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This implant course focuses on patient evaluation and treatment planning. There are more than 50 dental criteria that influence implant supported prostheses. These criteria are identified and given importance relative to long and short-term complications. Radiographic stent design and CT scan interpretation are presented in lecture and laboratory procedures. This will enable treatment planning of cases for the Surgical and Prosthetic training courses. Single tooth posterior implants and socket preservation techniques are presented to allow the practioner to embark on these treatment aspects.

Topics

• Rationale for implants
• Prosthetic options in implant dentistry
• Patient evaluation and treatment planning
• Available bone volume
• Bone Density
• Stress
• Implant number / size
• Diagnostic imaging
• Radiographic interpretation
• CT Scan related surgical techniques and templates
• The use of 3-dimensional software
• Single tooth treatment options
• Medical evaluation of the implant patient
• Patient documentation
• Pharmacological consideration in implant dentistry
• Oral sedation
• Pre-implant prosthetics
• Ridge preservation, tooth extraction and socket grafting
• Practical surgical anatomy
• Spread of Infection in the head and neck
• Therapeutics goods administration documentation

Objectives

• Recognize and explain the impact of complete and partial edentulism as a national health problem in dentistry.
• Understand the history of dental implants, recognize the pioneering efforts, and understand the current and future status of implant dentistry.
• Classify and define the different types and modalities of dental implants.
• Classify and define different prosthetic options for implant dentistry.
• Explain the anatomical maxillary and mandibular considerations and limitations in relation to implant placement.
• Recognize diagnostic imaging procedures for the assessment of available bone quantity and quality.
• Understand the history of dental implants, recognize the pioneering efforts, and understand the current and future status of implant dentistry.
• Classify and define the different types and modalities of dental implants.
• Classify and define different prosthetic options for implant dentistry.
• Explain the anatomical maxillary and mandibular considerations and limitations in relation to implant placement.
• Perform radiographic interpretation for partial and completely edentulous patients with moderate bone volume.
• Appreciate the advantages and methods for practice management in an implant practice.
• Understand the prosthetic options for moderate bone volume based upon desire, biomechanics and needs of the patient.
• Recognize diagnostic imaging procedures for the assessment of available bone quantity and quality.
• Demonstrate and conduct complete dental history and clinical evaluation of implant patients.
• Recognize and identify local conditions which may influence the surgical and/or the prosthetic implant treatment.
• Recognize and properly perform referral procedures to medical and dental specialists, when indicated.
• Demonstrate and conduct complete dental history and clinical evaluation of implant patients.
• Complete sequential surgical treatment planning for implant treatment, including alternative treatments.
• Develop an organized treatment planning approach following the biomechanical aspects of stress.
• Treatment theorem, including prosthetic options, stress theorem, available bone density, implant design, key implant position, implant size.
• Describe a protocol for patient preparation; (dental, medical, psychological and financial) prior to placement of implants.
• Establish an organized approach to implant placement techniques with the abilities to select the appropriate surgical technique and materials in relationship to the bony topography.
• Utilize 3-dimensional planning software.
• Understand the requirements and design of diagnostic and surgical templates.
• Understand the pharmacological, logistical and medical requirements for the use of oral sedation understand how to work with the Therapeutic Goods Administration Special Access Scheme.