University Expert in Implantology. 5th Edition

Who the Title is aimed at

Bachelor Degrees or Graduate Degrees in Dentistry, who seek to learn about rehabilitation treatments with dental implants.
To take better advantage of the course, it is recommended that participants have at least one year previous professional practicing as General Dentist.

Objectives

Students to obtain this specific university degree will develop theoretical and practical skills to recognize candidates eligible, based on their complexity, for dental implant treatments; and to start performing low-complexity oral rehabilitations.

The training will cover all stages of dental implant treatment: diagnosis, planning, surgery, second surgery, taking impression, prosthetic tests, delivery of the prostheses, maintenance of implants, and diagnosis, prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases.

Teaching methodology

The training will be carried out through master classes, clinical case seminars, workshops with phantoms and pig heads, and case studies of actual patients.

Students will be supervised at all times along internships. They shall be provided with all materials and instruments required for practice accomplishment.

Throughout the course, participant students will treat a patient with dental implants, engaging in all the treatment stages: planning, surgery and prosthetic rehabilitation. In addition, there is the chance for students to perform additional implant placement surgeries, while assisted and supervised by the teachers of the Master Degree on Oral Surgery and Implantology of the Universitat de València, in patients contributed by the students.

In addition, for the duration of the Nobel Biocare Expert course, a license to use the NobelClinician planning software will be provided to each of student.

General Information

Degree	Students who successfully complete it, will receive the university specific degree of “Expert in Implantology” endorsed by the Universitat de València.
Academic credits	11.00 ECTS Credits
Mode	Classroom-based
Students	Total student number: 10-15
Academic course	2017-2018 Course
Type of course	University Expert
Registration	three thousand euros (€ 3,000) (Does not include fees for the Academic Title issuing)
Number of vacancies	A minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 students.
Admission Policy	By registration order Appropriate qualification shall be demonstrated by presenting the corresponding academic Title or the Collegiate doctor card.
Course Location	Dental Clinic of the Universitat de València
Schedule	Thursdays, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00 Fridays, from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00

Program

Module 1. Diagnosis and treatment planning in Implantology (18-19 January 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Anamnesis and clinical examination
Risk factors and contraindications in Implant Dentistry
Macro and microscopic design of dental implants
Biology of the implant-integration tissue process.

15:00 – 19:00 hr. (Seminar C and Clinical School of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Clinical photography theory
Clinical photography workshop

DAY 2

9:00 – 14:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Visit to diagnose course´s patients (16 patients)

15:00 – 18:00 hr. (seminar C)

Radiological evaluation in Implantology
Workshop with planning software and real-world cases

Module 2. Dental implant surgery (15-16 February 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Anatomy applied for dental implant surgery
Anesthesia and sedation
Incisions and flap design
Three-dimensional placement of implants
Alveoloplasty
Surgical protocols: standard submerged/non-submerged placement
Sterilization and preparation of the operating room

15:00 – 19:00 hr. (Laboratory of Excellence)

Workshop: Protocol for milling and placement of implants in phantoms
Workshop on incisions, flaps and sutures using pig’s head

DAY 2

8:00 – 15:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Implant placement surgeries in planned patients

Module 3. Second surgery. Clinical and theoretical fundamentals of prostheses over implants in partially toothless-patients. (26-27 April 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Terminology and implant-prosthetic concepts
Types of implanted-supported and implant-retained prostheses
Screw-down prostheses versus cemented prostheses
Occlusal coating materials.
Occlusion and biomechanics.
Workshop: Management of transepithelial pillars on dental phantoms. Planning for actual clinical cases.

15:00 – 19:00 hr. (Seminar C and Laboratory of Excellence)

Second surgery
Surgical management of peri-implant soft tissues
Workshop on second surgery and soft tissue management on pig’s head

DAY 2

9:00 – 14:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Second surgery of treated cases

15:00 – 18:00 hr. (Seminar C and Laboratory of Excellence)

Failures and alternatives.
Immediate provisionals.
Workshop on provisionals over implants in the aesthetic area.

Module 4. Introduction to the prostheses attached to dental implants for totally toothless patients. (17-18 May 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Printing techniques.
Workshop on print-taking

15:00 – 19:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Fixed prostheses attached to dental implants for fully toothless patients

DAY 2

9:00 – 14:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Print-taking in cases under treatment

15:00 – 18:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Removable prostheses on implants

Module 5. Bone regeneration. Implant surgery in the aesthetic sector. (14-15 June 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr (seminar C)

Biological fundamentals of bone regeneration
Biomaterials
Bone regeneration techniques
Placement time after extraction: immediate, early and late implants

15:00 – 19:00 hr (Laboratory of Excellence)

Workshop on alveolar ridge preservation
Workshop on immediate and early implants

DAY 2

9:00 – 14:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Metal/biscuit test in those cases undergoing treatment.

15:00 – 18:00 hr. (Dinnbier prosthetes Laboratory)

Visit to dental lab to learn about the laboratory prosthetic steps

Module 6. Implant Maintenance Treatment. Prevention and Management of peri-implant diseases. (5-6 July 2018)

DAY 1

10:00 – 14:00 hr. (Seminar C)

Periimplant diseases: diagnosis, prevention and treatment
Implant Maintenance Treatment

15:00 – 19:00 hr. (Laboratory of Excellence)

Workshop on peri-implant disease treatment

DAY 2

9:00 – 14:00 hr. (Clinical school of the Oral Surgery postgraduate)

Fitting of the finished prostheses in those cases undergoing treatment.

Closing lunch and certificates award ceremony.

Optional modules. Practical clinical course with actual patients: Course participants will be able to program and carry out dental implant surgeries, managing their own easy-to-moderate difficulty cases. Supported by the professors and the auxiliary staff of the Master Degree in Oral Surgery and Implantology, practices will be done at Dental Clinic facilities, belonging to the Universitat de València. Patients/clients will be recruit by course participants. Course participants will receive support from the company’s Sales Team to facilitate dental prostheses preparation during their own consultations. Patients will receive a 50 percent discount on treatments tendered by the University. Course participants must pay an additional charge of € 750 for each of Practice Module with actual patients.

Teachers

Director: María Peñarrocha Diago

Associate Professor of Oral Surgery

Director of the Master Degree in Oral Surgery and Implantology at the Universitat de València

Coordinator: David Peñarrocha Oltra

Assistant Professor Doctor of Oral Surgery