"The complete dental implant training programme"
(Now in its 3rd year)

Target participants

The course is aimed at General Practitioners who either; are already, or are interested in, placing and restoring dental implants.

Aims and objectives

The course aims to provide confidence in planning, coordinating and restoring simple to medium complexity implant cases.

This will be achieved though the use of implant systems offering: external and internal fitment designs, one stage and two stage surgical procedures. A combination of didactic learning, observation, and practical hands on teaching techniques will be utilised.

Each practitioner will be encouraged to provide a patient requiring dental implants for treatment planning, placement and subsequent restoration during the course period. Support from the involved implant companies will ensure that patients on the course will benefit from reduced costs

Course dates and content

This course will be run over 8 days (one per month) starting in September 2004.

Day 1
Introduction
Live surgery - implant placement
Marketing & case selection

Day 2
Treatment planning 1
2nd stage surgical techniques
Radiography, CT scanning, surgical stents
Live surgery - Observation of implant exposure
Fee Setting

Day 3
Abutment selection and single tooth restoration
Cement & screw retained restorations
Atraumatic extraction techniques
Live Surgery - implant placement demonstrating use of graft materials
Presentation of Bioss and Bioguide graft materials.

Day 4
Material selection for prosthodontics
Laboratory Procedures
Overdentures - bar and stud retention
Aesthetics

Day 5
Complications and how to resolve them
Three unit bridgework - screw & cement retained
Abutment selection
Impression taking

Day 6
Treatment planning 2
Occlusion for fixed and removable prosthetics
Immediate loading

No session held over July / August

Day 7
Full arch fixed and removable bridgework
Advanced surgical procedures - sinus lifts, block grafts
Fitting procedures for completed restorations

Day 8
Maintenance procedures
Periodontal implications
Future requirements

 


Guest Presenters

Over the period of the course guest presenters will include:
Mark Haswell - (Eastman Dental Institute & Nobelbiocare) Immediate Loading
John Wibberly - (Portland Ceramics) Laboratory techniques
James Tomlinson - (Nobelbiocare) Implant placement & the "Replace Select" system
David Harris - (3i) Advanced Surgical Techniques
Kevin Walsh- (3i) on Osseotite system
Additional Speakers to be confirmed

Feedback

"A very valuable, thouroughly enjoyable course, with excellent coverage of all outlined objectives"
Philip Friel, Kilmarnock

"I would have no hesitation in recommending the course to colleagues"
John Davidson, Edinburgh

Our goal in providing these courses is to create an enjoyable and thought provoking environment which will allow you to move your clinical dentistry in whichever direction you choose.

By their nature these courses are limited participation and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. (A number of places have already been reserved on the implant course.)

Please call Karen on 0131-220-5115 for further information or e-mail Karen@edinburghdentist.com