Foundations 3: Advanced Skills

PART 3

ADVANCED SKILLS

Part 3 takes your implant skills to the next level. You’ll learn how to perform implant overdenture surgeries and how to restore these cases. You’ll learn from periodontist, Davig Wong, about the nuances of using GBR to turn thin ridges into ideal candidates for implant placement. We’ll also hear about implant complications from points of view of a periodontist, a prosthodontist, and an oral surgeon.

OBJECTIVES

• Be able to plan and perform surgery for implant overdentures
• Understand the overdentures restorative protocol
• Understand materials selection for grafting
• Be able to perform a guided bone regeneration (GBR)
• Procedure for single and multiple implant sites
• Competently diagnose and manage implant complications

Implant Overdenture Surgery Course

This course will introduce you to the surgical aspect of implant overdentures. We’ll review the armamentarium and surgical steps for successful outcomes.

Implant Overdenture Restoration Course

This course will hold your hand through the entire restorative workflow for implant overdentures. It will also cover prosthetic complications and how to remedy them.

Guided Bone Regeneration Course

This course is taught by periodontist, Dr. David Wong. He covers case selection, material selection, and surgical play-by-play for the GBR procedure.

Complications Course

This course will present complications management topics from the perspective of an oral surgeon, a prosthodontist, and a periodontist.

The Overdenture Cookbook

This book delves into the surgery and restorative flow for implant overdentures. It demystifies the parts and pieces and all of the steps including lab slips.