Dental CE Course: AVOIDING AND MANAGING COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLANT THERAPY: LECTURE & IMPACT PANEL

SYNOPSIS:


The number of claims related to implant complications has increased significantly over the last few years. In addition, complications associated with implant surgery can have a devastating effect on the final outcome of treatment. This lecture course will focus on how to identify and avoid potential complications before they arise and how to manage many of the common complications that can occur with implant therapy. Emphasis will be given to medico-legal implications, patient risk assessment, classifications of complications, and proper treatment planning principles. At the end of this course, participants will have a better understanding of the prevention and management of complications related to implant therapy.

UPON COMPLETION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:


Perform treatment plan effectively and minimize the incidence of future complications

Perform pre-operative risk assessment

Manage the most common implant related complications

Avoid and manage prosthetic complications

Avoid esthetic complications

Assess the role implant position plays in restorative complications

Avoid and minimize risks associated with implant surgery

Manage complications associated with bone graft procedures and sinus augmentation (graft infection and failure, sinusitis, oral-antral communication, and sinus fistula)

Manage peri-implantitis

Manage nerve injury associated with implant surgery

Manage failed implants and remove implants with minimal bone trauma

Assess medico-legal implications of treatment failures

Discuss recent case settlement and outcomes