Venue: UQ School of Dentistry, Brisbane

This course is directed to dentists with an interest in implant dentistry. It will certainly appeal to those who have recently integrated implant dentistry into their clinical armamentarium and to the more experienced practitioner who is looking at a refresher course in implant risk assessment and potential complications.

This course will discuss important restorative and surgical risk factors that clinicians should assess during the planning phase. Clinical case studies will be used to highlight the process of identifying these factors and illustrate how you can determine pre-operatively the level of complexity in a case and potential complications. Management and prevention of common restorative and surgical complications will also be discussed.

Topics to be covered include: Restorative risk factors

• Occlusion and parafunction
• Material and abutment selection
• Cement versus screw retention
• Management of prosthetic complications

Surgical risk factors

• Bone and soft tissue deficiencies
• Aesthetics
• Tissue biotype
• 3D implant positioning
• Implant placement protocols
• Management of surgical complications

How does this course apply to you?

• All dental practitioners & dental technicians

At the conclusion of this course participants should be able to identify low and high risk implant cases and feel more confident discussing implant dentistry as a treatment option. Participants should also gain an appreciation of potential complications, their prevention and management.