Fundamentals of Implant Therapy for the Dental Team

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Patients today are increasingly aware of dental implants as a replacement for missing teeth. The art and science of implant dentistry has evolved rapidly over the last years. New treatment options that were not readily available in the past can be offered to our patients today. Tooth replacement with dental implants present unique challenges for the clinician. Yet, achievement can be most rewarding.

The course will review diagnosis and treatment planning for many different clinical situations where an implant supported construction could be a valid alternative. A variety of treatment options will be introduced and the treatment sequence will be reviewed to provide a predictable outcome.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At completion, participant will be updated on:

• Knowledge of the biology of the implant-prosthesis interface
• Careful preoperative treatment planning
• Augmentation of hard and soft tissues when deficiencies exist
• Attention to details in execution of surgical and prosthetic techniques
• Maintenance care

This course is recommended for the dental team :

• General dentists who would like to obtain comprehensive understanding, as well as practical skills for predictable dental implant treatment
• Dental Hygienists and Dental assistants who participate as members of the implant therapy team and would like to be more efficient in their functions by enhancing their fundamental and practical knowledge.

In addition to lectures and demonstrations, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on workshop, fabricating radiographic and surgical templates, placing implants in patient simulation models, simulating impression-making as well as selection of various abutments. Participants will be encouraged to present patients from their own practices for discussion and planning lectures in topics related to Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants will be arranged separately.

FACULTY:

• Tord Lundgren DDS, PhD, Clinical Professor, Program Director for the Graduate Periodontics Program, Department of Periodontology at UF
• Theofilos Koutouzis DDS, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology at UF
• Edgar O’Neill DMD, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, Program Director for the Graduate Prosthodontics Program, Department of Prosthodontics at UF
• Josephine Esquivel- Upshaw, DMD, MS, Associate Professor, Interim Chairman for the Department of Prosthodontics at UF Residents, Graduate Periodontics and Prosthodontics programs at UF

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:

21 Contact hours. Lecture/Participation

Hands-On Workshop

REGISTRATION FEE:

(Breakfast/Lunch Included)

Dates	Location	Course #
Feb. 27- Mar. 1, 2009 (Friday - Sunday)	Gainesville	090190

Team Discount Available