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Course Intent
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This course is designed to give clinicians the confidence to
perform soft tissue grafts, appropriate flap design for full and partial
thickness flaps, suturing and advanced bone grafting procedures
upon returning to their offices. Our structure is a combination of indepth
lecture, over the shoulder demonstration and a hands-on workshop
with models and fresh frozen cadaver heads on advanced
bone grafting for implant placement. One of the unique features of
our course is that we provide EasyGuide™ interpretation of every
cadaver head to simulate a realistic learning experience. This is the
closest thing to performing live surgery!
Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual which
compiles PowerPoint slides from the lecture. This makes following
the lecture more enjoyable than having to take detailed notes, and
provides an excellent reference back in the office after the course.
Each participant will also receive a personalized monogrammed
scrub which can be worn in the lab, as well as a soft sided
attaché.
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Course Objectives
After completing this course the clinician should be able to
treatment plan dental implants based on prosthetic classifications,
divisions of available bone and classifications of bone density.
The surgeon will be able to provide appropriate manipulation and
grafting of the soft tissues, and have exposure to the practical use
of cone beam software (EasyGuide™). Finally, the implant surgeon
will have a more thorough understanding of advanced bone grafting
procedures which will ultimately improve implant success,
longevity and esthetics for their patients.
Seminar Schedule & Topics
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Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Lecture Format covering:
- Importance of attached tissue around teeth and implants
- Surgical anatomy of soft tissue
- Blood supply of soft tissue
- Incision and flap design for grafts and implants
- Full thickness and split thickness flaps
- Spreading of soft tissue flaps for coverage
- Free gingival graft
- Subepithelial connective tissue graft
- Suturing of grafts and flaps
- Choosing suture material
- Use of growth factors with soft tissue grafts
Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Lecture Format covering:
- Divisions of available bone
- Classification of bone density
- Twelve keys to bone grafting
- Socket / ridge preservation after extraction
- Monocortical block onlay grafting from symphysis and ramus
- Block allograft
- Sinus grafting
- Classification of sinuses
- Introduction to Cone Beam CT technology
- Introduction to Piezotome surgery instrument
- Platelet rich plasma
- EasyGuide™ Demonstration
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Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Laboratory:
Hands-on computer exercise utilizing
cone beam CT scans of the
cadaver specimen on which you will
be performing bone grafts.
Each participant will evaluate the
CT scan using the EasyGuide™
software. Each participant should
be able to evaluate the sinus for:
height/width, septa, sinus floor,
determine the best place for the
sinus window and determine if the
osteomeatal complex is patent. In
addition, with regard to bone, each
participant should be able to assess
bone height/width, density, and perform
virtual implant placement.
Tracing of the inferior alveolar canal
will also be evaluated.
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About the Speakers
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Course Director: Dr. John Russo
is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He completed his periodontal training and earned a Master
in Health Sciences degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Russo is a Diplomate of the International
Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is in private practice in Sarasota, FL and is a clinical assistant professor at the Medical
University of South Carolina in the Division of Periodontics. He is an author and an international lecturer on bone grafting
and dental implant surgery.
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Course Co-Director: Dr. Bob Gellin
joined the Medical University of South Carolina faculty in 1985. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Stomatology,
Director of the Division of Periodontics and a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He maintains an active
practice limited to Periodontics within the College’s Dental Faculty Practice. Dr. Gellin is also the administrator of the College
of Dental Medicine’s clinic management software.
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Additional Course Faculty:
Dr. Theirry Bacro.
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy.
Dr. J. Daulton Keith.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of
Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, Medical University of South
Carolina. Private practice in Charleston, SC for 35 years limited to
Periodontics/implants and international lecturer on bone block grafting and
implantology.
Dr. Joe Krayer. Assistant Professor and Director of the
Assistant Professor and Director of the Graduate
Program in Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, Department of
Stomatology, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Renata Leite.
Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontics,
Department of Stomatology, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. P. D. Miller.
Clinical Professor, Division of Periodontics, Department of
Stomatology, Medical University of South Carolina. Recognized as an international
expert in the field of soft tissue grafting, having introduced new concepts
and procedures to Periodontics.
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“The experience was excellent
and I learned a lot! All of the faculty and staff were congenial and helpful.”
– Gordon Christensen DDS, MSD, PhD
Director, Practical Clinical Courses. Co-Founder and Senior Consultant, Clinical Research Associates, Provo, UT
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“One of the best courses I have taken.
Very informative and educational. I would recommend this course to anyone doing implants.”
– Walter F. “Jack” Turbyfil, Jr., DMD, Implantologist
International Implant Lecturer, West Columbia, SC
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