We will discuss a variety of topics from proper case selection to improve and/or start your implant career to zirconia implants, growth factors, bone grafting procedures, and beyond. Prior to arriving to the 2-day Lecture & Hands-On course at Restored Smiles Ranch you will be provided with 8 hours of PACE certified CE on various topics that will be included with the course and will need to be completed prior to the course start date. Topics that will be discussed are: Case selection for successful implant placement, Implant surfaces, Zirconia implants, Standard length implants vs. short implants, Platform shifting & importance of soft tissue volume, Tools to assess implant stability, Fully guided & partially guided workflow, Immediate implant placement protocols, Dental photography, Marketing, Pricing of dental implants, Social Media, Surgical Set-up, Consult, records, & photos, Implant uncovery & soft tissue healing, Concentrated growth factors within dentistry (CGF/PRF), and more!

We will continue to expand your dental implant knowledge to high aesthetic areas as well as how to deal with the edentulous patient. This session will continue with many hands-on exercises such as bone grafting & suturing and hands-on implant placement with various implant placement scenarios.

What can you expect?

• History of dental implants

• Treatment planning and patient evaluation

• Medical history & contraindications

• Anatomy & key landmarks

• Proper diagnostics & treatment planning

• Patient selection & communication

• Socket preservation

• Bone grafting materials

• Suture materials & suturing techniques

• Implant armamentarium

• Surgical implant placement step by step

• Implant staging & healing

• Hands-on bone grafting & suturing

• Diagnostics keys to aesthetic implants

• Atraumatic extraction

• Overdentures

• All on 4/6

• Zygoma implants

• Hands-on implant placement