Dental CE Course: Surgical and Restorative Aspects of Implant Dentistry

The baby boomer population consists of 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. Market penetration for dental implants in the U.S. is reported to be only 3%. There are 20 million completely edentulous patients in the U.S. and 100 million people are partially edentulous. Two million people lose teeth each year in sporting accidents. By age 17, more than 17 % of the population is missing at least one permanent tooth.
Why get involved with implant dentistry? Seventy-five percent of respondents with bridges, partials and dentures would have chosen dental implants if they had known about bone loss.
This course will enable the general dentist and his team to incorporate dental implant procedures into their practices quickly and easily. The program will allow immediate application of the techniques and concepts of the NobelBiocare dental implant system, both surgical and prosthetic. Modern equipment and materials will be demonstrated including the newest drill systems, drill kits, surgical techniques and guides, radiographs and a hands-on participation using functional and esthetic components including immediate abutments, Procera abutments and crowns, and overdenture retentive devices.
At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:
A structured discussion and hands on participation of basic implant placement
Discussion of case selection and treatment planning
Review of actual surgeries
Review of conventional and flapless surgical techniques
Discussion of surface materials improving osseous and gingival integration
Review of preservation of bone techniques
Discussion of surgical equipment and implant placement kits
Lecture and hands on of a single implant placement
Lecture and hands on of an overdenture designed case
Hands-on participation of the prosthetic aspects of implant reconstruction including immediate loading, immediate function, the newest design and materials of implant abutments and overdenture construction.
Review of CAD/CAM technology as it relates to implant dentistry