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Continuing Education

Clinical Pathways for Screw-Retained, Full-Arch Fixed Restorations

Course Description:

While there are many recommended protocols for the edentulous patient that appear to accelerate the treatment time and reduce cost, some protocols, if not well managed, may be at the expense of the best treatment outcome for the patient.  The main objective of this course is to provide attendees with a repeatable and predictable method in delivering an immediate or delayed screw-retained, full -arch fixed bridge/hybrid restoration.

During this session, diagnosis and treatment planning for the appropriate treatment options will be discussed including patient selection, number of implants, implant positions, and transition of the patient from the edentulous state to the definitive prosthesis.  A cost analysis and comparison of the different treatment options will be analyzed.  In addition, laboratory communication will be reviewed to help insure the desirable outcome.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand protocols for full-arch tooth replacement with proper diagnosis and treatment planning
• Evaluate the cost of care for the edentulous patient
• Understand the different treatment options for the edentulous patient
• Be able to effectively communicate with the dental laboratory
• Understand the treatment sequence options

The Immediate Load Restoration:
Criteria For Successful Clinical Treatment

Making Complex Cases Manageable:

The Multiple Unit Abutment

Course Description:

Several solutions for the edentulous patient will be reviewed in this session.  The focus of the hands-on portion will be how to restore with as few as four implants in a cost effective way.  Many of the procedures shown can be done chairside requiring few patient visits.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Recognize the value of the duplicate denture as a radipgraphic template.
• Identify the ideal location of the implants and how to prepare a duplicate denture for use as a surgical guide.
• Take an abutment-level impression.
• Understand how to create a master  cast.
• Know how to fabricate a verification jig and emonstrate its use.
• Fabricate a conversion prosthesis.

Making Implants Part of Your Everyday Practice:
Current Concepts for Implant Dentistry

Making Implants Part of Your Everyday Practice:
Treatment Planning and Associated Concerns

Occlusion for Dental Implants: The Critical Factor in Implant Success

Occlusion for Dental Implants:  Predictable Concepts for Success

Course Description:

This presentation will cover a variety of occlusal parameters that will be beneficial in treating patients with dental implants.  Topics to be covered include:  what type of occlusal schemes should be used with dental implants, do destructive forces effect implants the same as natural teeth, is immediate loading a good idea, and implant selection as a determinant in occlusal success.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this program the participants should be able to:

• Differentiate between the various types of occlusal schemes used in treating patients with dental implants
• Identify the risks involved in designing the occlusion for dental implants
• Understand the biomechanics involved in selecting a dental implant

Treatment Planning and Restorative Outcomes in Implant Dentistry

Course Description:

There exists a vast array of dental implant systems available to the surgeon and restorative dentist.  We must be able to rationally evaluate these different systems and logically justify our use of a system for a specific restorative case.  To do so, we must also be familiar with basic implant biology, biomechanics, and concepts of occlusion.  This introductory seminar will walk its participants through the basic concepts of case selection and treatment planning, evaluation of dental implant occlusion, and implant biomechanics.  A strong emphasis will be placed on understanding the advantages of dental implant systems and the restorative options available.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Logically choose a dental implant system
• Familiarize themselves with the restorative choices utilizing dental implants
• Have an understanding of the advantages offered by dental implant systems with focus on treatment planning
• Familiarize themselves with the basic concepts of dental implant occlusion
• Recognize the basic concepts of case selection and implant treatment planning

Treatment Planning for Success with the Edentulous Patient Population

Course Description:

Treatment planning provides the key for successful outcomes when providing dental treatment.  Treating the edentulous patient is no exception.  Now with the advent of incorporating dental implants into a treatment plan for the edentulous patient, the treatment may become more predictable and can reach a higher level of patient satisfaction.  Today, dental implants are considered as a treatment option and one of the standards of care when developing a treatment plan for this specific patient population.  This presentation will investigate the unique considerations undertaken when evaluating this patient for treatment with dental implants and the sequence necessary for communication with the implant surgeon, the restorative dentist, and the dental laboratory. 

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this program the participant should be able to:

• Understand the pre-treatment treatment planning principles necessary for treating the edentulous patient.
• Be able to incorporate dental implants successfully into a treatment plan
• Offer dental implant overdenture therapy as one of the standards of care for treatment
• Understand the treatment limitations when considering dental implants as a treatment option.
• Establish effective communication between the implant surgeon, restorative dentist, and the laboratory technician.

Dental Implants:  Comprehensive and Advanced Treatment Planning

Course Description:

Dental implants have been available for patient treatment for well over 30 years, yet today most dental practices in the United States restore less than 10 implants a year.  There are many reasons for this including patient awareness and acceptance, fear of surgery, multiple office visits, and the lack of confidence of the treating doctor and staff to deliver successful treatment.

At the same time, advances in implant procedures and material have made implants more widely available and patients' desire for an implant solution is at an all time hight.  Of course, expectations for the function and esthetic result of implant treatment have risen with their popularity.  Patients want and expect implant restorations that truly look and function like natural teeth.

This course is designed to allow the practitioner to investigate all potential treatment options prior to initiating a treatment plan and to achieve an exceptional clinical outcome while exceeding patients' expectations.  All aspects of establishing a diagnosis and proper treatment plan, as well as, sequencing the treatment wil be presented in order to provide successful implant dentistry for our patients.

Course Objectives:

Upon  completion of this course each participant will learn:

• Fundamental of treatment planning with dental implants

• Patient selection for successful outcomes

• Understanding patient expectations

• Laboratory communication necessary for successful treatment

• Prosthetic options based on patient needs

• When to utilize computer treatment planning to enhance treatment outcomes

• Pre-prosthetic considerations prior to initiating treatment

• Determining proper implant/abutment selection

• Occlusal considerations for implant prosthetic designs

• When and when not to immediatley load dental implants

• How to make implant restorations esthetic and when to avoid dental implants

• Using dental implants for orthodontic anchorage

• Presenting implant options to patients and having treament plans accepted

• Potential insurance coverage for dental implants and how to submit for payment

• Marketing dental implants in a busy practice

Esthetic Dentistry and Dental Implants...

       Controversies, Compromises, and Challenges

Course Description

This program will investigate the realistic possibilites of combining esthetic dentistry with osseointegrated implants.  Insights will be provided as to the importance of the pretreatment diagnosis and its relevance to the treatment outcome.  Various clinical procedures will be presented and their importance discussed, thereby developing treatment sequences and establishing treatment protocols.  In addition, the importance of establishing acceptable function in harmony with esthetic form will be emphasized for long term stability of the implant restorations.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this program each participant will be able to :

• Incorporate proper treatment planning protocols
• Identify potential esthetic problems
• Understand the importance of form and function

Esthetic and Functional Advantages of Dental Implants

Course Description:

This evening program will focus on the products and procedures available to help bring simplicity and reliability to the restorative process.  The role of implant design, biomechanics, and abutment selection for achieving optimal results will be discussed.  Attendees will recognize that the success of an implant case is a direct function of the components used.  Great focus will be polaced on the use of patient-specific abubtments, which provide practitioners with a means to obtain optimal esthetic results in fewer patient visits, as well as eliminate the complexity associated with traditional implant solutions.'

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the options available for the replacement of a single tooth predictably and esthetically.
• Increase profitability, simplify implant treatment protocols and provide optimal esthetic results.
• Integrate patient-specific abutments into any implant protocol.
• Improve the clinical outcome of even the most complicated implant cases.

May 9th, 2013 -
May 10th, 2013

Cincinnati, OH

Course: Bob Faulkner Implant Dentistry Study Club
Date: 05/09/2013 - 05/10/2013
Notes: Please contact Erin at 513-489-8070 for more details on joining this study club. The study club will meet twice per year, 2 sessions each.
Dr. Faulkner will systematically work through case planning from simple cases to the most complex over the first couple of meetings. Members are encouraged to bring cases with them for treatment planning.

May 17th, 2013

Palm Springs, CA

Course: Making Implants Part of Your Everyday Practice: Current Concepts for Implant Dentistry
Date: 05/17/2013
Notes: Sponsor: Mirage Dental

May 31st, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI

Course: Making Implants Part of Your Everyday Practice: Current Concepts for Implant Dentistry
Date: 05/31/2013
Notes: Sponsor: Dentsply Impants
Co-Sponsor: Dr. Mitchell Kaplan