The Implant Journey Course

Time:
Registration: 0830
Course 0900 - 1800

DAY 1 — Morning Session: Introduction to Dental Implants

• Indications, Risk factors and Contra indications
• Terminology used in dental implants
• Extraction techniques
• Timing of implant placements: immediate, early vs delayed. (This knowledge will influence your decision to extract a tooth)
• The role of CBCT
• Biomaterials used in implant dentistry
• Case discussion and patient journey

DAY 1 — Afternoon Session: Socket Preservation

• Socket preservation indications and techniques
• Bio-materials used in socket preservation
• How to implement socket preservation in practice
• Hands on: Socket preservation on models
• Suturing techniques

DAY 2 — Morning Session: Surgical stages of dental implants

• The 3 positions essential for implant placement
• Surgical planning using CBCT and intra oral scans/impression.
• A live demonstration by Nazar at DNH dental lab.
• The use of surgical and digital guides for placing implants
• Hands on: delegates placing implants using guided surgical guides on models by Osstem implants
• Hands on: suturing techniques

DAY 2 — Afternoon Session: Restoring Implants and Implant Maintenance

• Terminology: healing caps, cover screws, impression copings, abutments
• Hands on - How to restore dental implants
• Using Impression coping
• Using scan bodies
• Managing and monitoring patients on dental implants: what to look out for in your check ups