Referring Doctors
Study Club
Elite Study Club Schedule
May 22 - Session 1 - MAKING IMPLANTS A FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OPTION
(Evening 5:30-9:00 PM) Dr. Ruel- Private practice (Prosthodontics)
- Introduction and review of program
- Treatment planning and mapping exercises
- Patient selection and explanation of patient work-up including records, etc.
- Case presentations of single and multiple unit posterior and anterior cases.
June 11- Session 2 -BISPHOSPHONATE RELATED OSTEONECROSIS (BRONJ)
(Evening 5:30-730) Dr. Jeffrey Berkley – Private practice (OMFS)
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
- Relationship to common procedures
September 12th - Session 3 - TREATMENT PLANNING AND CASE PRESENTATIONS
(Full Day 8-4PM) Dr. Progebin- Private practice (Prosthodontics)
- Treatment planning review
- Patient presentations and treatment plans
- Patient presentation letters
September 12th - Staff Training Session (8 AM – Noon)
- What is an implant coordinator?
- What an implant coordinator means to your practice
- Hands-on component training
- Component storage organization, inventory
- Identify Components and usage
- How to communicate to rep, surgeon and dental lab.
Session 7 will be scheduled 4-5 months after session 3 to allow for placement and
integration of implants treatment planned. Observing implant surgery will be an integral part of this course and recommended during these 4-5 months.
October 29nd - Session 4 - RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES
(Full Day 8-4PM) Dr. Ruel- Private practice (Prosthodontics)
- Literature review
- Patient status and review surgical procedures
- Impression procedures
- Provisionalization options
- Abutment selection criteria
- Cement-retained VS. screw-retained
November 19th -Session 5 –BLEACHING TECHNIQUES
(Evening 6:00-8:30) Dr. Christine Skordeles – Private practice (New York, NY)
- Bleaching techniques and options
- Achieving hemostasis for impression taking
January 14th - Session 6- TBA
February 4th & March 26th - Session 7 & 8 - FINAL CASE PRESENTATIONS
(Evening Course 5:30-9PM) #7 Dr. Progebin, #8 Dr. Ruel- Private practice (Prosthodontics)
- Treatment planning review
- Prosthesis delivery
- Complications in Implant dentistry
- Implant maintenance
