Surgical Implant Program

The Surgical Implant Program is designed to introduce the novice to implant and bone graft surgery, as well as for experienced implant practitioners who will greatly enhance their knowledge and skills of this aspect of implant dentistry. The latest surgical techniques, including PiezoSurgery, are taught. Participants are encouraged to perform these surgeries on their own patients under supervision.

5 surgical implant training courses are distributed throughout the year to maximise your learning experience. The information is contemporary and evidence based. The course order allows for a confident progression of surgical skill and knowledge of these facets of implant surgery.

Surgical 2

This implant course focuses on methods to treat Division A Bone. In depth training includes root form surgery, bone density, multiple implants, immediate implant placement, root form uncovery, short and long term root form complications and anterior single tooth implants. A live surgical demonstration is included. Methods of treating Division C Bone will also be presented and participants will place implants in their own patients under supervision.

Topics

• Dental implant placement surgery
• Suturing techniques
• Local anesthesia
• Stage 11 Surgery: implant uncovery and treatment of healing complications
• Methods to treat Division A Bone
• Surgery in the posterior mandible
• Anterior mandible anatomy
• Division A root form design
• Bone density related surgery
• Short and long term implant complications
• Injuries to the rigeminal nerve, diagnosis, assessment and management
• Radiographic interpretation of the maxillary sinus
• Treatment planning
• Laboratories - workshops

Objectives

• Describe and perform the step-by-step protocol of the Brånemark surgical approach for root form implant with "osseointegration" as the treatment goal.
• Understand the surgical treatment plan options for abundant bone (Division A).
• Appreciate and describe the components involved in implant body design, including the crest module, implant body and apical criteria.
• Understand and apply principles for soft tissue incision, reflection and suturing in conjunction with root form placement.
• Compare the surgical approach for ideal bone and the approach to conditions of very hard or very soft bone.
• Appreciate and reduce the consequences of pressure and heat generation during implant osteotomy procedures.
• Increase surgical success rates in implant surgery in conditions of very hard or very soft bone.
• Understand the diagnosis and treatment options of altered nerve sensation related to the posterior mandibular implant surgery.
• Describe the surgical anatomy of the posterior mandible.
• Perform root form surgical procedures on patient models.
• Apply basic bone grafting procedures after the extraction of a natural tooth.
• Understand the principles of osteoinduction.
• Describe and treat the complications of root form surgery and the treatment of long-term root form complications.
• List six treatment plan options for removable restorations in a completely edentulous patient.
• Understand and perform sedation for implant surgical procedures.
• Provide radiographic interpretation for partially and completely edentulous patient conditions with available bone height.
• Discuss and describe treatment plan options for partially and completely edentulous patients who desire fixed or removable restorations when adequate bone height is available.
• Describe and prepare surgical procedures with awareness of anatomic landmarks and possible short and long term complications for posterior implant surgery.