Course Topics
Incorporation of dental implants into your practice
Marketing of dental implants
Patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment planning
Rationale for implants
Diagnostic imaging
CBCT/ CT Radiographic interpretation
CT Scan related surgical techniques and templates
Use of 3-dimensional software
Prosthetic options in implant dentistry
Available bone volume
Bone Density and volume
Stress factors in implant dentistry
Implant number / size
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
Therapeutic Goods Administration documentation
Course Objectives
Appreciate the advantages and methods for practice management in
an implant practice
Understand the importance of complete and partial edentulism as a universal health problem
Appreciate the history and development of implant dentistry from its
early stages to current and future trends
Learn to use 3-dimensional planning software
Understand prosthetically driven surgical implant treatment planning
Conduct step by step thorough dental history and clinical evaluation
of implant patients
Obtain the correct dental, medical, psychological and financial history
of the patient in order to develop a protocol for implant treatment
Know when to institute referral procedures to allied medical and
dental specialists
Describe the maxillary and mandibular anatomical landmarks that
place limitations on implant treatment
Consider the bony topography and bone density in the prosthetically
driven treatment plan
Understand the requirements, design and manufacture of diagnostic
and surgical templates
Recognise the different prosthetic options for implant dentistry
Atraumatic tooth removal and ridge preservation techniques
Apply basic bone grafting procedures with the extraction of a natural tooth
Learn how to work with the Therapeutic Goods Administration
Special Access Scheme
Scheme to use advanced graft materials not yet registered with the TGA
Understand the pharmacological, logistical and medical requirements
for the use of oral sedation
Recognise the different types and designs of dental implants
Assess available bone quality and quantity in relation to diagnostic imaging procedures
Perform radiographic interpretation for partial and completely
edentulous patients with moderate bone volume
Understand the prosthetic options for moderate bone volume based
upon desire, biomechanics and needs of the patient
Determine and assess local conditions which effect the surgical or prosthetic implant treatment
Understand how the biomechanical aspects of stress affect implant treatment planning
Understand the effect of key implant position, force factors, available
bone density, implant design and size on treatment planning