Weekend Dental Implant Surgery Course
Our continuing education dental implant Surgery course
Course IV: Weekend Course in Implant Surgery
The Dental Implant Learning Center is a state-of-the-art facility fully equipped to offer continuing education in clinical implant dentistry. The two-day course offered at the Center will consist of didactic lectures, live over-the-shoulder implant surgery observation and hands-on implant and prosthetic training. The course teaches implant surgery and restoration in a number of clinical situations. The restorative component of this training includes lectures and hands-on clinical demonstrations emphasizing treatment planning and techniques. The rationale for implant therapy and marketing will be addressed.
This course is designed for students who wish to travel into the area for an intensive 2 day session with Dr. Minichetti to learn both implant surgery and implant restoration. Dr. Minichetti gives practical and useful information that you can take right back to the office with you on Monday. You will learn precision techniques for patient selection and find out why surgical case planning is the foundation of optimal oral rehabilitation. Surgical approaches to simple and complex cases will be presented through lecture, hands-on workshops and live clinical demonstrations. Don’t miss this comprehensive training programs taught by master specialists from basic through advanced surgical techniques.
Course Agenda
Day 1 Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Welcome, history and rationale for dental implants
- Diagnosis of the edentulous patient
- Divisions and density of bone
- Treatment planning cases
- Two-stage surgery, immediate surgery and immediate load implants
- Presentation surgical case with radiographs
- Live surgery, bone level impression and insertion of abutments
- Live implant uncovery
- Hands-on technique demonstration for surgery
Day 2 Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Prosthetic treatment
- Single tooth restorations
- Cement retained fixed prosthesis
- Overdentures
- Live implant surgery and prosthetics
- Hands-on technique demonstration for restoration






