This program will fulfill a doctor's desire to learn implant dentistry with practical clinical information and techniques. Emphasis is placed on anatomic considerations, treatment planning, and prosthetic technique.
Course Objective:
*Review of anatomic considerations significant in surgical placement of dental implants.
*Fabrication of radiographic and surgical stents.
*Revision of basic surgical protocol for implant dentistry from flap design, soft and hard tissue management, and suturing technique.
*Demonstration of implant restoration using step-by-step and hands-on training in both surgical and prosthetic phases.
*Hands on sessions on model, pig bone, and pig jaw.
*Prepare candidates to advance to the next level in implantology.
*Live implant surgery by participant under supervision of faculty.
We look forward to seeing you at the Course.
Click on the link left below to register or call us at 650-343-2280.
Sincerely,
Hiossen, Inc.
Course Director :
John DiPonziano, DDS, MAGD, DICOI, FACD, CDT
Dr. John DiPonziano has been performing the surgical placement and prosthetic restoration of dental
implants since the mid-eighties. A 1983 graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry, he also
completed a three-year didactic and participatory program in Implantology at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1988.
Prior to attending dental school, Dr. DiPonziano was a full-time dental technician and earned Certified Dental Technician status, which he still maintains today.
Dr. DiPonziano performs many of the implant laboratory procedures himself, and is well versed in all aspects of the implant treatment picture - from the laboratory planning phase, to surgery and prosthetic restoration.
He is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, a credentialed member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.
He served as President of the New Jersey Academy of General Dentistry in 2003, and Chaired the AGD Implantology Task Force,
which formulated universal educational guidelines for implant training in 2009.
Dr. DiPonziano maintains a full-time private practice, with emphasis on comprehensive implant treatment, in San Leandro, California.
