Course Overview
Part 1: Foundation and Fundamentals Day 1
Introduction to Guided Implant Surgery – Morning session
- Definition and history
- Advantages and limitations
- Evolution in dentistry
- Overview of available software
- Overview of available hardware
- Case selection and treatment planning
- Case presentations of guided implant surgery
Introduction to Guided Implant Surgery – Afternoon session
- Software Tools for Guided Surgery Planning
- Interpreting and understanding virtual models
- Data Acquisition Techniques
- CBCT imaging fundamentals
- Intraoral scanning technologies
- Combining data for comprehensive treatment planning
- Limitations of pilot-guided implants
- Why you should be placing implants using a guide
Hands on workshop: Basic Software Skills
- Navigating through planning software (SMOP)
- Case simulations and virtual treatment planning exercises
- Design a guide for 3D printing and sleeve cementation
Part 1: Foundation and Fundamentals Day 2
Introduction to how we deliver Guided Implant Surgery – Morning session
- Overview of the armamentarium we use for guided implant surgery
- How to successfully deploy guided surgery, including slow drilling techniques
- Introduction to 3D printing technology
- Materials for surgical guide printing
Introduction to how we deliver Guided Implant Surgery – Afternoon session
- Live surgery videos and/or case presentations, including 4K videos of live surgeries
- Analysis and discussion of guided implant surgeries
- Q&A
Hands-on workshop: Essential Guided Implant Surgery Skills
- Practice guided implant placement on models
- Utilising the guide you designed and printed in the previous workshop exercise, we will place up to 4 guided surgery dummy implants
- Individualized feedback from instructors
Optional: Practice visit.
