Course details

Earn 5 hours of verifiable CPD

The course is open for anyone but is free with a Silver, Gold or Platinum DIO Award Package purchased before the 29th of April 2010. Deposit of £600 required to secure position.

Course fees will be deducted from an Award Package purchased before this date. The balance is due 7 days before the course commences.

The 2-day training course is conducted at the E-Woo headquarters in Feltham, near London's Heathrow airport. With the latest state-of-the-art CT scanning equipment and digital imaging technology, the purpose-built training facility provides an intimate venue for delivery of the course content.

Training will take place on the 23-24th of March 2010. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on both days.

Course Objectives

Treatment planning principles

• The Historical Development of Dental Implants


• Patient Medical History for Dental Implant Surgery


• The main implant options available and their indications and contraindications for certain patient groups


• Patient consent and how to obtain it prior to implant placement


• Step by Step Treatment Planning for Dental Implants


• Anatomic Considerations in Oral Implantology

Radiographic techniques in Implant Dentistry

• Radiographic Modalities for Implant Dentistry

Surgical techniques

• Implant Surgical Template Techniques


• The use of appropriate pharmaceutical agents in relation to implant dentistry


• Infection control and practical surgical aseptic techniques as applied to implant dentistry


• Step by Step Surgical Technique for Dental Implants


• Wound Healing and Suturing Techniques in Dental Implant Surgery


• Stage II Uncovering Techniques

Restorative techniques

• Impression Materials and Concepts for Dental Implant


• Principles of Occlusion in Implant Dentistry


• Step by Step Restorative Aspects of Dental Implants

CT scanning and computer guided surgery

• Principles of Computer-Guided Surgery


• CT Scan Analysis


• Virtual Reality Surgical and Prosthetic Planning

DIO implant kit familiarisation

• Correct use of DIO implants and Kit