Implantology courses

Program Overview

The University of Sheffield offers an 18-month program specializing in implant treatment planning, placement, and restoration using the Nobel Active and NobelReplace Tapered systems. This program features over 20 hours of direct clinical experience under supervision from Restorative and Surgical Specialists, as well as access to state-of-the-art research facilities.

Program Outline

Outline:

The program is an 18-month comprehensive program in the treatment planning, placement and restoration of implants using the Nobel Active and NobelReplace Tapered systems.

Module 1: Treatment Planning and Implant Theory

• Duration: 7 days, including introductory lecture day
• Content:
• 6 Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) implantology clinics
• Over 20 hours of direct clinical experience in assessing patients referred for implants under the dual supervision of both Restorative and Surgical Specialists.
• Hone assessment, diagnostic and planning skills for both straight-forward implantology cases as well as offering exposure to complex case planning undertaken by Restorative and Surgical experts-in-the-field.
• Gain an appreciation of both the surgical and restorative challenges that face a dentist undertaking implant care, and provides an approach that promotes joined-up thinking when progressing to independent practice.
• Attend one MDT assessment clinic and one clinical skills laboratory session on each clinical day.
• Clinical skills sessions cover:
• NobelReplace Tapered system; theory and placement
• Nobel Active system; theory and placement
• Open and closed tray impression techniques
• Overdentures: theory, placement and impression techniques
• Immediate implant placement post-extraction
• Cone Beam CT interpretation and case planning
• Guided Bone Regeneration techniques
• Soft tissue techniques
• Peri-implantitis and managing problems
• Introductory Lectures:
• Planning
• Assessment of aesthetic risk
• Consent
• Introduction to the MDT clinic
• Setting up in general dental practice

Module 2: Surgery

• Duration: 6 days full clinical
• Content:
• Attend the School of Clinical Dentistry’s dedicated implant suite for full-day sessions of implant surgery.
• Delegates are paired for each full day session, and either rotate between performing and assisting each other whilst under the guidance of a Surgical Specialist, or for cases requiring bilateral surgery each candidate undertakes unilateral implant placement.
• Gain a minimum of 35 hours’ experience of implant surgery.
• Exposure to pre-prosthetic surgery, guided bone regeneration techniques, soft tissue surgery and the surgical management of failing implants.
• All candidates will gain experience of direct implant placement and guided bone regeneration surgery over the course of the module; case-mix cannot be fully guaranteed and therefore exposure to more exotic techniques will vary, although the module provides candidates with an experience that often extends into areas of advanced implantology.

Module 3: Restorative

• Duration: 5 full days clinical and theory
• Content:
• Fed into an NHS-based restorative program, and will gain hands-on experience of restoring implants over 6 full-day clinical sessions.
• Emphasis on the hands-on restoration of implants, although also deliver final consolidating knowledge on preoperative assessment.
• Clinical case-mix that delegates will restore is reflective of those situations common to everyday practice, with an emphasis placed on user-friendly, efficient restorative techniques to ensure predictable outcomes.

Teaching:

• Teaching Team:
• Course director: Dr Robert Bolt
• Surgical lead: Dr Simon Atkins
• Grafting: Mr Abdurahman El-Awa
• Course tutors:
• Dr Issam Bakri
• Miss Elena Kyriakidou
• Miss S Nolan
• Nursing team:
• Ms G Temprell
• Ms L Mills
• Ms Warren
• Mrs L Bradley
• Mrs G Stonehouse
• Research team:
• Professor Paul Hatton
• Dr Cheryl Miller
• Dr Robert Bolt
• Dr Simon Atkins

Other:

• The University of Sheffield has been at the forefront of dental implantology and implant-based research for over 30 years.
• The University of Sheffield continues to deliver world-leading research in implantology and implant-related biomaterials science.
• The School of Clinical Dentistry provides a high quality research environment with well-equipped, state-of-the-art research facilities that have been continuously improved to accommodate our increasing activity.
• The School has a research wing incorporating over 660m2 of research laboratories for research staff and postgraduate students.
• The laboratories include resources for materials science, cell culture (including a fully-staffed Tissue Culture & Tissue Engineering facility), cell and molecular biology, and advanced microscopy.