Surgical Implant Placement for the General Dentist

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to teach the general dentist how to place and restore dental implants. A unique feature of this course is an actual patient experience, so that each dentist gets the opportunity to place implants--not in plastic, but in bone. At the end of the course, participants should have the ability to correctly treatment plan, place, and restore dental implants in areas of abundant bone.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of this series, the participant will be knowledgeable in treatment planning, radiographic analysis, patient selection, medical considerations, surgical techniques, and patient case presentations for the placement and restoration of dental implants.

Session 1: August 1-2, 2008

This session focuses on the didactic knowledge needed for implant surgery. Topics include treatment planning, radiographic analysis, patient selection, medical considerations, surgical techniques, and patient case presentations. Hands-on activities include suture exercises and placement of implants in artificial jaws. A live patient demonstration will be done.

Session 2: August 22-23, 2008

This session is primarily surgical. Course participants will be encouraged to bring a patient to the course for a mentored surgical experience. Up to 8 practitioners can place implants this weekend. Didactic lectures included esthetics and minor bone grafting.

Session 3: October 10-11, 2008

This weekend is restorative in focus, but will also include surgical opportunities for an additional 4 dentists. Implant crowns and overdentures will be discussed in detail.

FACULTY:

• Michael McCracken, DDS, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from the University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at UAB, which emphasizes implant restorations. Additionally, he received a Ph.D. in biomaterials for the UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. McCracken is a graduate of the Misch Implant Institute, and is familiar with a wide variety of implant restorations. He currently directs the Implantology course and the Undergraduate Implant Elective. He lectures internationally on the topic of implant dentistry and has successfully taught over 200 dentists the art of surgical implant dentistry.

LOCATION:

Hialeah Dental Clinic
750 East 25th Street
Hialeah FL 33013-3817

directions

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:

40 contact hours. Participation

Hands-On Workshop

COURSE LIMIT

10 participants.

REGISTRATION FEE:

(Breakfast/Lunch Included)
Dentists....... $4,000
* Includes surgical supplies, implants and all implant components.

Dates	Location	Course #
Part I: August 1-2, 2008 Part II: August 22-23, 2008 Part III: October 10-11, 2008	Hialeah	090074

Team Discount Available

Continuing Dental Education at UFCD wishes to express its appreciation to BioHorizons for unrestricted educational grants, which helped to make this course possible.