Live Skills Course

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This is a unique course because you will be able to place an implant on a pre-selected patient provided by The Dental Implant Clinic. You will also see ten other separate surgical cases and be able to participate in some of them. We will provide you with all the know-how over an intensive one week course.
The course includes:

LECTURES

• Case selection
• Patient assessment including medical contra- indications
• Relevant radiographs and radiographic calibration
• Surgical stents how to design them and use them
• Flap design
• Guided bone regeneration
• Surgical complications
• Instrumentation
• Implant types pros and cons. A detailed look at the Straunann system
• How to organise an implant set up

LIVE VIDEO PRESENTATION

• Jonathan Schofield will perform a live presentation of a single implant placement with guided bone regeneration. A live DVD of implant placement will be as part of your course package.
• Each course participant will have their own case videoed. The rest of the group will watch the live video stream and will be able to communicate with the surgical team through an audio link to the theatre.

HANDS ON

• Place an implant on a pre-selected patient with one to one supervision by an experienced clinician.
• Place as many implants in model jaws as you like.  The operating techniques room is available all week. Also practise suturing the mock gingiva around your implants.
• Suture – learn to suture using a variety of suture knots and suture types and use different needle types. The operating techniques room is available all week.
• Practise guided bone regeneration on a model jaw with simulated gingiva.
• Use of surgical cassette and familiarisation with drilling sequence.

SOCIAL

• There are four nights of social activity arranged so that the group can get to know each other and discuss ideas. The course tutors come out with you each evening and show you around the beautiful Georgian city of Bath.
• Free Gala dinner on the Thursday evening sponsored by Straumann UK.

COURSE TUTORS

• Jonathan Schofield  full time implantologist
• Graham Hancox full time implantologist
• Nicola George surgical nurse

 You will have full access to all of these experienced practitioners for the whole week.

ABOUT THE VENUE

The Dental Implant Clinic is a custom designed clinic two miles from the centre of the Georgian city of Bath. The clinic is located in a detached Edwardian lodge. It has a suite of operating rooms, a state of the art operating theatre, and a central sterilisation suite. The teaching facilities include a dedicated lecture theatre with live video stream to the operating rooms. New for 2007 is an operating techniques room where delegates can practice their skills during the week.

ACCOMMODATION

There is a range of excellent accommodation to suit all budgets within walking distance of The Dental Implant Clinic.
Information will be given upon booking.

COURSE FEE

£2,900

This includes:

• Full course hand outs
• DVD of live surgical case
• All implants sutures and grafting materials used on the course
• Buffet lunch, morning and afternoon cakes/ biscuits, unlimited tea coffee and soft drinks
• GALA DINNER on the Thursday night sponsored by Straumann UK
• Course discount on surgical instruments and surgical set ups
• Discount on online mentoring by the team at The Dental Implant Clinic for one year
• Trade stands each day

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Introduction to Sinus Bone grafting with Live Clinical Demonstration

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Aims

The aims of this course are to introduce the participants to the anatomy and physiology of the maxillary sinus. In addition the course participants will gain an over view of the indications for sinus grafting and how it can form part of an overall treatment plan. There will be an overview of the instrumentation used and surgical techniques employed.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will:

• Understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the maxillary antrum and will be directed to areas of further relevant study.
• Have an understanding of the surgical approaches that are possible and will have been given an evaluation of the materials used and available.
• Have seen a live surgical demonstration of a sinus bone graft.

Course Program

Time	Activity
9.00am	Registration and coffee.
9.30am	Embryology,anatomy and physiology of the antra.
10.30am	Overview of techniques available.
11.00am	Coffee and cakes.
11.30am	Live demonstration of a sinus bone graft.
1.00pm	Lunch.
2.00pm	Using a piezon unit for sinus bone grafting.
2.30pm	Graft materials.
3.00pm	PRACTICAL: Performing a sinus bone graft on a model.
3.30pm	Tea.
4.00pm	Complications and how to avoid them and manage them if they do occur.
4.20pm	Restorative considerations.

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