.