friday 24th - Sunday 26th July 2026

Location: Queenstown

Speaker: Dr. Christine Bellmann

This three-day course, “Road to Success of Dental Implants,” is designed to guide general dental practitioners through the complete implant workflow from diagnosis to restoration and long-term maintenance.

Day 1

introduces the history and indications of dental implants, alternative treatment options, the role of the GDP, principles of tooth extraction, and an overview of different implant systems, followed by the first prosthetic module.

Day 2

continues with prosthetics, focusing on temporisation, lab communication, try-in and seating of implant restorations, recalls and maintenance, radiographs and hygiene, common complications, and bone grafting including socket/ridge preservation.

Day 3

shifts to surgical and advanced prosthetic planning, covering CBCT-based evaluation, guided vs non-guided planning, implant insertion protocols (bone level, tissue level, submerged), open versus closed healing, marginal bone loss, surgical complications, and post-operative management, alongside prosthetically driven treatment planning, impression techniques, abutment and supra-construction design, and screw-retained versus cemented solutions. Hands-on sessions include implant insertion into model jaws with additional free practice on pig jaws, analogue versus digital impression taking, and socket preservation, flap design, and suturing on pig jaws.