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Implant Curriculum

Procedure-Based Courses: Level 2

Level 2: Posterior Single-Tooth Implants

Utilizing procedure-based education1, this level illustrates the basic surgical and prosthetic concepts of implant therapy through a presentation of two single-tooth posterior implant cases.

 

Throughout this level, the courses cover topics including:

  • Concepts for determining implant position in treatment planning
  • Implant design features and their impact on outcomes
  • Introduction to the Astra Tech Implant System EV
  • Primary stability vs. insertion torque
  • Custom healing abutments
  • Overview of guided surgery 

 

Upon completing this level, participants will understand how to place and restore a single-tooth implant in the posterior zone. Participants are encouraged to continue their education in Level 3, which focuses on the single-tooth implant in the anterior zone.

1. The implant curriculum is an interactive, procedure-based series of courses that use individual cases to teach current implant treatment. This approach is in contrast to conventional dental education that focuses more on didactic topics and theory. The purpose of using this educational approach is to highlight the patients and procedures found in everyday clinical practice, where the most important concepts are observed and discussed in multiple clinical scenarios.

2 Courses
Implants

Part I: Free-hand Surgery

This procedure-based course will illustrate the basic surgical and prosthetic concepts of implant therapy by presenting a single-tooth posterior implant case. The case demonstrates the replacement of a missing bicuspid in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes, showing the importance of proper planning to restore function and esthetics successfully.

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Part II: Guided Surgery

This procedure-based course will illustrate the basic surgical and prosthetic concepts of implant therapy through the presentation of a single-tooth posterior implant case. This case demonstrates the replacement of missing tooth #19, which was lost due to root fracture. We will discuss the role of comprehensive treatment planning and the predictability that guided surgery brings.

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