Implants: Screw it! 2025

Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry

Date: 06th June 2025 ( Friday )

AIMS

To provide the dentist with a sound understanding of dental implant case selection.

This will also include an understanding of the skills or techniques necessary to surgically place a dental implant.

The participants will be able to take either digital or traditional impressions of a dental implant and be able to restore an implant successfully using a screw or cement retained technique. They will also be able to monitor a dental implant and be able to distinguish between a successful, failing or failed implant.

OBJECTIVES

To understand the terminology involved in dental implantology
To create an awareness of the case selection for this treatment modality
To be able to distinguish between a simple or complex implant case
To appreciate the medical risks involved
To understand the steps involved with dental implant treatment
To understand the different implant-based restorative options
To understand the various techniques of implant impression-taking
To understand lab communication for a single implant crown
To be able to fit a screw/cement-retained implant crown
To be able to review a dental implant