Master Class in Principles of Surgical and Restorative Implant Dentistry

Masters (Coursework)

An intensive course focusing on the theory and practice of surgical and restorative implant treatment, guided by specialist practitioners.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

41 - 41 years full-time

Study Mode

In person, Online

Domestic Fees

$9,900 total

About this course

Master Class in Principles of Surgical and Restorative Implant Dentistry

An intensive course in the theory and practice of surgical and restorative implant treatment. Under the guidance of specialist practitioners, this program will teach you the skills necessary to safely.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

An in-depth understanding of the biological processes of osseointegration in general.
An in-depth understanding of surgical diagnosis, treatment planning and surgical management of simple surgical cases.
Through a series of practical exercises and hands-on surgical training, participants should be familiar with the surgical implant placement in simple clinical situations.
Participants will be familiar with Straumann implant componentry and the reasons why implant treatments may be useful in their practices. Participants should feel able to begin placing implants in uncomplicated clinical situations.

Course structure

Managing the implant patient: Patient assessment / Documentation / Informed consent / Patient expectations / Effective communication / Treatment proposal
Site Assessment: Planning the restorative space / Surgical and radiographic (including 3D anatomy) / Requirements for obtaining diagnostic CBCT
Surgical Planning: Timing of implant placement / Principles of GBR / Principles of Implant Surgery / Principles of flap design / Periosteal releasing incisions / Post-operative management and second stage surgery
Virtual Implant Prosthodontic Planning: Date acquisition, file merging, file segmentation / Planning implant placement for 3 virtual cases / Design of the surgical guide
Selection criteria for live cases: Proper documentation including photographs, models (virtual and analogue), radiographs / Case presentation examples and template / Assigning mentors
Hands-on: flap and drilling exercises on fully edentulous and partially edentulous models to understand the drilling sequence.
Implant placement: in 3 cases using custom 3D printed guides fabricated.
Virtual Implant Prosthodontic Planning and Data acquisition, file merging, file segmentation.
Participant case presentations to be scheduled throughout the day.
Mentor/Mentee case presentation allocated times will be confirmed once program enrolments confirmed.
Live surgery: Candidates are paired to surgically assist each other with surgery. Each candidate treats two patients, one in the morning and one in the afternoon under the supervision of a mentor.
Participants final case presentations.
ITI on-line assessment.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Dentistry courses at University of Melbourne.

77%

Overall satisfaction

78%

Skill scale

62%

Teaching scale

90.9%

Employed full-time

$93.3k

Average salary

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