The Guides to Successful Dental Implant Outcomes

 Patients want teeth… and they want them now. Implant therapy is often the best solution for tooth replacement but usually has an extended time frame for completion. We always need to plan the treatment working backwards from the final restoration. We’ll discuss the different options for final restorations and when one choice may be more effective than others. The primary concern for many patients is what can be done during the healing phase to replace the tooth. Often this can be accomplished by fabricating an immediate provisional that is both esthetic and will train the gingival tissue to form a proper emergence profile for the final prosthetic. We’ll discuss the available options and fabricate an immediate provisional restoration with a hands-on session.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the different prosthetic options and how to choose the best solution
• Understand the criteria needed for a successful immediate temporary restoration
•  The process of fabricating an immediate provisional restoration.

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 per day 

 We live in an ease of access if not outright immediate gratification world. Fortunately, most extractions allow for an immediate implant placement. Dr. Hopkins will address parameters, exacting measurement planning, surgical guide considerations, and how to address common surmountable challenges to predictably expedite your patient’s smile. 

 Learning Objectives: • 

• Selection criteria for successful immediate implant placement 
• Surgical protocols for immediate implant placement 
• Restorative options for temporization and finalization 

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 per day

 It is common to have insufficient bone volume following tooth extraction. This is particularly evident in the posterior maxilla due to pneumatization of the sinus cavity. Grafting of the maxillary sinus has become a common and predictable procedure for facilitating implant placement in the deficient posterior maxilla. You will learn the procedures to successfully perform both vertical and lateral grafting. Although the lateral approach is often necessary in the long-term edentulous space, gaining access through the osteotomy can save both you and your patient months of healing, possibly allowing for an immediate implant placement.

Learning Objectives: 

• Understanding the anatomy of the maxillary structures
• Treatment options for the deficient maxillary posterior 
• Criteria for vertical vs. lateral approach sinus augmentation 
• Material selection
• Hands-on vertical and lateral procedures 

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 per day

Dental implant placement is not rocket science, but the division between rewarding success and average results lies in appreciation of the details. This information packed course is a four-day immersion into the fundamentals of dental implant placement and restorations divided over two weekends. The scope of content would be beneficial for those who are ready to incorporate implant placement into their practice as well as those who are actively placing implants but are either not feeling as confident as they would like or not achieving the desired results. This is also an insightful course for dentists who are wanting to perform implant restorations without personally placing the implants or performing associated surgical procedures. Although, it may provide the encouragement to launch by the end of the course. 

THE BASIC CONSIDERATIONS • Day One 

Learning Objectives: 

• Introduction to implant placement • How to incorporate consultations into a busy schedule 
• Selection criteria and process for restoration of single implants and small fixed bridges • Instrumentation, set-up protocols, and advanced aseptic applications 
• Implant restorative techniques and hands-on practice 
• Simple applications that are gems for success 

TREATMENT PLANNING • Day Two 

Learning Objectives: 

• Protocols for implant treatment planning 
• Simple applications that are gems for success 

SURGICAL PROTOCOLS • Day Three 

Learning Objectives: 

• Incision through suture surgical principles for basic implant placement
• Methods and considerations for implant placement 

HANDS-ON MATERIALS & OBSERVE A LIVE SURGERY • Day Four

Learning Objectives:  

• Practice with materials, handpieces, and models 
• Observe a live instructional implant surgery placement with the ability to ask questions during progression 

Full accreditation is a four-day course and cannot be broken into four individual courses.

32 CE Credit Hours

$3,000.00  

Digital technology brings unprecedented accuracy to dental diagnostics - but there is a definite learning curve to achieving optimization. Intraoral scanners, CBCT imaging, and photogrammetry allow comprehensive analyzation of implant surgeries before making the first incision. The advent of these digital tools allows fabrication of exacting surgical guides or the ability to free hand with confidence to place the optimal implant with precision. Dr. Hopkins will share how each type can be utilized independently and more impressively in unison for advanced surgical proficiency. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn how to identify anatomical structures and anomalies found on CBCT images 
• Learn the digital implant planning workflow 
• Learn how to utilize a surgical guide for accurate implant placement 

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 

Tooth extraction is destructive in its nature. There is always remodeling and reshaping of the bony architecture following. Often, this destruction results in less than ideal structure to place implants, whether the implant is placed immediately or is delayed. This can lead to more complicated and expensive procedures to facilitate placement, compromised positioning, emergence profile or function of a successful implant restoration. Regardless of if restoring with implants, a conventional bridge, or complete denture, it is imperative to have proper osseous contours. Placement of autogenous or allograft bone material at the time of extraction enhances the viability for successful implant placement, future function, and increased esthetic appeal. We will discuss the bone growth process and the procedures necessary to successfully place graft materials when extracting teeth. 

Learning Objectives:

• The science behind bone growth and grafting
• The various applications of bone grafting
• The protocols for socket grafting 

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 per day 

Conventional dentures remain an acceptable option, but if you ever dreamed of being a superhero, introduce overdentures to a mandibular denture wearer and dentistry is immediately elevated to a superpower. Patients facing edentulism do not want their “grandparent’s dentures”. The addition of implants to anchor a removable denture provides greater bite strength for a more efficient ability to chew. Greater retention provides confidence in speaking and laughter without fear of embarrassing slippage at a more affordable price than a fixed solution. Overdentures are an exciting combination of all the things you hope for in prosthodontics with the beauty of implantology. You will learn how to analyze the anatomy and precision treatment planning for placing multiple implants to function in unison. Dr. Hopkins will address the pros, cons, and when surgical guides are necessary, how to augment your traditional prosthodontic considerations, and troubleshooting throughout the process. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the function of removable dentures 
• Surgical protocols for implant placement 
• Prosthetic requirements for implant support 
• Procedures for converting the denture 

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $750 per day

 How to transition from the first call, to completion of a scheduled consultation, through restoration. Practical methods for incorporating an existing team members into the valuable roll of patient  education for successful implant objectives.  How to efficiently achieve the dentist’s diagnostic obligations within a busy production schedule. Cost vs value dialogue that provides transparent financial disclosures.  How to enable the patient to proceed with desired treatment while receiving full compensation & without collections headaches. ADA coding and attachments insurance companies need for a prior authorization or completed claims.  Risk management topics, SEO, referrals, great reviews and more. Basically, start to finish what to say and do for the entire team.

8 CE Credit Hours

Tuition $500 for the first team member and $100 for each additional.