Foundations of Implant Dentistry: Principles, Terminology, Assessment, and Surgical Fundamentals

• Program orientation, educational objectives, and participant expectations
• Historical development of implant dentistry and contemporary implant concepts
• Applied maxillary and mandibular anatomy relevant to implant planning and placement
• Implant terminology, macrodesign, materials, restorative interfaces, and system components
• Bone healing, primary stability, and principles of osseointegration
• Core surgical principles relevant to implant therapy
• Asepsis, surgical armamentarium, flap design, tissue handling, and wound closure principles

• Suturing workshop for interrupted, continuous, locking, and tension-management techniques
• Basic incision planning and flap-design using models or approved simulation materials

• Diagnostic work-up and case documentation
• Diagnostic photography, charting, and radiographic record standards
• Clinical and radiographic site evaluation
• Foundational CBCT interpretation for implant planning
• Evaluation of bone dimensions, anatomical structures, restorative space, and implant trajectory
• Introduction to digital workflows, including intraoral scanning, records acquisition, and prosthetically driven treatment planning

• Guided CBCT review and virtual implant planning
• Restoratively driven implant positioning and trajectory exercises

• Bone physiology, healing biology, osseointegration, and treatment-timing protocols
• Healing abutments, cover screws, and provisional component selection
• Introduction to risk-based case selection and phased treatment planning
• Translation of the restorative plan into surgical sequencing and implant-site preparation

• Healed-site osteotomy sequencing on models
• Guided review of drilling protocols, instrumentation, and implant kit organization

Comprehensive Implant Treatment Planning And Interdisciplinary Implant Dentistry

• Systematic diagnosis and comprehensive implant treatment planning
• Evaluation of restorative, surgical, periodontal, and esthetic factors
• Interdisciplinary planning and treatment sequencing for complex rehabilitation
• Implant occlusion, biomechanics, and prevention of prosthetic complications
• Orthodontic site development, space management, and implant positioning

• Guided review of a complex interdisciplinary rehabilitation case
• Development of restorative, surgical, and orthodontic treatment sequences

• Diagnosis and patient selection for All-on-X treatment
• Prosthetically driven implant positioning and immediate loading protocols
• Surgical and restorative workflow for full-arch rehabilitation
• Management of anatomic limitations and potential complications
• Provisionalization, occlusion, and definitive prosthetic design

• Full-arch implant treatment planning and prosthetic positioning
• All-on-X surgical and restorative workflow
• Multi-unit abutment selection and placement
• Impression, verification, and provisional prosthesis concepts

• Principles of clinical dental photography
• Camera settings, equipment selection, lighting, and composition
• Standardized extraoral and intraoral photographic protocols
• Photography for planning, documentation, and communication
• Faculty and participant case presentations

• Hands-on dental photography exercises
• Interactive diagnosis, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary case discussions

Hard- and Soft-Tissue Management in Implant Site Development

• Hard-tissue defect classification and treatment planning
• Principles of guided bone regeneration for implant-site development
• Horizontal and vertical ridge-augmentation approaches
• Flap design, membrane stabilization, and graft containment
• Prevention and management of complications in bone-augmentation procedures

• Guided bone regeneration and ridge-augmentation exercises on models
• Flap management, membrane stabilization, and graft-containment techniques

• Diagnosis and treatment planning for the posterior maxilla
• Anatomical and radiographic considerations for sinus augmentation
• Crestal and lateral-window sinus-augmentation principles
• Implant selection, positioning, and subcrestal placement considerations
• Complication avoidance in sinus-augmentation procedures

• Crestal and lateral-window sinus-augmentation exercises on models
• Simulated implant placement and management of sinus-specific instrumentation

• Evaluation and classification of peri-implant soft-tissue deficiencies
• Donor- and recipient-site selection and treatment planning
• Connective-tissue and free-gingival grafting concepts
• Flap design, graft stabilization, and tension-free closure
• Prevention and management of soft-tissue grafting complications

• Soft-tissue grafting and flap-design exercises using pig jaws or approved biologic models
• Periosteal suturing, graft stabilization, and tension-management techniques

Medical Evaluation, Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Patient Safety

• Comprehensive review of medical history for implant patients
• ASA classification and medical risk stratification
• Evaluation of systemic conditions affecting healing and osseointegration
• Assessing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, immune compromise, and smoking-related risk
• Medication review and identification of conditions requiring medical consultation
• Decision-making for treatment modification, postponement, referral, or case exclusion

• Antibiotic stewardship and perioperative prescribing principles
• Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and postoperative pain-management protocols
• Management considerations for anticoagulants, antiresorptives, steroids, and immunomodulating medications
• Applied maxillary and mandibular anatomy relevant to implant risk avoidance
• Recognition of sinus, nerve, vascular, and airway considerations
• Prevention, recognition, and initial management of medical emergencies in implant practice

• Emergency preparedness workshop / BLS-CPR training as applicable
• Emergency protocols, documentation, and team response drills

Prosthetically Driven Implant Placement, Restoration, and Immediate Therapy

• Prosthetically driven diagnosis and treatment planning
• Engineering backward from the desired restorative outcome
• Implant depth, trajectory, restorative space, and biologic considerations
• Crestal and subcrestal positioning principles
• Emergence-profile planning and soft-tissue considerations
• Navigation-assisted implant positioning using system-agnostic principles

• Prosthetically driven implant planning on models
• Dynamic navigation-assisted implant placement exercises

• Restoration of single implants, multiple-unit bridges, and full-arch cases
• Conventional and digital implant impression workflows
• PVS impressions, intraoral scanning, and laboratory communication
• Healing components, tissue shaping, and emergence-profile development
• Custom abutment selection and restorative design
• Occlusion, biomechanics, and restorative maintenance

• PVS and digital scanning of implants placed on Day 1
• Restoration, component selection, and tissue-shaping exercises

• Immediate placement and immediate restoration principles
• Case selection, contraindications, and provisionalization risks
• FP1 restorative concepts for single-unit through full-arch treatment
• Integration of dynamic navigation with prosthetically driven planning
• Indications, limitations, and clinical application of navigation

• Immediate restoration and provisionalization exercises on models
• Dynamic navigation workflow review and hands-on practice

Digital Implant Dentistry, Guided Surgery, and Emerging Technologies

• Digital workflow foundations in implant dentistry
• Intraoral scanning protocols and data acquisition
• Integration of CBCT, STL, and restorative records
• Digital treatment planning and communication
• Scan-body selection and restorative data capture
• Accuracy, verification, and common digital workflow errors

• Intraoral scanning and digital data-capture exercises
• Integration of CBCT and surface-scan records

• Principles of static guided implant surgery
• Surgical-guide design, support, manufacture, and verification
• Tooth-, tissue-, and bone-supported guide considerations
• Single-unit through full-arch guided workflows
• Digital planning risk management and error prevention

• Surgical-guide planning and verification
• Guided osteotomy or model-based execution exercises

• CAD/CAM applications in implant dentistry
• 3D printing and digital laboratory workflows
• Photogrammetry and full-arch data acquisition
• Emerging navigation, robotics, and AI-assisted technologies
• Clinical limitations, implementation, and future developments

• Digital case-integration workshop
• Evaluation of emerging implant technologies and workflows

Full-Arch Implant Rehabilitation: Removable, Fixed, and Advanced Clinical Applications

• Diagnosis and treatment planning for removable and fixed full-arch rehabilitation
• Restorative-space analysis, occlusal design, and prosthetic selection
• Locator overdenture and Locator FIXED treatment workflows
• Maintenance requirements and management of common prosthetic complications
• Chairside and laboratory communication for predictable full-arch prosthetic outcomes

• Attachment pickup, insert placement, and retention-adjustment exercises
• Prosthetic component selection and troubleshooting on models

• Surgical anatomy and access design for full-arch implant treatment
• Prosthetically driven implant positioning and osteotomy sequencing
• Identification and protection of critical anatomical structures
• Prevention and management of surgical limitations and complications

• Supervised cadaveric dissection and full-arch surgical exercises
• Faculty review of anatomical findings, implant positioning, and surgical technique

• Evaluation of terminal dentition and edentulous arches
• Full-arch case selection, treatment sequencing, and restorative-driven planning
• Biomechanics, immediate loading, and provisionalization considerations
• Review of complications, limitations, and alternative treatment approaches

• Supervised cadaveric dissection and full-arch surgical exercises
• Faculty review of anatomical findings, implant positioning, and surgical technique

Regenerative Adjuncts, PRF, and Peri-Implant Tissue Health

• Biology of wound healing, vascularization, and tissue regeneration
• Evolution of platelet concentrates from PRP to contemporary PRF formulations
• Fibrin architecture, platelets, leukocytes, and growth-factor release
• Effects of centrifugation force, time, rotor design, and tube selection
• Evidence-based selection and limitations of PRF protocols

• Review of centrifugation variables and protocol selection
• Comparison of PRF formulations for different clinical indications

• Preparation and characteristics of solid, liquid, and concentrated PRF
• Clinical applications in extraction-site management and implant therapy
• PRF integration with bone grafts, membranes, and regenerative materials
• Applications in sinus augmentation, periodontal defects, and soft-tissue management
• Extended-PRF and longer-lasting autologous membrane concepts

• Fabrication and handling of PRF membranes and liquid PRF formulations
• Preparation of PRF-enhanced graft mixtures and custom-shaped regenerative matrices

• Patient selection, blood-draw preparation, and phlebotomy workflow
• Centrifuge setup, timing, handling, and workflow standardization
• Selection of PRF protocols by procedure and regenerative objective
• Integration of PRF into implant, periodontal, and maintenance workflows
• Documentation, safety, limitations, and complication avoidance

• Supervised phlebotomy and PRF preparation workshop
• Membrane processing, liquid-PRF handling, and clinical application demonstrations

Complications, Ethics, Risk Management, And Medico-Legal Principles in Implant Practice

• Evaluation of failed, failing, and compromised implant therapy
• Surgical, prosthetic, biomechanical, esthetic, and maintenance-related complications
• Diagnosis of peri-implant disease, bone loss, and prosthetic complications
• Decision-making for monitoring, repair, retreatment, implant removal, or referral
• Complication prevention through planning, execution, and maintenance

• Comprehensive complication case reviews
• Group development of corrective-treatment and referral strategies

• Treatment planning for corrective surgical and restorative care
• Management of hard- and soft-tissue deficiencies around compromised implants
• Ethical decision-making, professional responsibility, and recognition of clinical limitations
• Informed consent, risk communication, and management of patient expectations
• Documentation, recordkeeping, and interprofessional communication in complex cases

• Case-based discussion of ethical and risk-management scenarios
• Review of documentation, informed-consent, and complication-management decisions

• Implementation of implant workflows, maintenance systems, and team protocols
• Financial communication, case acceptance, and patient-expectation management
• Marketing, referral development, reputation, and responsible external communication
• Comprehensive case presentation and interdisciplinary treatment review
• Associate Fellow examination preparation and final program assessment

• Participant case presentations and faculty critique
• Associate Fellow exam preparation and final program review