Postgraduate Course: Surgical Techniques in Dental Implantology (DENT11142)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Aims:
. Promote understanding in the principles of patient assessment and selection.
. Provide the theoretical background and practical skills necessary for surgical practice in dental implantology.
Objectives:
At the end of this module students should be able to:
. Take a relevant history from a patient and conduct an oral and maxillofacial examination.
. Be aware of the relevance of the patient¿s general condition to patient management and predicted outcomes.
. Demonstrate an ability to assess a patient¿s suitability for dental implants.
. Demonstrate knowledge of surgical complications and failures and management of these.
. Be aware of different techniques for guided bone regeneration and their outcomes.
. Understand the healing processes involved in tissue repair and healing.
. Demonstrate and discuss flap designs for implant surgery.
. Demonstrate knowledge of soft tissue grafting and management.
. To introduce students to the range of imaging techniques available for assessment and treatment planning for dental implants
Topics to be covered are:
1. Surgical planning
2. Introduction to Radiology
3. CT Scans
4. Surgical complications
5. Bone grafting (onlay and inlay techniques)
6. Guided bone regeneration
7. Bone substitutes and bone growth factors
8. Soft tissue surgery and aesthetics
9. Advanced implant techniques zygomatic implants
10. Craniofacial reconstruction with implants
11. Immediate replacement
12. Sinus lifts
13. Oral health & medicine
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Aims:
. Promote understanding in the principles of patient assessment and selection.
. Provide the theoretical background and practical skills necessary for surgical practice in dental implantology.
Objectives:
At the end of this module students should be able to:
. Take a relevant history from a patient and conduct an oral and maxillofacial examination.
. Be aware of the relevance of the patient¿s general condition to patient management and predicted outcomes.
. Demonstrate an ability to assess a patient¿s suitability for dental implants.
. Demonstrate knowledge of surgical complications and failures and management of these.
. Be aware of different techniques for guided bone regeneration and their outcomes.
. Understand the healing processes involved in tissue repair and healing.
. Demonstrate and discuss flap designs for implant surgery.
. Demonstrate knowledge of soft tissue grafting and management.
. To introduce students to the range of imaging techniques available for assessment and treatment planning for dental implants
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Must have access to a computer and the internet (i.e. world wide web) |
| Keywords | Surgical planning,Dental radiology,Bone grafting,Soft tissue surgery |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Angus Walls
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
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