Course Highlights
This participation course is designed for the dentists who wish to explore
the use of dental implant technology in their practice to bring enhanced
satisfaction and ability in presenting and interfacing implant therapy into
an advance prosthetic reconstructive practice. The benefits of advanced
treatment planning to include comprehensive diagnostic records and case
presentation will be explored. Dr. Smith will give an honest and practical
presentation of how dental implants integrate into a general practice.
There will be a review of implantology fundamentals and then using this
information to add to total patient care. Emphasis on treatment planning
and occlusal restorative principles along with case presentations of surgery
and restorative cases that Dr. Smith has completed will be included in the
first day of the seminar. Surgical techniques, oral conscious sedation, laser
technology, case and patient management will be emphasized. Bone
management to include pros and cons of particulate grafting, block
grafting, sinus lift surgery, sinus bump surgery and their indication for the
individual patient conditions will be described.
The second day will include esthetic zone issues and treatment. Live
patient implant surgery will be presented. The use of CT scans, Nobel
Bioguide and other radiographic techniques are shown. Techniques of
“Teeth in an Hour” and the “All on 4” will be discussed. Financial
arrangements and treatment plans and how to present them; how to keep
the case profitable. What to expect and how to manage failure points will
be honestly discussed.
Course Objective
At the conclusion of this course each doctor will be able to make a decision
as to which implant systems to use, grafting and PRP use, restorative
options and a realistic idea of the costs and use of supporting technologies
available in the advanced implant/prosthetic practice.
Dr. Smith is a member of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Fellow of the Academy of Implant Dentistry, Academy
of Cosmetic Dentistry, and Academy of Laser Dentistry and the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation. He lectures to dental groups on cosmetic and laser dental techniques. Dr. Smith has served for many years on the Santa Clara County Peer Review and the California Dental Association State Council of Peer Review.
Course Content Day 1
• Opening remarks on an Implantology/Prosthetic Practice
• Practical discussion of the realities of implant integration to your practice
• Advanced case planning to include diagnostics, occlusal principles and surgical and restorative realities of the case
• Total Treatment Planning: the WIN:WIN of Implant and Prosthetic Dentistry
• Full arch fixed cases, removable attachment cases, and the use of implants in full mouth reconstruction
• Bone Grafting techniques to include materials and methodology
• Sinus surgery: Lift, Summers, Tent
• Ridge expansion and site preparation using osteotomes
Day 2
• Wrap up from day one
• Esthetic Zone case presentation
• Immediate load/temporization of Nobel Implants
• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Presentation
• Live Patient Surgery
• Discussion of the "Teeth in an Hour " and "All on 4" techniques
• Financial considerations of practice
• Financial case presentations - the realities of pricing the case and obtaining patient commitment
• Closing remarks and certificate presentation
