Introduction to Implant Dentistry

 

Course Description

 

This is a  3 day course to introduce the dentist to dental implants and to provide the necessary skills for dental implant restoration and maintenance.

A mix of lectures, Q+A, practical hands-on on models and pigs' heads and a live surgery demonstration.

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• Dates: 4th, 5th and 6th April 2025

• Location: Regency House Dental Education Centre, 28 St Peters Street, St Albans, AL1 3NA

• (Venue may change within the St Albans area)

• Times: Friday, Saturday 8.30am to 5.30pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm

• Parking: Available at the Civic Centre Park Park - Click Here for Location

• Enhanced CPD hours: 18, Outcomes A and C

• Fee:  £900 (no VAT)

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Booking: click the button above or please email to register your interest to:

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info@bsid-uk.com

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Aims and Objectives

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• To understand the basics of dental implant biology..

• To understand the principles of dental implant planning and surgery.

• To understand and develop practical skills in dental implant restoration and maintenance.

• A basic understanding of bone and soft tissue grafting techniques and their implementation.

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• Surgical skills day: To improve incision, flap raising and suturing techniques for implant surgery.

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Course Outcome

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At the end of the course the dentist will have a good general understanding of the basic principles of implant dentistry to enable them to discuss implant options with their patients and to communicate with their dental implant colleagues.

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The candidate should also have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to provide simple dental implant restoration and maintenance for implementation in their own practice.

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Course instructors

Ali Abdellatif - Clinical Director | BSID

Ahmed Naji - Scientific Director | BSID

 

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Course Outline

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Day 1 - Basic Surgical Skills Day

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• Dental extraction techniques relevant to dental implants

• Ridge preservation - options and when to use

• Incisions and flaps: blood supply, healing, flap design. Periosteal release, split thickness, coronal advancement

• Flap closure and suturing - mattress sutures, continuous sutures, sling, double-0

• Instruments for suturing - what to use and when

• Suture materials and needles - what to use and when

• Practise on animal tongues and heads

• Bone harvesting techniques (animal heads)

• Soft tissue grafting technique overview and practical (animal heads)

 

• Duration 8 hours 

• vCPD 7 hours

 

 

Day 2 - Implant Surgery

 

Basic science

• Osseointegration

• Bone biology

• Soft tissue biology and the soft tissue interface with dental implants

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Types of dental implants and their uses

• Bone level

• Tissue level

• Tapered 

• Optimum lengths and diameters

• Types of connection and their uses

• Identifying implant systems (whatimplantisthat)

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Dental implant planning 

• Clinical assessment 

• Radiographic assessment 

• Complexity assessment

• Surgical stents and guides

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Practice session on models

• Single implant placement

• Multiple placements

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Live surgery 

• Streaming to lecture room and attendance maximum 2 at a time

 

Review, Discussion and Questions

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• Duration 8 hours 

• vCPD 7 hours

 

Day 3 - Implant Prosthetics

 

• Understanding implant prosthodontics

• Classification and planning

• Abutments

• Connections 

• Screw-retained vs Cemented

• Immediate provisional restorations

• Impression and scanning techniques:

• Open tray vs closed tray

• Customised impression copings

• Fitting single implant crowns

• Occlusal considerations in dental implants

• Fitting implant bridges

• Brief overview of full arch restorations

 

Assessment and maintenance of dental implants in general practice

• How to examine and assess dental implants

• How to maintain dental implants

• Dental Implant hygiene

• Complications and troubleshooting

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Q&A

• Duration 8 hours 

• vCPD 7 hours

 

Course dates

 

• 20-22 October 2023 - Past course.

• 7-9 June 2024 - Past course.

• 4-6 April 2025 - waiting list open: please send an email to info@bsid-uk.com with subject line "April 2025"

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Further education

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This course would enable the participant to restore and maintain dental implants. Dentists wishing to surgically  place dental implants on patients will be invited to join our BSID-mentored dental implants program in Cairo, Egypt. For more details, please click here.

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Course fees

£900 for all three days

Maximum number of candidates: 10

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