Bone Grafting Course
Each year the American Academy of Implant Dentistry presents a technique course for generalists and specialists about bone grafting procedures featuring hands-on experience with cadavers. Click here for a pdf of the 2010 Bone Grafting Course Brochure.
The 2011 Bone Grafting Course will be presented at Touro University Nevada in Henderson, Nevada, February 17-18, 2011 and this is the only time that the course will be offered.
Course tuition for 2010 was $2,945 for AAID members, $3,445 for non-members, and $150 for each staff member. 17 CE units are awarded. The tuition for 2011 has not been determined.
Course Description
This course combines lectures and laboratory sessions featuring hands-on experience for bone grafting utilizing cadaver heads and soft tissue grafting using pig jaws. The lectures focus on relevant head and neck anatomy; chin, ramus and subantral grafts; bone expansion techniques; soft tissue management relating to dental implant(s) and osseous grafts; bone graft material classifications and indications; science of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and how to obtain PRP using a simple cost-effective technique; venipuncture techniques; and pertinent perioperative pharmacology. During the supervised laboratory sessions, participants will review anatomical landmarks and perform procedures demonstrated by the lecturers. Registrants will be provided a list of instruments to bring to the course.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:
• Recognize indications for bone grafting procedures.
• Recognize anatomical landmarks pertinent to implant placement and bone grafting procedures.
• Utilize the proper instrumentation for grafting procedures.
• Classify bone grafting and barrier materials and recognize indications for use of each type.
• Recognize potential complications of implant placement and bone grafting procedures.
• Apply clinical protocols for subantral augmentation (sinus lift) using lateral wall and Summer’s techniques.
• Apply clinical protocols for autogenous block cortical grafts from chin and ramus donor sites.
• Apply clinical protocols for bone expansion techniques.
• Apply clinical protocols for soft tissue management relating to dental implant placement and grafting procedures.
• Acquire PRP and utilize it during implant and bone grafting procedures.
• Develop a perioperative protocol for the pharmacological management of post-operative pain and infectious complications that may occur with soft tissue and bone grafting procedures.