Venue: UQ School of Dentistry, Brisbane

Due to an ageing population, rates of edentulism have not changed greatly; managing the dental needs of this group has developed considerably over the past decade. Immediate placement and immediate loading concepts are now well evolved.

Better defined parameters regarding the number, length and position of implants are making treatment more accessible both from the cost and biological perspectives. The course will address comprehensively many of the issues related to managing the edentulous maxilla and mandible with dental implants.

This course will address the following topics:

• Mandibular over dentures
• Immediate placement of implants for patients about to lose all their teeth
• Immediate loading concepts for edentulous patients
• Biomechanics and its influence on implant position, distribution, length and implant numbers
• Diagnostic considerations for edentulous patients
• The all on 4 concepts
• Step by step management of the edentulous case using fixed bridges and implant retained overdentures
• The difference between implant supported retained and tissue supported concepts and the relationship between the concepts and the number and location of implants and restoration required. Ideal implant positioning, what does this mean?

How does this course apply to you?

• Dentists

Dentists will leave the course with an understanding of the biomechanical considerations for managing edentulous patients with implants. They will receive the theoretical knowledge required to manage fixed metal and acrylic bridges for edentulous patients and implant retained overdentures in the mandible.