Description

Learn to Place and Restore Simple Implants

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