Course Location: Central Point Reading

The Implant Journey Course

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The Implant Journey Course

2 Day Course

Day 1

  • Morning Session: Introduction to Dental Implants
    • Indications, Risk factors and Contra indications
    • Terminology used in dental implants
    • Extraction techniques
    • Timing of implant placements: immediate, early vs delayed. (This knowledge will influence your decision to extract a tooth)
    • The role of CBCT
    • Biomaterials used in implant dentistry
    • Case discussion and patient journey
  • Afternoon Session: Socket Preservation
    • Socket preservation indications and techniques
    • Bio-materials used in socket preservation
    • How to implement socket preservation in practice
    • Hands on: Socket preservation on models
    • Suturing techniques

Day 2

  • Morning Session: Surgical stages of dental implants
    • The 3 positions essential for implant placement
    • Surgical planning using CBCT and intra oral scans/impression.
    • The use of surgical and digital guides for placing implants
    • Hands on: delegates placing implants using guided surgical guides on models by Osstem implants
    • Hands on: suturing techniques
  • ​Afternoon Session: Restoring Implants and Implant Maintenance
    • Terminology: healing caps, cover screws, impression copings, abutments
    • Hands on - How to restore dental implants
      • Using Impression coping​
      • Using scan bodies
    • Managing and monitoring patients on dental implants: what to look out for in your check ups