                                              In collaboration with:
The Australasian Osseointegration Society and Australian Dental Association NSW Branches are pleased to collaborate on this three-day, intensive, hands-on course designed for general dentists who want to begin placing and restoring implants in their own practice.
Learn from experienced clinicians as you master every stage of implant dentistry – from case selection and digital planning to surgical placement and prosthetic restoration.
Discover the breakdown of topics below:
Day One | Foundations and Planning
Presenters: A/Prof Dale Howes, Prof Richard Chan, Clinical A/Prof Kent YuenÂ
- History and biologic basis of osseointegration
- Case selection, risk assessment, and patient factors
- Anatomical and radiographic considerations
- Prosthodontically-driven implant planning and CBCT analysis
- Integrating prosthetic and surgical plans
- Implant design, angulation, and correction
- Prosthodontic complications
- Hands-on: Digital implant planning with Implantstation (bring your laptop)
Day Two | Surgical Principles and Techniques
Presenters: A/Prof Dale Howes, Dr Lydia Lim
- Evaluating implant candidates for surgery
- Timing and loading protocols
- Implant surgical protocols
- Surgical complications
- Hands-on surgical workshop:
- Guided and freehand implant placement in simulated clinical environments
- Placement of healing abutments and denture adjustment
- Suturing practice
Day Three | Prosthodontics, Aesthetics and Practice Integration
Presenters: A/Prof Dale Howes, Clinical A/Prof Kent Yuen, Dr Andrew Thorpe, Mark Cotter
- Single-tooth implant restoration: abutment selection and impressions (manual & digital)
- Occlusion, try-in, and final restoration
- Managing aesthetics: emergence profile, inter-occlusal space, torque control, and materials
- Hands-on: Impression taking and restoration
- Aesthetic analysis and complication management
- Implant maintenance
- Medico-legal considerations
- The business of implants: integrating implant dentistry into your practice
Learning Objectives
- Identify patient-specific risk factors and perform comprehensive case selection and risk assessment for implant therapy.
- Interpret anatomical and radiographic data to evaluate implant sites and avoid critical anatomical structures.
- Demonstrate digital implant planning in a simulated environment using patient data and software tools
- Integrate prosthetic planning into the surgical approach to ensure restorative-driven implant placement.
- Differentiate between implant designs and recognize how angulation and site correction affect long-term success.
- Execute basic surgical protocols, including atraumatic extraction, flap design, and socket preservation.
- Select appropriate timing and loading protocols for various clinical situations.
- Perform guided implant placement, healing abutment installation, and denture adjustment in a simulated environment.
- Demonstrate proper suturing techniques on silicone models for flap closure and tissue management.
- Perform single-tooth implant restorations, including abutment selection and impression-taking (manual and digital techniques).
- Evaluate and manage aesthetic parameters such as emergence profile, interocclusal space, and restorative material selection.
- Analyse aesthetic outcomes and identify strategies for managing common prosthetic complications.
- Develop maintenance protocols to ensure long-term implant health and patient satisfaction.
- Recognise medico-legal considerations and implement best practices for documentation and informed consent.
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