Online Courses: January 1, 2025

In-Person Skill Hands-On Course: March 14-15, 2025 in Dallas, TX

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. CBCT Treatment Planning: Understand terminology, CBCT interpretation, and classification systems (bone availability and density) essential for ideal treatment planning
2. Patient Selection: Learn to identify potential medical and dental factors that may directly influence dental implant treatment outcomes
3. Dental Implant Surgery: Understand various classifications and protocols for dental implant placement surgery, with a focus on ideal implant positioning
4. Bone Density Related Protocols: Learn step-by-step surgical protocols tailored for different bone density types
5. Surgical Proficiency: Apply fundamental surgical principles and suturing techniques for effective dental implant placement and socket grafting
6. Free-Hand vs. Guided Surgery: Learn the indications for free-handed and guided surgery while understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each technique
7. Pharmacologic Management: Acquire knowledge of essential pharmacologic principles to enhance the success and predictability of dental implant treatment
8. Practice Management: Develop strategies for launching and managing a successful implant practice, including establishing appropriate fee structures

Online/In-Person Topics (60 hours):

1. Dental Implant Treatment Planning
2. Medical Evaluation
3. Introduction to Radiographic Evaluation
4. CBCT Radiographic Anatomy
5. CBCT Interactive Treatment Planning
6. Atraumatic Extraction Techniques
7. Socket Grafting Protocols
8. Bone Graft and Membrane Selection
9. Basic Surgical Protocols
10. Suturing Techniques
11. Pharmacologic Use in Oral Implantology
12. Medication Contraindications
13. Ideal Implant Positioning Principles
14. Implant Surgery – Step-by-Step Protocol
15. Bone Density-Specific Surgical Protocols- Osseodensification
16. Introduction To Guided Surgery
17. Guided Surgery Step-by-Step Protocol
18. Post-Implant Treatment
19. Dental Implant Classifications & Protocols
20. Starting an Implant Practice
21. Dental Implant Fees

Hands-On Skill Building Workshops:

1. Atraumatic Extraction
2. Socket Grafting Protocols
3. Soft Tissue Handling (Reflection, Reduce Tissue Tension….)
4. Vital Structure Identification (i.e. mental foramen)
5. Implant Placement in Different Clinical Situations
6. CBCT interactive treatment planning
7. Bone Density Related Protocols
8. Osseodensification Techniques
9. Implant Insertion Techniques & Resonance Frequency Analysis
10. Basic and Advanced Suturing Techniques

Online Courses: January 1, 2025

In-Person Skill Hands-On Course: May 16-17, 2025 in Dallas, TX

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Edentulous Arch Treatment Planning: Develop thorough treatment plans for edentulous patients, integrating anatomical, functional, and esthetic considerations
2. Surgical and Anatomical Proficiency: Demonstrate mastery of maxillary and mandibular surgical anatomy relevant to implant placement and vital structures
3. Implant Protocols and Prosthetic Considerations: Implement surgical protocols for edentulous patients, including prostheses specific treatment plans (Fixed vs. Removable)
4. Maxillomandibular Relations: Understand the importance of maintaining ideal maxillomandibular relations (i.e. vertical dimension, tooth position, occlusion, restorative and prosthetic space,…)
5. Full Arch Prostheses Materials: Understand the advantages and disadvantages of various full-arch prosthesis materials and minimum restorative/prosthetic space requirements.
6. Immediate Placement and Treatment Protocols: Develop and implement protocols for immediate implant placement into site specific anatomic areas
7. Immediate Load Treatment Protocols: immediate loading considerations and use of stackable guided surgery
8. Complications Management: Recognize and manage complications specific to full arch implant restorations, including nerve and peri-implant diseases 

Online/In-Person Topics (60 hours):

1. Edentulous Pt. Tx Planning
2. Maxillary Surgical Anatomy
3. Mandibular Surgical Anatomy
4. Edentulous Surgical Protocols
5. Overdenture vs. Fixed Protocols
6. All-On-X Protocols
7. Full Arch Prosthesis Materials
8. Material Specific Restorative Space
9. Site specific Immediate Placement Protocols
10. Immediate Load Protocols
11. Full Arch CBCT Guides (Stackable Guides)
12. Maintaining Idea Maxillomandibular Relations
13. Full-Arch Digital Workflow Protocols
14. Full-Arch Soft Tissue Procedures (Autograft and Acellular Dermis)
15. Zirconia Implants
16. Alternative Implant Types (Zygomatic, Zirconia Implants)
17. Full-Arch Post-Insertion Protocols
18. Conversion Techniques and Protocols
19. Advanced Full-Arch Suring Techniques
20. Avoiding Neurosensory Impairment Complications
21. Full-Arch Surgical and Prosthetic Complications

Hands-On Skill Building Workshops:

1. All-On-X Implant Placement
2. Full-Arch Guided Surgery (Pilot, Universal, Fully, Stackable)
3. Free Hand Edentulous Implant Placement
4. Acellular Dermal Matrix
5. Immediate Implant Placement (numerous anatomical sites)
6. Digital Workflow Techniques
7. Soft Tissue Manipulation Labs
8. 3-D Printing
9. Conversion Techniques
10. Full-Arch Suturing Lab

Online Courses: January 1, 2025

In-Person Skill Hands-On Course: September 12-13, 2025 in Dallas, TX

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Fundamentals of Guided Bone Regeneration: Define guided tissue regeneration and explain its biological principles and clinical applications in periodontal and implant therapy.
2. Bone Physiology and Regeneration: Understand bone physiology and apply principles of guided bone regeneration (GBR) to treat osseous defects effectively
3. Bone Grafting and Membrane Materials: Evaluate and select appropriate bone grafting materials and barrier membranes for GBR procedures
4. Surgical Techniques: Understand simple step-by-step bone grafting protocols for ridge augmentation procedures
5. Maxillary Implant Treatment Planning: Develop comprehensive treatment plans for posterior maxilla implants, integrating sinus pathology and pharmacological considerations
6. Understand the Indications and Contraindications for Sinus Grafting: Recognize the patient-specific factors that influence the decision to perform sinus augmentation, such as residual bone height and sinus pathology
7. Bone Growth Factors: Understand the indications and drawbacks of various bone growth factor techniques including platelet Rich Fibrin and BMP
8. Identification of Ailing, Failing, and Failed Implants: Clarify the terminology and treatment for the ailing, failing, and failed implants based on clinical presentation, symptoms, and radiographic findings

Online/In-Person Topics (60 hours):

1. Bone Physiology 101
2. Guided Bone Regeneration Theory
3. Osseous Defect Treatment Planning
4. Ridge Augmentation Protocol: 8 Steps to Successful Grafting
5. Bone Grafting and Barrier Membrane Selection and Protocol
6. Bone Growth Factors/Platelet Rich Fibrin/Sticky Bone
7. Venipuncture and Blood Collection Techniques
8. Autogenous Bone Grafting
9. Ridge Splitting
10. Piezosurgery Techniques
11. Advanced Bone Graft Suturing Techniques
12. Treatment Planning of the Posterior Maxilla
13. Sinus Pathology/Radiology
14. Sinus Grafting Protocols (SA-1/SA-2/SA-3/SA-4)
15. Crestal vs. Lateral Wall Surgical Techniques
16. Pharmacologic Treatment of the Maxillary Sinus
17. Understanding ENT Referral Indications
18. Ailing, Failing, and Failed Implants
19. Implant Removal
20. Post-Bone Grafting Complications

Hands-On Skill Building Workshops:

1. Soft Tissue Procedures: Incision, Reflection, Tissue Stretching
2. Guided Bone Regeneration (Allograft)
3. Guided Bone Regeneration (Autograft)
4. Venipuncture Technique
5. Bone Growth Factors Processing (PRF membranes, sticky bone….)
6. Autogenous Ramus Harvesting
7. Pieziosurgery
8. Ridge Splitting + Implant Placement
9. Sinus Grafting Protocols (SA-1/SA-2/SA-3/SA-4)
10. Combination Ridge Augmentation & Sinus Grafting