The Implantology Year Course in Association with Biohorizons

Starting March 2012 at Guy's Dental Clinic Cardiff

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Introduction

Implant treatment has now become firmly established within mainstream dentistry.  Single tooth implants have, in many cases, become the standard of care in preference to conventional bridgework or dentures.  The GDC has made clear its recommendations for the standard of training dentists must undertake to practise implants in general practice today.

This course has been designed to provide a very high level of practical and theoretical training to give dentists the skills and confidence to provide implant treatment independently in general practice.  No prior experience of implantology is required.

The Certificate in Implantology course credits you with 70 hours of verifiable CPD.

About David Guy

David is the principal of a referral implant practice in Cardiff. He was awarded a Distinction in his MSc in Implant Dentistry from Warwick University.  He qualified from Cardiff where he was awarded the Wystan Peach prize for Restorative Dentistry.  He has been awarded a Fellowship of the British Society of Oral Implantology. He is on the committee of the British Society of Oral Implantology.  He completed a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London.  He is an Associate Fellow of the Clinical Institute of Education at Warwick Medical School.  His research interests are in tissue engineering for bone augmentation.

Course Description

The Implant Year Course gives a very prominent role to practical teaching as well as theoretical aspects.  There are 10 lecture days over a one year period, as well as extra practical sessions with participants own patients.  A key component of the course is that participants will treat their own patients from start to finish under one-to-one supervision at Guy’s Dental Clinic, gaining essential skills and knowledge of real implantology.  Ten patients from participants own practices may be treated during the course period and an extended period after the course is completed, to allow all delegates to gain practical experience with a range of increasingly complex implants treatments.  Patients will pay a reduced fee to the practice for this treatment.

In depth teaching will cover dental implantology from single tooth to full arch restorations, and principles of bone grafting.

The course is held at Guy’s Dental Clinic and the lecture facilities on Cathedral Road in Cardiff.

The course is limited to a maximum of 8 participants to give an optimum level support to each person.

Fees

The implantology year course fees are £4000 per person. A deposit of £400 secures your place on the course.

To Apply

Email your contact details to courses@guysdentalclinic.co.uk or call 02920 220794. Or download and print the application form from the link below

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Course Format

Surgery Sessions

Each participant will be able to treat 10 of their own patients at Guy’s Dental Clinic on other days over an extended period longer than one year.

Lecture Days

Day 1 March 2012

·         Introduction to the course and GDC training requirements

·         The Biohorizons Dental Implant system

·         Dental Implant Placement Fundamentals

·         Medicolegal issues

·         Practical Session: implant placement in models.

Day 2 April 2012

·         Demonstration: Live implant placement surgery

·         Patient selection

·         Treatment planning

·         Implant Planning

Day 3 May 2012

·         Surgical principles

·         Planning surgery

·         Practical Session: surgical techniques

Day 4 June 2012

·         Dental Implants in the anterior region

·         Hard and soft tissue management

·         Flapless surgery

Day 5 July 2012

·         Dental Implants in the posterior region

·         Management of the maxillary sinus

·         Practical: Articulators and Face Bows

Day 6 September 2012

·         Dental Implant Restorations

·         Abutment Design for long term success

·         Occlusion

Day 7 October 2012

·         Bone Grafting Fundamentals

·         Management of extraction sockets

·         Practical session: Graft materials and membranes

Day 8 November 2012

·         Full mouth restorations

·         Computer aided implantology

·         Cone-beam CT scans interpretation

Day 9 January 2013

·         Peri-implantitis

·         Implant maintenance

·         Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Cases

Day 10 February 2013

·         Multidisciplinary cases

·         Aesthetic analysis

·         Optimising outcomes in the aesthetic zone