The purpose of this course is to advance your understanding of soft and hard tissue grafting techniques to improve the treatment of patients that present with soft and hard tissue deficiencies around teeth and dental implants .

This two day class will expose the participant to the principles of soft and hard tissue grafting through interactive lectures, hands on presentations, and simulated skills training exercises that will improve your soft/hard tissue grafting techniques.

(14 CE CREDIT HOURS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE )

COURSE CALENDER

• Day 1: 8am - 5pm

Didactics on soft/hard tissue grafting and different grafting techniques and materials used around teeth and implants

Breakfast and Lunch will be Provided

• Day 2: 8am- 3pm

Hands-on pig jaws and suturing lab , where you will apply all materials you learned in order to ace soft/hard tissue grafting

Breakfast and Lunch will be Provided

Learning Objectives

-Describe step by step root coverage surgical procedures

-Describe step by step connective tissue graft harvesting technique

- Describe the difference between teeth and implant treatment.

- Understand the principles of soft tissue grafting around teeth and dental implants and learn various predictable techniques to achieve an optimal esthetic and functional outcome

- Understand material selection for soft tissue grafting

- Management of Complications

- Understand the biology of the incorporation of the bone graft.

-Understand the surgical anatomy of the floor of the mouth.

- Learn the surgical principles of ridge augmentation surgery.

- Learn the surgical principles of the reconstruction of the vestibule and keratinized tissue after ridge augmentation.

- Learn the tension free closure of the flaps after ridge augmentation

-Management of complications and post-operative care

-Criteria for appropriate donor bone graft and membrane selection

- Diagnosis and treatment planning for GBR and Ridge Augmentation with implant using 3D imag

Also Featured:

◦ Hands-on soft/hard tissue grafting and suturing workshop.

◦ Live surgical demonstration cases on pigjaws

For Information on this course Please email :

Meet The Speakers:

Dr Sherif Said : @drsherifsaid

Sherif received his bachelors degree in dental surgery (BDS.) and AEGD training from MSA University in Cairo Egypt where he graduated magna cum laude, and subsequently accepted a faculty position in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery following his graduation. In 2013, Dr. Said completed his periodontics fellowship program at Case Western Reserve University, following which he started his post-doctoral training, pursuing both a CAGS & MSD in periodontology at Boston University with a special focus on growth factors and peri-implant tissue development.

Dr. Thomas Nguyen: @professor_nguyen

Thomas is a full-time faculty in Periodontology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he teaches both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral levels. Dr. Nguyen received his dental degree (DMD) from the University of Montreal. He subsequently completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency at the University of Rochester, a Master of Science (MSc) in Craniofacial Tissue Engineering at McGill University, and his training in Periodontology at the University of Minnesota.Dr. Nguyen is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. He maintains a clinical practice limited to periodontology and implantology in the Faculty Group Practice at the Harvard Dental Center.

Dr Hussein Basma : @royal.periodontics

Hussein graduated from Damascus University in 2009 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery, after receiving a full scholarship. Following dental school, Dr Basma completed a graduate degree in Prosthodontics at Lebanese University in his home country Lebanon. He completed his certificate in Periodontology and his Master of Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). His research interests focus on bone and soft tissue grafting and implant dentistry. Dr. Basma is currently a full time Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the UAB School of Dentistry. His clinical and teaching efforts focus on interdisciplinary care in dentistry and the integration of technology to deliver optimal patient care.