Course Name: Ridge Augmentation & Socket Preservation with Bone Grafting for future Implant Placement " Featuring LIVE Surgeries!
Course focus: Hands-On/ Patient based
Date: November 27-28, 2010  (Saturday/Sunday)
Number of days: 2
City: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Location: Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre , University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Target Professionals: Dentists
Level: All
Availability: Limited
Course Mentors: Dr. Tassos Irinakis
Course Fee: $ 1,850 CAD + 12%GST (Total: $ 2,072.00)
Brief Description: This 2-day course is designed to teach dentists the procedure of lateral ridge augmentation via guided bone regeneration. Bone healing patterns, grafting materials & membranes, indications & management of complications will be addressed in detail. Socket Preservation with bone grafting will also be discussed in detail.

Dentists will also learn about soft tissue grafting and how it can assist in guided bone regeneration in esthetic areas. Treatment planning of participants' cases will be discussed; Surgical oral anatomy and Suturing techniques will be demonstrated.

At least one LIVE Demo surgery will be performed on patients by the course mentor(s). All dentists will perform hands-on surgeries in simulation on animal mandibles.

They will practice Socket Preservation, Lateral Ridge Augmentation, Harvesting a gingival graft socket seal as well as the appropriate suturing techniques.
Educational Objectives: At the completion of this course, dentists will:

- Understand the methodology and rationale for Extraction Socket Preservation

- Understand the methodology & rationale for single site Lateral Ridge Augmentation and their limitations on this procedure

- Develop diagnostic protocols to recognize uncomplicated from complicated cases and the different treatment planning strategy required

- Manage postoperative phase and potential complications
CE Credits: 16
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