A RECIPE FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLANT PLACEMENT AND LOADING

Supported by an educational grant from Nobel Biocare.

Friday, October 16, 2015

8:45 am - 11:45 am (3 CE hrs) / 1:15 pm - 4:15 pm (3 CE hrs)

Room: 106-A

This unique program encourages the participant to explore the boundaries of modern implant dentistry in relation to implant loading protocols, which have changed significantly since the first osseointegrated implant was placed.  Treatment planning the anterior single implant to ensure esthetic results requires a thorough study and understanding of the biology and behavior of the peri-implant tissues.  Decreased treatment time, fewer surgical procedures, reduced costs, and patient preference for non-removable restorations are among the benefits of prescribing an immediate function protocol.  In this course, definitions, treatment time differences, and outcomes are clarified for immediate and delayed implant placement following extraction(s), and for the various restoration approaches.  The critical success factors for immediate protocol are explored in this program to allow for the development of these essential skills.  Developing research suggests that there may be significant physiological benefits associated with this procedure that improve patient outcome and experience, and may be regarded as a growing area of today’s specialist practice. 

Course Objectives:

·       Evolution of the concept from conventional to immediate implant placement.

·       Merits and practical implications of immediate placement with documented success rates and scientific   

       evidence.

·       Case selection and treatment planning.

·       Atraumatic, minimally invasive extraction techniques and armamentarium.

·       Understanding the modified drilling protocol to ensure correct spatial orientation of implant.

Recommended for…Dentists and Hygienists.

David Gelb, DDS, PC completed his DDS and Certificate in Periodontics at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in New York and his implant surgical training at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Gelb is a diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology, a fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration, and a fellow of the American and International College of Dentists.  He is on staff at Hartford Hospital and has provided implant services in West Hartford for over twenty-five years. 

Dr. Gelb has achieved recognition as a leader in implant dentistry having pioneered surgical procedures for finite esthetics in implant dentistry, immediate implant placement, and bone regeneration.  He lectures nationally and internationally at major implant meetings and publishes extensively in journals worldwide on implant dentistry.  He developed the “Gelb Radiographic Depth Gauge,” a diagnostic surgical guide to heighten precise and optimum implant placement, and designed “The Implant Tracker,” a comprehensive software program to manage the implant practice.

Dr. Gelb maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant surgery in his state-of-the-art facility in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Dr. Gelb, (or an immediate family member) has a significant relationship with the following commercial organizations whose products he will refer to in this presentation:  Nobel Biocare, Biomet, and Implant Tracker.