The Straumann Removable Implant - Retained Overdenture course is designed for Dentists and Technicians at various levels of implant restoration proficiency who would like to further their knowledge with restorations for completely edentulous patients. Through practical restorative sessions supported by didactic instructions, participants will become familiar with advanced treatment planning concepts in the specific area of restoring edentulous arches with removable overdentures.

Participants should be competent with the restorative procedures for components of the Straumann Dental Implant Systems.

 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Current approaches to rehabilitating the edentulous jaw using dental implants and using removable full arch restorations.
• Treatment planning of edentulous patients will be discussed, including proper case selection, treatment sequencing, indication and selection of prosthetic design, choice of surgical protocol, number of implants required, spatial requirements, as well as cost and patients’ satisfaction.
• A step-by-step demonstration of clinical steps will be presented, including chair-side denture reline implant pick-up and verification procedures of mandibular overdentures retained on 2 implants.
• Intra-operative complications and post-insertion maintenance recommendation will be also discussed.
• Special reference to Straumann’s new Novaloc attachments and Locator abutments.

Presented by Dr. John Cho