COMPREHENSIVE IMPLANTOLOGY

CONTINUUM

FROM DIAGNOSIS TO HANDS-ON TREATMENT

(FALL 2011 - SPRING 2012)

Location Columbia University Medical Center

Tuition $7,500 (see payment details below)

Continuing Education Credits 95

Directors

Dennis Tarnow, DDS

Clinical Professor and Director of Implant Education, College of Dental Medicine; Private Practice in Implant Dentistry

Stephen J. Chu, DMD, MSD, CDT

Associate Clinical Professor of Dental Medicine, College of Dental Medicine; Private Practice in Implant and Esthetic Dentistry

James B. Fine, DMD

Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Education, Professor and Director, Postdoctoral Periodontics Program,

College of Dental Medicine

Additional presenters to be announced

Part I: Didactic and Hands-On Model-Based Training
This continuum is designed to enable general practitioners and specialists to integrate basic implantology into private practice. Training in patient evaluation, surgical placement, and implant prosthetics will be provided along with hands-on model-based training with major implant systems. You will learn step-by-step techniques to allow for a safe and predictable implant placement.

This course meets the continuing education requirements for the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)’s Fellowship Credential and contributes to the maintenance requirements for ICOI Fellowship, IPS Mastership and ICOI Diplomate Credentials.

Part II: Clinical Implant Placement (Optional)

Upon successful completion of Part I of the Continuum, participants will have the option of performing up to two surgical implant placements on a patient. These sessions will be instructed by a CDM faculty member in a one-to-one clinical setting. Prior to performing the implant placement, all Part II participants must first observe two implant procedures in the CDM clinic. Participants may also opt for observation only. Additional course fees will apply. Click here for further information.

Course Objectives
This course will enable you to:

• learn the biology of osseointegration
• assess the appropriateness of implants in the partially or fully edentulous patient
• decide on the appropriate diagnostic radiographs/materials required for treatment planning for implant rehabilitation
• develop the surgical skills required for placement of implants
• learn appropriate prosthetic treatment planning
• understand impression taking, abutment selection, temporization and final restoration of implants
• understand proper bone grafting and site development procedures
• learn how to accomplish esthetic outcomes with implant prosthetics
• understand appropriate pain management and pharmacology as it relates to implant surgery

Course Topics (subject to minor revision)
Evolving Role of Implants in Patient Care; Radiologic & Surgical Templates; Stage I Surgery for Implant Placement; Optimal Implant Esthetics; Occlusal Considerations; Surgical Anatomy; Advanced Radiology; Single-tooth Restoration; Multi-Unit Implant Prosthetics; Treatment Planning for Esthetic Outcome; Implant Complications and Management; Risk Management; Infection Control; Pharmacology/Pain Control; Stage II Surgery; Bone Grafting; Guided Bone Regeneration; Extraction/Socket Preservation; Sinus Surgery (osteotome, lateral window); Immediate Placement/Immediate Loading of Implant; Treatment Planning.

An overview and model-based training on various implant systems will also be provided.

Dates

OPTION I (Six weekend sessions): October 1–2, 2011, November 5–6, 2011, January 21-22, 2012, February 25-26, 2012, March 24–25, 2012 and April 28-29, 2012

OPTION II (Two week-long sessions): November 1–6, 2011 and February 21–26, 2012

Both options include the two-day Columbia University/ICOI Implantology Symposium: Innovations and Controversies in Implant Dentistry, organized by Dr. Dennis Tarnow, Scientific Chairman of the Symposium, on Friday and Saturday, December 9-10, 2011.

Payment Details

Full payment at time of registration is appreciated. Otherwise, a minimum deposit of $1,000 is required to reserve a space in this course. The remaining balance must be paid in full prior to the first session or in two equal installments due on Friday, September 23, and Monday, December 5, 2011.

CDM Alumni/Faculty/Residents: All CDM alumni receive 10% off listed tuition; those graduating after 2007 can deduct 20%; CDM Faculty & current residents receive a 50% discount.

Non-CDM Graduates/Residents: Those graduating after 2010 receive 5% off listed tuition. Current residents receive a 10% discount.

Proof of graduation or current student ID is required to take advantage of these benefits.

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