Full-Day Implant Course
Your Complete Guide to Implant Success
Course Overview:
This full-day training will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently restore dental implants. Blending theory with hands-on practice, this course is ideal for clinicians looking to refine their restorative workflows. By the end of the day, you will be ready to deliver precise, predictable, and aesthetic implant restorations.
Course Details:
DATE: Saturday, 2 August 2025
TIME: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Registration & Welcome
Presentation starts at 8:30 AM
VENUE: Dental Concepts, 10 Konando Terrace, Edwardstown, SA, 5039
CPD: 7 CPD Points
COST: FREE Event
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT TODAY!
Learning Objective:
- Understand the biological and mechanical principles behind successful implant restoration.
- Learn reliable clinical techniques and workflows that enhance predictability.
- Gain hands-on experience in impression-taking (conventional and digital), abutment selection,
and final restoration planning. - Explore the role of digital technology, from scanning to CAD/CAM prosthetics.
- Identify common prosthetic complications and understand strategies for long-term
maintenance and success.
Course Schedule:
Morning Session – Theoretical Foundations & Clinical Concepts
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Registration & Welcome
- Introduction to course structure and goals
- Meet & greet with faculty and lab partners
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Core Concepts of Implant Restoration
- Overview of implant restorative treatment planning
- Understanding implant systems and components
- Abutment selection: When to choose stock vs. custom
- Prosthetic designs: From single units to overdentures
- Clinical techniques for optimal soft tissue outcomes
- Digital workflow essentials:
- Guided surgery principles
- Implant positioning, angulation, and aesthetic zone challenges
- Digital planning (CBCT, intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM design)
- Case-based discussions: From diagnosis to delivery
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
Opportunity for sponsor engagement and informal networking
Afternoon Session – Practical Workshops & Advanced Application
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Prosthetic Components & Impression Techniques
- Hands-on Workshop:
- Open tray, closed tray, and digital scanning
- Working with Andent Lab-designed components and scan bodies
- Digital impressions and scan accuracy tips
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM: Occlusion, Customisation & Abutment Design
- Occlusal concepts for implant-supported prostheses
- Managing forces: Bruxism, parafunction, and cantilever stress
- Hands-on Workshop (Advanced):
- Designing custom abutments
- Provisionalisation techniques
- Collaborating with your lab for aesthetic-driven results
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM: Complications, Maintenance & Real-Case Learning
- Troubleshooting common prosthetic issues
- Recognising peri-implantitis risk factors early
- Maintenance protocols for long-term success
- Case Study Group Session: Clinical scenarios and open discussion
Closing Session
- Q&A with faculty
- Course feedback and take-home messages
- Certificate presentation
Meet your presenter
Prof Dr Marcio Maia
BDS, MDS, MBA Oral Implantology & Endodontics Specialist Blackwood Dental
Dr Marcio Maia has over 18 years of experience as a dentist and is also interested in research and teaching. He enjoys immersing himself in an academic environment and always learning about the latest technologies in the field of dentistry.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Dentistry in 2006, Marcio completed two other extensive post-graduate courses in Endodontics and Implant Dentistry, earning the title of specialist for both specialities in Brazil. He also continued his education by doing a Masters degree in Dentistry, which lead him to start lecturing on Implant Dentistry.
Dr Maia served as an Associate Professor in the Implant Dentistry specialisation for over 4 years in the University of Redentor’s post-graduation program (Juiz de For a- Brazil). He had the honour of lecturing at many dental conferences in Latin America 🇧🇷 New Zealand, Singapore, and Australia, including the international dental congress of Sao Paulo (CIOSP), the second-largest dental conference in the world; the Brazilian Osseointegration Association Congress (ABROS) and the Latin American Osseointegration congress (IN); the Idem Singapore dental congress 2024; the New Zealand dental expo 2023 in Auckland and the National Dental Care Summit in Gold Coast 2022 and 2024.
Dr Marcio Maia facilitates many courses in Australia and overseas on the theme of oral implantology.
He is originally from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), but since 2021 he has lived and work in Adelaide (South Australia).
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