Dental Implantology
Skills Development Programme

0800 077 8650 FREEPHONE UK

Dr Stephen Jacobs

BDS MJDF RCS(Eng)

Stephen Jacobs lectures throughout the UK and Europe on all aspects of dental implantology and has 20 years experience with many implant systems. He runs an implant referral practice in Glasgow. He has placed/restored over 2,500 implants and carried out over 1,000 sinus bone grafts. He is a former President of the Association of Dental Implantology UK, a member and a committee member of the Academy of Osseointegration and is on the editorial boards of three journals.

Dr Clive Schmulian

BDS MGDS FFGDP (UK) DipImpDent RCS FDS RCSEd

Clive Schmulian works as a full-time general dental practitioner in Glasgow. He passed the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners Diploma in Implant Dentistry in 2006 and is a part time visiting GDP in restorative care at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. He undertakes both surgical and restorative stages of implant dentistry as well as bone and sinus grafting. Clive works closely with dentists throughout Scotland and has a special interest in the use of advanced imaging techniques for implant treatment planning.

Scottish Implant Year Course Integrating Implants into your Practice Friday, 31 August 2012 to Friday, 7 June 2013 | Ten days over nine months

The Scottish Implant Year Course is aimed at general dental practitioners who wish to learn the skills necessary to successfully place and restore implants in their practice. 2012-2013 is the fifth year of this unique course. It has received unanimous acclaim from participants who have completed the programme. The presenters guide general dental practitioners through each stage of implant care, from diagnosis and treatment planning through to fitting and maintaining a restored implant. Providing a detailed scientific, evidence-based approach, each participant treats one of their own cases from planning, through placement to fitting the final restoration.

Course Summary

Half of the course comprises lecture-based presentations, the remainder being hands-on and practical skills. In addition to treating their own patients, delegates are able to observe each others’ cases. Delegates may also bring their nurses/staff on the module focused on instrumentation and aseptic surgical technique.

Educational outcome

Participants acquire the core knowledge and skills to enable them to progress onto further implant qualifications, such as the Diploma in Implant Dentistry (RCS Ed).

70 hours verifiable CPD

On completion, delegates will be presented with a certificate at the ‘end of year’ dinner.

Detailed Programme

Scientific foundation of implant dentistry
Diagnosis and treatment planning
Surgical anatomy
Radiography including CT scans/Simplant
Impressions and laboratory techniques
Asepsis for the dental team
Practical training using pigs' heads
Live surgery – implant placement in delegates' patients
Immediate implant placement
Restorative “hands-on” teaching
Single tooth: balance/standard abutments
Implant supported bridges
Overdentures
Guided bone regeneration
Hard and soft tissue management
Introduction to bone grafting/sinus augmentation
Implant failure

Additional information

Course Dates:

2012: Friday 31 August, Friday 5 October, Friday 2 November, Friday 14 December
2013: Friday 11 January,Friday 1 February,Friday 1 March, Friday 5 April, Friday 3 May, Friday 7 June.

Course dates are provisional and may be subject to change.

"... a good balance of theoretical information and practical exercises, culminating in the placement and restoration of implants on one of our own patients... a terrific starting point for those with an interest in placing and/or restoring implants."
Dr Colin Gardner, Botanics Dental Care, Glasgow

“I found the course of great practical value and a good way to learn the basics of dental implantology. There were lots of hands-on sessions and a very 'joined-up' approach. I've since been able to place implants for my patients back in my own practice.”
Dr Abdul Haleem, Complete Dentistry, Paisley

"I really enjoyed the course, which has a good balance of lectures and hands-on training. The opportunity to practice on pigs’ heads was particularly good. The content was comprehensive and I now feel competent, with some mentoring, to start treating patients straight away.

In the year prior to attending the course I referred about £100K of implant business, of which about 75 percent were single tooth cases. I will now be able to treat these patients myself, generating about £50K for my practice. My patients will benefit from better support and continuity of care."
Dr Nigel Fitter, Kingsmills Dental Practice, Inverness

Dental fx
84 Drymen Road
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 2RH

Dental fx is a Glasgow-based clinic offering a lecture facility and a fully interactive audio-visual set-up.

Fees

£3,950 per delegate. Maximum of eight delegates. Course fees cover all implants, components, laboratory fees, models/training materials, lunches, refreshments and the ‘end of year’ dinner.