Simplified Implant Surgery
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Daily Agenda
Day 1
8:00 - 12:00 Morning Session
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 5:00 Afternoon Session
5:00 Dinner
Day 2
7:30 - 11:30 Morning Session
11:30 - 12:00 Lunch Break
12:00 - 3:00 Afternoon Session
Course Summary
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This course is now full. Please register for the September 13-14, 2013 course, or call (800) 223-6569 to be added to our wait list. Thousands of dentists ranging through oral surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, endodontists, and general dentists are accomplishing implant surgical procedures. Placement of implants in healthy patients with adequate bone present is well within the range of surgically oriented dentist who take the time to become educated in this important part of dentistry. Whether participants plan to incorporate implant surgery into their practices or just become more knowledgeable about it, this course will be a valuable aid to better patient care. This intense hands-on, two-day course is designed to provide adequate background, education and training for dentist participants to be able to place implants in healthy patients with adequate bone. Gordon provides his own perspective of implant placement, based on his own education and years of experience. As the population ages, the need and demand for implant dentistry increases. Prepare yourself to meet your patient's implant needs today!
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Behavioral Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Determine and prioritize in which clinical situations implants are needed
- Determine which clinical situations are within the range of their capabilities, and which require referral to appropriate specialists
- Discuss the important physical heath requirements, oral clinical requirements, and patient psychological requirements for implant placement
- List steps and equipment and supplies necessary for patient education and adequate diagnosis
- Describe adequate radiographs for simple implant placement
- Discuss and compare the popular types of root-form implants
- Relate the implant types and sizes to the amount of bone necessary for implant placement without grafting
- Describe and list the requirements for emergency equipment when placing implants
- Discuss surgical principles related to implant placement
- List appropriate dentist and staff responsibilities for implant placement
- Discuss appropriate operatory set-up for implant placement
- Describe necessary anesthetic procedures, analgesics, and antibiotics
- Describe and list typical surgical equipment and instrument needs
- List the steps, techniques, and instruments needed for typical root-form implant placement, including soft-tissue management, osteotomy, implant placement, grafting if necessary, one appointment or two appointment surgery with implant exposure, loading of implants, implant maintenance
- Describe implant failures and how to prevent them
- On returning home, place implants in healthy patients who have adequate bone
- Have the desire for further education/training in implant dentistry
Discuss the relationship of oral anatomy to implant placement
Describe bone types appropriate for implant placement
