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This small group comprehensive 2-Day program focuses on the merits of embracing immediate implant placement as a patient centered implant prosthodontic treatment solution. Through a series of live and previously recorded surgeries, formal presentations, group discussions and hands-on training, dental teams will become familiar with the merits of immediate placement protocols for both the single tooth and full arch solutions. Particular emphasis will be placed on how best to have the entire team embrace and advocate for immediate implant placement protocols to be adopted in dental practices.

Tuition: $1,999 CAD

Tuition includes 1 dentist and up to 3 staff members.

$999 CAD for additional dentists or denturists.

CE Credits : 14

Faculty:

Dr. Alex Bongard

Dr. Steven Bongard

Dr. Brian Freund

Ms. Michelle Ryckman

Ms. Flora Santos

Mr. Terry Xie

Dr. John P. Zarb

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

Look deeper with board certified specialists; Dr. Ali Sadeghi, Dr. Tasso Irinakis and Dr. Kevin Aminzadeh. 

Session 1 : Complication in Dento-Alveolar Surgery

Dr. Ali Sadeghi

How do complication happen? When/how to treat and when to refer? 

Tuesday October 10th

6:00  - 9:00 pm PST 

Arbutus club 

Session 2 : Planning, Placement and Restoration of Implants in the Posterior Zone (Hands-on)

Dr. Kevin Aminzadeh 

How do we plan and restore a dental implant base don the latest evidence? 

Tuesday November 7th 

6:00 - 9:00 pm PST 

Arbutus club 

Session 3 : Planning, placement and restoration of implants in the anterior zone (Hands-on)

Dr. Kevin Aminzadeh 

Scanning, 3D printing of surgical guides and temporary crowns. 

Tuesday January 9th 

6:00 - 9:00 pm PST 

Arbutus club 

Session 4 : Aesthetic zone considerations in implant planning and placement

Dr. Tasso Irinakis 

Fundamentals of soft tissue management in the anterior zone. 

February 13th 

6:00 - 9:00 pm PST

Capilano golf club

Session 5 : Importance of soft tissue grafting around implants

Dr. Tasso Irinakis

Theoretical principles, video demonstration of soft tissue grafting surgeries.

Tuesday April 16th

6:00 - 9:00 pm PST

Arbutus club

Session 6 : Atraumatic extractions and socket preservation

Dr. Ali Sadeghi

Tuesday May 14th

6:00 - 9:00 pm PST

Capilano golf club

Tuition : $1,250

CE Credits : 18

Contact : Chris Thirlwell to register.

(604) 416-2670

chris@westcoastoralsurgery.ca

Welcome to the forefront of dental education with our Digital Implant Dentistry Hands-On workshop! Specially tailored for the General Dentist, this immersive, in-person training experience will certainly enhance your knowledge and skills. This comprehensive full day seminar will transform the way you practice as you learn to engage with digital planning tools in real-time, interpret diagnostic data, design treatment plans, and refine implant placements. With a foundational pillar of planning that will focus on what is truly meant by prosthetically driven implant treatment planning.

Learning Objectives:

• Real-Time Navigation: Participate in hands-on training, actively engaging with digital planning tools to grasp the intricacies of implant dentistry in real-time.
• Diagnostic Mastery: Learn critical interpretation skills of diagnostic data effectively while gaining the confidence to make informed decisions in your dental implant cases.
• Treatment Plan Design: Acquire insights into designing comprehensive treatment plans aligning you with the latest advancements in digital implant dentistry for optimal patient outcomes. The restoration is the critical starting point of your decision making process in the planning stages. What ends up on the implant at the end frames what you plan in the beginning. 
• Refined Implant Placements: Hone critical skills in implant placement, from initial planning to execution, ensuring precision and success in your clinical practice.
• Expert Instruction: Benefit from the expertise of world-renowned mentors Dr. Jonathan Ng and Dr. David Powell, guiding you through the intricacies of digital implant dentistry.

Course Fee

• $745 CAD

CE Credits

• 8 hours

This 2-day program will show case all the steps involved in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and execution of immediate provisionalization for the full-arch hands-on training, you will understand this remarkable same day solution for completely edentulous patients and those with a terminal dentition.

• Case selection and treatment planning.
• Pre-operative, surgical and prosthodontic workflows. 
• Hands-on experience for the conversion of a removable complete denture into a fixed immediately inserted transitional prosthesis.

Tuition: $3,499 CAD

Tuition includes 1 dentist and 2 staff members.

$2,499 CAD for additional dentists or denturists.

CE Credits : 14

Faculty:

Dr. Alex Bongard

Dr. Steven Bongard

Ms. Michelle Ryckman

Ms. Flora Santos

Mr. Terry Xie

Dr. John P. Zarb

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

Join this full day of hands-on learning of the complete digital workflow from data acquisition to diagnosis and treatment of the partially and fully edentulous patient with the DTX ecosystem.

Learning Objectives:

-Imaging, treatment planning and communication within 1 software 

-Easily move from scan to plan with digital record taking 

-Diagnosis within DTX 

-Utilizing AI for prosthetic set up 

-Benefits and workflow of navigated surgery with X-Guide 

-Hands-on experience for the conversion of a removable complete denture into a fixed immediately inserted transitional prosthesis. 

Fee:

$300 CAD

CE Earned: 7

Unlock the potential of your dental team through our dynamic 1-day program - perfect for both experienced professionals and newcomers. Elevate your practice as we delve into the evolution of dental implants, the empowering aspect of co-diagnosis, patient-centered treatment planning and the importance of comprehensive documentation.

From the initial consultation to the final restoration, you'll grasp the profound impact implants offer in enhancing patients' lives. This course is designed to instill the confidence needed to guide patients towards accepting optimal treatment plans, while also strengthening team dynamics. Empower your dental team with tools and resources for success in dental implantology.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

- Recognize the significance of their pivotal role within the team and dental practice.

- Identify the common barriers to case acceptance.

- Demonstrate confidence in effectively presenting dental implant options to patients.

- Comprehend the factors that make dental implants the leading choice for tooth replacement.

- Apply communication strategies to empower and engage your patients effectively and uphold a higher standard of care within your practice.

Unlock the potential of your dental team through our dynamic 1-day program - perfect for both experienced professionals and newcomers. Elevate your practice as we delve into the evolution of dental implants, the empowering aspect of co-diagnosis, patient-centered treatment planning and the importance of comprehensive documentation.

From the initial consultation to the final restoration, you'll grasp the profound impact implants offer in enhancing patients' lives. This course is designed to instill the confidence needed to guide patients towards accepting optimal treatment plans, while also strengthening team dynamics. Empower your dental team with tools and resources for success in dental implantology.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

- Recognize the significance of their pivotal role within the team and dental practice.

- Identify the common barriers to case acceptance.

- Demonstrate confidence in effectively presenting dental implant options to patients.

- Comprehend the factors that make dental implants the leading choice for tooth replacement.

- Apply communication strategies to empower and engage your patients effectively and uphold a higher standard of care within your practice.

The hands-on MIT course is designed to familiarize you with implant components both surgically and prosthetically. In addition, the goal is for you to gain comfort with the procedures as outlined below. For those of you with experience in dental implants, you will gain tips and tricks from our experienced clinicians. Given the synergy between surgery and prosthetics, it’s important to understand both, regardless of your area of interest.

Learning Objectives:

The following model-based procedures will be included in the hands-on instruction:

1) Review anatomy and surgical protocol

2) Place 2 implants for mandibular overdenture

3) Place single implants

4) Suturing procedures on a soft tissue model

5) Temporary crown fabrication

6) Place, pick up, and size locators for mandibular overdentures

Course Fee

• $745 CAD

CE Credits

• 8 hours

In this unique hands-on course, clinicians will learn how to extract teeth in an implant-minded fashion, classify the socket defects and follow the appropriate bone grafting protocol. Various pig mandible exercises will provide clinicians with a complete and enriching day of learning.

Join us for this epic education event with our Mentors to elevate your practice.

Surgical extractions will become predictable, efficient and minimally invasive from the patient’s perspective.

You will learn how to simplify your implant surgery by addressing the bone during tooth extraction, resulting in alveolar ridges that are suitable for a straight forward implant surgery.

We are excited to help you in any way possible to meet your implant needs and address any questions in a friendly, collaborative, and supportive learning environment. Sharpen your scalpels and sign up soon before it’s too late! Space is limited.

Learning Objectives:

• The implant-minded dental extraction technique
• Diagnose and classify extraction socket defects
• Understand the various grafting materials used in dentistry
• Learn what materials to use and various socket grafting protocols

Course Fee

• $1,495 CAD

CE Credits

• 8 hours

This small group comprehensive 2-Day program focuses on the merits of embracing immediate implant placement as a patient centered implant prosthodontic treatment solution. Through a series of live and previously recorded surgeries, formal presentations, group discussions and hands-on training, dental teams will become familiar with the merits of immediate placement protocols for both the single tooth and full arch solutions. Particular emphasis will be placed on how best to have the entire team embrace and advocate for immediate implant placement protocols to be adopted in dental practices.

Tuition: $1,999 CAD

Tuition includes 1 dentist and up to 3 staff members.

$999 CAD for additional dentists or denturists.

CE Credits : 14

Faculty:

Dr. Alex Bongard

Dr. Steven Bongard

Ms. Michelle Ryckman

Ms. Flora Santos

Mr. Terry Xie

Dr. John P. Zarb

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

This introduction to Implant Prosthodontics Hands-On Training Program is designed for general dentists and members of their team to learn to handle and use implant surgical and prosthodontic components. Participants will be introduced to, and use, surgical drills and all surgical components required for an appropriate surgical drilling sequence, drilling into model blocks of varying densities and placement of a dummy implant. Prosthodontic components ranging from healing abutments, temporary abutments, impression copings and overdenture solutions will be discussed and handled. You will also learn about the benefits of intra-oral scanning for the patient and clinic as well as smile design and the importance of clinical photos.  Participants practice scanning on models and each other.

Tuition: $49 CAD

Plus applicable taxes

CE Credits : 2

Faculty:

Dr. John Zarb

Ms. Flora Santos

Mr. Terry Xie

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

This introductory program is perfectly suited for the general dentist wanting to embrace the enormous benefits and broad application of guided surgery. This full day didactic program will focus on the entire digital workflow available today for the management of patients requiring the replacement of the single tooth, multiple missing teeth, and the full arch.  Participants will gain a profound understanding of the rationale and advantages conferred by digital planning and guidance. Emphasis will be placed on discussions related to understanding techniques for following a systematic digital workflow to achieve optimum implant positioning.

Learning Objectives

• Review and understand CBCT imaging and pertinent anatomy related to implant placement
• Compare and contrast analog and digital protocols for single tooth, short span and full arch rehabilitation
• Review the benefits of immediate-load protocols with a digital workflow
• Understand the learning curves, limitations and complications that may be associated with guided surgery

Tuition: $499 CAD

Plus applicable taxes

CE Credits : 7

Faculty:

Dr. John Zarb

Dr. Steven Bongard

Dr. David Powell

Dr. Philip Walton

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

This introductory program is perfectly suited for the general dentist wanting to embrace the enormous benefits and broad application of guided surgery. This half day training program will focus on the entire digital workflow(model based intra-oral scanning an digital virtual planning) available today for the management of patients requiring the replacement of the single tooth.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to take an intra oral scan
• Learn how to merge an STL file (intra oral scan) and a DICOM file (CBCT images)
• Learn to perform digital planning for prosthetically driven implant placement for the single implant
• Learn how to communicate with the dental laboratory for the fabrication of a surgical guide and the fabrication of an immediate provisional restoration

Tuition: $199 CAD

Plus applicable taxes

CE Credits : 3

Faculty:

Dr. David Powell

Mr. Terry Xie

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca

This 2-day program will show case all the steps involved in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and execution of immediate provisionalization for the full-arch hands-on training, you will understand this remarkable same day solution for completely edentulous patients and those with a terminal dentition.

• Case selection and treatment planning.
• Pre-operative, surgical and prosthodontic workflows. 
• Hands-on experience for the conversion of a removable complete denture into a fixed immediately inserted transitional prosthesis.

Tuition: $3,499 CAD

Tuition includes 1 dentist and 2 staff members.

$2,499 CAD for additional dentists or denturists.

CE Credits : 14

Faculty:

Dr. Alex Bongard

Dr. Steven Bongard

Ms. Michelle Ryckman

Ms. Flora Santos

Mr. Terry Xie

Dr. John P. Zarb

Contact :
1-877-229-6002
courses@genesiseducation.ca