Understanding Basic and Advanced Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and Ridge Augmentation for General Dentists (AGD subject code 310)

Presented by Thomas Widemann, MD, PhD, DDS

Friday, April 24th 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

5 Hrs. of Hands-On CE • Plus 2 Hr. Webinar

(Webinar Pre-Requisite prior to hands-on course)

Guided Bone Regeneration and Ridge Augmentation have become routine procedures to enhance the functional, biological and aesthetic outcome of dental implants. This course will provide extensive hands-on exercises on anatomical models to prepare the general practitioner with the surgical skills necessary to perform GBR. The hands-on portion of the course will include lots of firsthand “over the shoulder” tips, tricks, and instructions. Special attention will be given to the selection of graft materials and membranes based on scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience. Participants will also perform exercises on the use of bone tacks and tenting screws.

Hands-On Exercises: 

  • Preparation of the recipient ridge
  • (Appropriate flap design, and incisions for GBR to obtain tension-free flap closure)
  • Management of compromised implant sites with horizontal and vertical augmentation
  • Fixation of resorbable and non-resorbable membranes with and without bone tacks/screws

Learning Objectives:

  • Gain an understanding of diagnosis and treatment planning for GBR and Ridge Augmentation with implants
  • Recognize and define anatomical considerations to guided bone regeneration
  • Define the criteria for appropriate donor bone graft and membrane selection
  • Understand the use of 3D imaging in GBR procedures
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding on the management of complications and post-operative care

Cost: $645 early pricing and $695 after 3/25

Code for $100 discount- CTDA2026

 

This course is under the direction of Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor and full-time faculty at New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Prof. Wiedemann´s career consists of more than 27 years of surgical and educational experience in an academic setting and successfully operating a private practice providing the full spectrum of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant Dentistry. 

He has special interests in dental emergency care, pain management, minimal invasive surgical strategies, and techniques of the full scope of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He has acquired extensive expertise in dentoalveolar and implant-surgery with multiple implant systems since 1995. He is well versed in innovative concepts of alveolar ridge augmentation and reconstruction and soft tissue regeneration, robotic guided- and piezo-surgery. 

He is the author of many publications, speaker in national and international conferences on oral surgery and implantology-related topics and serves on the editorial board of several renowned and peer-reviewed scientific journals. Recently he accepted leadership as co-editor in chief for the Journal of Dentistry and Oral Sciences and as Editor in chief for Journal of Surgery and Surgical Procedures.