Fast Track Full-Arch Dentistry Implant Overdentures

Covering the basics of implant overdenture therapy, proper patient assessment skills, and preparing patients for full-arch dentistry.

Fast Track Full-Arch Dentistry Implant Overdentures

Interested in knowing how to best diagnosis and treatment plan patients for implant overdentures? Do you know the step-by-step processes of working with bar and Locator overdentures? Want to become familiar with the surgical applications of implant placement for overdenture treatment?

This comprehensive course covers everything you, your assistants, and your laboratory needs to know about implant overdentures! We cover the basics all the way up to the advanced level methods diagnosis and treatment planning skills, clinical techniques, and follow-up recall strategies including hygiene and maintenance.

To receive the best education possible, this course is broken down into 5 sections:

Section I: Introduction & Essential Patient Factors for Overdentures

Covering the basics of implant overdenture therapy, proper patient assessment skills, and preparing patients for full-arch dentistry.

Topics include:

Background, History, and Impact of Complete Tooth Loss
Patient Examination Skills
Diagnosis & Treatment Planning Concepts

Section II: Attachment Systems, Implant Options, Treatment Planning Skills

This section covers the variety of contemporary attachment systems available and the pros/cons of each of them, assessing restorative space within dentures, treatment planning the number of implants and immediate loading concepts!

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Topics include:

Principles of Attachment Systems for Overdentures
The Role of Restorative Space Within Dentures
Implant Overdenture Biomechanics
Choosing the Number and Location of Implants for Maxillary and Mandibular Cases
Dental Implant Design, Osseointegration
Evaluating Options Regarding Implant Diameter & Length Options
Immediate Loading of Overdentures: Does it Work?

Section III: Radiographic Planning: Traditional & Contemporary Concepts

An in-depth discussion regarding various radiographic options available for clinicians to best determine bone volume for overdenture therapy including contemporary cone-beam CT scanning techniques!

Topics include:

Traditional Radiographic Options: PA, Panoramic, CBCT
Making Radiographic Guides
CBCT Scanning Workflows
Patient Preparation for CBCT Scans
Making CBCT Scans & Options on Machines to Ensure Success
“Denture-Down” Treatment Planning Concepts
Relining Dentures with Radiopaque PVS Material & CBCT Scanning Techniques

Section IV: Patient Preparation for Overdentures and Surgical Procedures

This section includes reviewing anatomical features of patients and how to best plan for implant overdenture surgery including instrument tray setups, equipment, and surgical techniques!

Topics include:

Anatomy Review
Instrument Choice for Surgical Procedures
Equipment Options
Preparing Patients for Overdenture Surgery
Surgical Techniques for Implants

Section V: Restorative Procedures, Recall & Maintenance Strategies

From -to-finish, we cover the nuts & bolts associated with how to work with implant overdentures and the steps associated with various techniques to make restoring implant overdentures simple!

Topics include:

Philosophies of Restorative Techniques
Bar Overdentures
Locator Attachments
Locator R-Tx Attachments
Recall Strategies for Successful Cases
Implant Hygiene Protocols

Continuing Education Credits provided by:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) through the joint program provider approval of UNLV School of Dental Medicine and Dr. Scherer. UNLV School of Dental Medicine is approved for awarding FAGD/MAGD credit. AGD Pace Provider 213111. Nationally Approved From 6/1/2017 – 5/31/2021.

UNLV School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP approved provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Your Instructor

Michael D Scherer, DMD, MS
Michael D Scherer, DMD, MS

Dr. Michael Scherer is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University, a Clinical Instructor at University of Nevada – Las Vegas, and maintains a practice limited to prosthodontics and implant dentistry in Sonora, California. He is a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, has published articles, books, and in-person and online courses related to implant dentistry, clinical prosthodontics, and digital technology with a special emphasis on full-arch reconstruction. As an avid technology & computer hobbyist, Dr. Scherer’s involvement in digital implant dentistry has led him to develop and pioneer new approaches with 3D printing, CAD/CAM surgical systems, implement interactive CBCT implant planning, and outside of the box radiographic imaging and digital design concepts.

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Course Curriculum

Introduction to Course

Introduction to Fast-Track Dentistry – Implant Overdentures

Section I – Introduction & Essential Patient Factors for Overdentures

Chapter 1: Background, History, and Impact of Edentulism (41:54)

Chapter 2: Patient Examination and Assessment for Full-Arch Dentistry (27:51)

Chapter 3; Essential Full-Arch Treatment Planning Concepts (33:57)

Chapter 4: Preparation for Full-Arch Dentistry & Clinician-Patient Communication Skills (31:35)

Chapter 5: Strategies for Choosing Cases for Full-Arch Dentistry (3:19)

Chapter 6: UNLV CE Credit Assessment – Section I

Section II – Attachment Systems, Implant Options, Treatment Planning Skills

Chapter 1: Principles of Implant Attachment Systems (38:00)

Chapter 2: Understanding Restorative Space and Measurements (25:40)

Chapter 3: How Overdentures Function & Implant Biomechanics (12:10)

Chapter 4: Treatment Planning for Overdentures: Number and Location of Implants (30:39)

Chapter 5: Dental Implant Design, Osseointegration, Bone Requirements, Implant Diameter & Length (38:12)

Chapter 6: Immediate Loading Concepts (22:56)

Chapter 7: UNLV CE Credit Assessment – Section II

Section III – Radiographic Planning: Traditional & Contemporary Concepts

Chapter 1: Traditional Radiographic Options: Periapical, Panoramic, CBCT (14:49)

Chapter 2: Making a Traditional Radiopaque Guide (44:09)

Chapter 3: CBCT Scan Workflows (12:30)

Chapter 4: Contemporary Radiographic Planning (8:20)

Chapter 5: Patient Preparation for Soft-Tissue Separation CBCT Scans (2:32)

Chapter 6: Preparing a Patient for CBCT Scanning (3:34)

Chapter 7: Making a CBCT Scan & Exporting DICOM Files (5:39)

Chapter 8: Introducing “Denture-Down” Treatment Planning (2:22)

Chapter 9: Relining a Denture with Barium Powder and Light-Body PVS (7:06)

Chapter 10: Relining a Denture with a Radiopaque PVS (11:47)

Chapter 11: UNLV CE Credit Assessment – Section III

Section IV – Surgical Procedures for Overdentures

Chapter 1: Anatomical Review (16:04)

Chapter 2: Instruments, Equipment & Preparation Strategies for Surgical Procedures (26:23)

Chapter 3: Essential Surgical Procedures for Implant Overdentures (26:50)

Chapter 4: UNLV CE Credit Assessment – Section IV

Section V – Restorative Procedures, Recall & Maintenance Strategies

Chapter 1: Generalized Restorative Procedures for Implant Overdentures (3:22)

Chapter 2: Bar Overdentures (29:51)

Chapter 3: Locator Overdentures (98:50)

Chapter 4: Locator R-Tx Overdentures (46:16)

Chapter 5: Overdenture Recall Strategies & Hygiene Protocols (26:33)

Chapter 6: UNLV CE Credit Assessment – Section V

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course and finish?
The course s now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
For as long as you like! After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
Will I be able to follow-along?
Absolutely! Our course is an interactive, self-guided journey through digital dentistry techniques. Included are interactive files for you to be able to work closely with the instruction given on the screen.

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