Prosthetic Implant Program

The Prosthetic Implant Program was developed for those practitioners whose primary interest is in the restorative phase of Implant Dentistry. The "team approach" is emphasised. Surgeons and Periodontists will find this Implant Program enhances their relationship with referring doctors. The knowledge of established restorative guidelines taught in the Program simplifies implant prosthetics and enhances esthetic results and prosthesis survival.

The Prosthetic Implant Training Program is comprised of 4 courses, which include hands on laboratory training for both fixed and removable implant prosthetics. Practitioners attend lectures on implant diagnosis, treatment planning and patient evaluation, as well as all phases of implant prosthetic treatment.

Prosthetic 2

This course covers the methods of diagnosis, practical treatment planning, pre-surgical prosthodontics, imaging, armamentarium, and clinical techniques needed for this exciting treatment modality. The Crucial to this treatment modality is the understanding of the biomechanical aspects and functional loading of the immediate full arch prostheses. The aesthetic and phonetic requirements, space requirements, laboratory communication, insertion techniques post-operative follow-up and hygiene requirements are key to this treatment. Prosthetic laboratories/workshops are also included.

Topics

• Patient evaluation and treatment planning
• Rational for immediate load of full arches
• Presurgical prosthodontics
• Esthetic and phonetic requirements
• Space requirements
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Bone density and loading protocols
• Alternatives to bone grafting
• Healthcare ethics Anatomical grounding
• Tilted implants - biomechanical aspects & survival rates
• Cantilevers
• Treatment planning - pre- & postoperative radiographic examinations and 3D imaging
• Prosthetic restoration - impressions, registration and jaw relationships
• Laboratory communication and collaboration
• Follow-up protocols
• Dental hygiene requirements
• Post insertion complications
• Zygomatic anchorage and the Zygomatic implant
• Hands on laboratory sessions

Objectives

• Recognise and explain the impact of fully edentulous arches as a national health problem in dentistry.
• Demonstrate and conduct complete dental history and clinical evaluation for the full arch immediate load patient.
• Develop an organised treatment planning approach following biomechanical aspects of stress.
• Complete sequential treatment planning from patient examination to post insertion follow up and protocols.
• Explain the anatomical maxillary and mandibular considerations and limitations in relation to immediate load of full arches.
• Understand the requirements and design of diagnostic and surgical templates.
• Recognise diagnostic imaging procedures for the assessment of the edentulous arch.
• Establish a systematic and organised approach to the prosthetic techniques for this modality of treatment.
• Co-ordinate the surgical and laboratory phases of treatment.