This two-day course will provide detailed instruction in treatment planning and execution of clinical implant procedures. Delivering the required knowledge to confidently plan and restore single tooth implants, this is a basic introduction course for the general practitioner with limited experience. It provides a good pre-requisite to undertaking further formal post graduate study into dental implantology. Several implant systems will be presented, giving participants the chance to handle each system.

Topics include

• Historical development of dental implants, and how design changes affect treatment planning
• Evidence base in implant restoration
• Indications for implant use and patient presentation strategies
• Implants versus other solutions
• Surgical guide designs and fabrication
• Surgical principles of implant placement
• Restorative solutions
• Step by step surgical presentation on laboratory and prosthetic procedures
• Hands-on prosthetic training and real clinical case models
• Component knowledge and familiarity with different prosthetic strategies
• Cost of providing implant restorative options
• Treatment planning session in relation to participants’ own potential cases. Bring along patient records