March 12, 2010
A Lecture Course
Dental Team Implant Certification Program
LYNN D. MORTILLA, R.D.H.
Is your team ready for this new journey? Can they identify “why” patients may prefer this treatment? Do they appreciate your passion for this modality of treatment? Do they understand the differences of treatment options? Can they define these differences clearly for patients? Do they know the right questions to ask when uncovering a patient’s motivation for tooth replacement? This course is designed to get everyone in your office speaking the same language to patients!
Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:
• Develop an appreciation for the role of dental implants in the maintenance of oral health
• Identify patients who would benefit from implant therapy & learn the consequences of no treatment
• Identify potential medical & medicinal complications related to implant dentistry
• Develop a knowledge base related to treatment planning implant cases
• Understand the causative factors of implant success & failure
• Describe important techniques for effective case presentation
• Understand how to discuss treatment fees and present financial options
• Review the techniques and skills involved in implant maintenance
• Develop techniques for good intra/inter office communication and documentation
• Understand the laboratory procedures involved in implant therapy
Course Outline:
Introduction & Definitions
• Rationale for dental implants
• Historical overview
• Contraindications
• Criteria for success
Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
• Client evaluation and assessment
• Diagnostic and adjunctive procedures
• Treatment planning, site selection, and implant selection
• Risk management
• Implant complications and failures
Patient Interaction
• Case presentation & handling objections
• Commonly asked questions and appropriate responses
• Fee presentation
• Financial options and arrangements
Implant Surgical Procedures
• Surgical guides & templates
• Pharmacology & sedation
• Surgical preparation and infection control
• Surgical procedures
• Ancillary procedures: sinus lifts, bone grafts, tissue regeneration
Implant Prosthodontic Procedures
• Provisional prostheses & fabrication of temporaries
• Impressions
• Types of superstructures
• Laboratory considerations
Maintenance & Evaluation Procedures
• Professional care, armamentaria, and techniques
• Client education and care
• Management of implant complications and failures
• Evaluation and post-treatment care
Marketing
• Increasing your patient base
• Common marketing techniques
• Referrals and intra/inter office communications
PRESENTER
Lynn D. Terracciano-Mortilla, RDH, has spent two decades working in dentistry. She is a graduate of the dental hygiene program at the State University of New York at Farmingdale. Her studies and work with implants began immediately after her licensure. She has been involved with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists for 13 years and is the Executive Director of their auxiliary section, the ADIA (Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries). Lynn has focused her work with the ADIA on the world wide implant education delivered via Implant Certification Programs in dental hygiene, practice management, dental assisting and has also created the Implant Coordinator training Program. She can be reached at (727) 642-3280 or
email: LDTRDH@aol.com.
TIME
Check-in & Breakfast: D.S. Cafeteria, 7:30 AM
Program: Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School
TUITION
ADIA & PM Member: $328.50
Non-Member: $378.50
CREDIT (Course Code: 128823A) Hours: 7
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Upon completion of this program, the participant will be eligible for membership status of the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA). Register for the Dental Team Implant Certification Program and Essential Skills for the Dental Implant Team, and receive a discount on the March 13, 2010 course.
The ADIA & PM is a network of colleagues who share the common goal of high quality continuing education at both local and national levels. Membership benefits include permanently recorded CEU's certification programs, referral service, tuition discounts at all ICOI sponsored program, and a newsletter published three times a year. The ADIA & PM conducts numerous scientific symposia each year.
To register, please complete the registration form
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