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AO Hands on workshop
AO Hands-on Workshop

Join Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD, AOD, for this in-person, hands-on course designed to help dentists understand the importance of implant therapy and how to incorporate it into their daily practices.

Looking to improve your implant therapy outcomes and minimize potential implant complications? The Academy of Osseointegration is offering an advanced implant surgery course designed to enhance knowledge and skillset in placing dental implants in the ideal prosthetic-driven position and promoting implant esthetics and long-term stability. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of incorporating soft tissue graft and predictable horizontal bone augmentation during implant placement.

  • Place dental implants in the ideal 6-D position
  • Follow a step-by-step surgical sequence and clinical tips associated with implant placement
  • Perform simple soft tissue graft and bone augmentation procedures when necessary

This one-day continuing education course combines didactic lectures and a hands-on workshop to cover a variety of implant-related procedures, including fabricating simple surgical guides, achieving ideal implant placement with bone augmentation and soft tissue grafts.

Course fees: $1,750 for AO members / $2,250 for non-members

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Hom-Lay Wang

Hom-Lay Wang, DDS, MSD, PhD, AOD

Endowed Collegiate Professor of Periodontics
Professor and Director of Graduate Periodontics
Diplomate and Former Director & Chair, American Board of Periodontology
President, Diplomate & Fellow, Academy of Osseointegration

Course Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 am
Registration

8:30 – 10:00 am
Advanced Implant Treatment Plan (including esthetic treatment plan)

10:00 – 10:30 am
Morning Break

10:30 am – noon
Advanced Implant Surgery (step-by-step) and Needed Bone Augmentation and Soft Tissue Grafts

Noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 – 4:30 pm
Hands-on Training: Live videos and hands-on exercise

  • Instrument Illustration
  • Surgical guides fabrication
  • Implant placement (step-by-step) in pig jaw
  • Horizontal bone augmentation in pig jaw (e.g., flap design, PASS principle, sandwich bone augmentation, suturing and free connective soft tissue grafts…etc.)

This course is eligible for up to 6.5 hours of ADA CERP credit and qualifies for AO’s new Master and Diplomate Programs.

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Educational Objectives
The goal of this Hands-on Workshop is to provide attendees with the most current information based on what has been learned for obtaining predictable results in implant therapy. The overall objective is to evaluate clinical, technological and biological breakthroughs made in implant dentistry. These advances will be explored relative to their influences on clinical practice.

The ultimate goal is to provide the participant information on the most predictable and proven techniques to integrate into clinical practice to improve patient care.

Target Audience
This program is targeted towards advanced implant surgery and is not recommended for beginners. This includes dentists and specialists with extensive training in implant dentistry. The educational method for this program is lecture and participation activities.

Continuing Education Credit
The Academy of Osseointegration is an ADA CERP Recognized 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP).

The Academy of Osseointegration designates this activity for 6.5 hours of ADA CERP credit.

Credit is awarded and based on actual number of contact hours, excluding breaks, meals and registration periods. Attendees may claim fewer hours in accordance with their actual attendance. (CE credits are earned by attending all scientific sessions except for the Corporate Forums.) The current term of acceptance extends from 11/1/22 – 12/31/2026.

The formal continuing education program for the Academy of Osseointegration is accepted by the Academy of General Dentistry (Recognition # 145608) for Fellowship/Mastership credit.

The Academy of Osseointegration is also a recognized continuing education provider for the Dental Board of California (RP 3090).

The Academy of Osseointegration is the sole provider of continuing education and is responsible for the program content and faculty selection. The Academy assures that all continuing education presentations are independent of commercial influences. In addition, the Academy of Osseointegration ensures that the scientific basis for clinical and technical CE content is presented in each course through a peer-review process. Speakers are also required to provide an assessment of the benefits and risks associated with any clinical recommendations or treatment options presented.

In addition, the Academy of Osseointegration ensures that the scientific basis for clinical and technical CE content is presented in each course through a per-reviewed process. Speakers are required to provide an assessment of the benefits and risks associated with any clinical recommendations or treatment options presented as well as provide references whenever possible.

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