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 3

This implant course focuses on barrier membrane particulate bone grafts. The volume of bone and related procedures covered in this course is Division B bone augmentation. Bone grafting materials - Alloplasts and Allografts are presented in detail along with bone physiology and metabolism. Indications for extraction and immediate implant insertion, esthetic complication of implant position and angulation are also covered in detail.

Topics

• Narrow diameter root forms
• Barrier membranes and their manipulation
• Bone growth factors (PRP)
• Trephine bone harvesting
• Piezo bone harvesting
• Platelet rich plasma and venipuncture laboratories
• Osteoplasty prior to root forms
• Membrane placement, bone grafting
• Basic keys for bone grafting
• Treatment planning
• Soft Tissue management
• Laboratories - workshops

Objectives

• Appreciate and list the keys to bone grafting in order to obtain predictable results.
• Understand the three surgical options for sufficient bone volume (Division B).
• Perform procedures to obtain autologous bone for particulate bone grafts.
• Perform and understand the osteoplasty surgical approach prior to root form implant insertion.
• Recognize and be able to obtain growth factors in conjunction with particulate bone grafting prior as part of site development.
• Describe and perform soft tissue procedures: such as incision line reflection, soft tissue coverage and suturing techniques for bone grafting.
• Evaluate and perform the soft tissue incision line options for maxillary anterior root form surgery.
• Appreciate osteoconductive materials and understand the rate of resorption dependent upon physical factors of the product.
• Perform the "layered approach" to particulate bone grafting for bone width enhancement.
• Recognize and perform bone site development prior to graft and membrane placement involved in particulate bone grafting.
• Describe the ideal host site conditions for maxillary anterior root form implants.
• Evaluate and select the ideal implant diameter for single tooth replacement in the esthetic zone.
• Determine and achieve the proper implant depth during surgical placement of implants.
• Perform different methods to enhance the soft tissue profile around implants in the esthetics zone.
• Perform surgical procedures related to membrane particulate bone grafts on laboratory models.
• Appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of the implant surgical placement procedure in conjunction with natural tooth extraction.
• Understand the biological basis (materials, mechanics and implant-tissue interface) and interactions between dental • implants and host tissues.
• Describe and understand the pharmacologic protocol for implant surgery.
• Describe the unique implant design requirements for narrow root form implant designs.