The science of implantology has undoubtedly come into its own over the last few decades. From pathbreaking scientific research in Sweden in the early 50s, to becoming the most sought after tooth replacement solution, the humble dental implant has come through much evolution. Many dental practitioners are constantly seeking continuing education in implantology, sometimes to keep up with evolving scientific change and sometimes to empower themselves to offer a comprehensive implant solution in their practice. This course is designed for exactly that kind of dental practitioner and it offers a basic and yet, fairly comprehensive, introduction to this wonderful science.
Implantology one-on-one is our flagship course in dental implants. Designed to be a clinically centred course that creates dental implant clinicians by mentoring them with individual attention, the course title represents not only the clinical hand held instruction that every participant receives, but the ongoing support that is provided even AFTER the course for every clinician’s individual patients. There is simply no better teaching protocol than the tell-show-do concept and this is really what this course is based on. Every participant is first provided didactic instruction, then views live/video faculty demonstrations of common clinical scenarios and eventually treats clinical cases under faculty guidance. Ongoing support for all participants is provided through web based interaction that is completely free in the first year. Does it get better than this?
What makes THIS course worth taking?
• It is limited to a very SMALL GROUP of clinicians and is all about focussed education in a clinical setting
• It is didactic in nature and is yet strongly clinically oriented, giving every participating clinician the opportunity to WORK WITH PATIENTS (see Clinical Sessions options tab below) and not just models/animal jaws
• It takes you through the entire treatment sequence, offering you the opportunity to actually EXPERIENCE AND PERFORM ALL diagnostics, surgery, pre prosthetic phase management and final prosthodontics yourself
• You will see and treat the most COMMON CLINICAL SCENARIOS with STRAIGHTFORWARD implants that you are likely to encounter- a single missing tooth, small edentulous spans and the fully edentulous patient who is seeking an implant overdenture
• You will receive POST COURSE SUPPORT that will help you with treatment planning and execution. You will be mentored as you evolve, to provide dental implants to your patients
Plan the most common basic clinical situations with STRAIGHTFORWARD implants encountered in everyday dental practice:
Produce your own surgical guides with in office milling or printing and use guided surgery instrumentation
Use multiple types of implant planning software including Proguide Plan/RealGuide with free planning licenses.
Predictably perform guided surgery for single teeth, short edentulous spans and overdentures
Provide
Introduce effective maintenance protocols for your patients and prevent peri implant disease
Identify peri implant mucositis and periimplantitis and treat these conditions or refer them to a specialist
Manage consent and introduce patient shared decision making
Market your practice effectively as a implant solution providing practice
Interact with multiple specialists and providers for an interdisciplinary understanding of implantology and referral
Our first module in 2025-26 is planned for August 16-17, 2025 in Auckland. Please contact us first to express interest as course registration is subject to a telephonic interview. Please do not register until confirmation of acceptance is received. All future course modules will always be on a weekend to minimise time taken out of practice and will also begin late and end late on Day 1 and begin early and end early on Day 2 to allow participants to travel conveniently. Auckland is serviced by daily flights to and from multiple airports in Australia and New Zealand. Our future course module dates will be confirmed after Module 1, in consultation with all registered participants in order to allow early flight bookings and planning.
Modules 3,4,5 and 6 are conducted in Hamilton at The Ace Institute’s clinical facility in New Zealand as they have a clinical component. The clinical facility is located on an arterial road in Hamilton city and multiple motels are situated in close proximity to the venue. The clinical facility is also a fully functional dental practice with state of the art technology and an in house fully equipped dental laboratory. Hamilton is also centrally located and is a short one hour drive from Auckland Airport. Shuttle pick ups from the airport can be organised on request. Hamilton is also served by direct Air New Zealand flights from Wellington and Christchurch. Jetstar operates flights between Hamilton and the Gold Coast/Sydney in Australia.
A key part of the course is the structured table based series of hands on exercises/demonstrations and the primary purpose of these sessions is to prepare you for clinical/laboratory aspects of implantology and to ensure pre clinical competence.
Module 1: No hands on sessions
Module 2: CBCT based planning for guided surgery, 3D printing for surgical guides
Module 3: Soft tissue management and suturing workshop, Dummy implant insertion
Module 4: Basic Soft tissue augmentation on animal jaws
Module 5: Scanning/Impression making on models
Module 6: Socket grafting demonstration-model, Tack placement and Guided Bone Regeneration
Course fees are $11950 NZD plus GST (GST is charged only if applicable and is usually charged only to New Zealand participants) and are payable as a non refundable registration deposit of $1950 NZD plus GST to confirm a place on the course and thereafter in two equal parts of $5000 NZD plus GST – one part just before the commencement of the course and the other on invoice during the course.
Clinical course fees for onsite, in practice and extramural Clinical Sessions are listed separately in the Clinical Sessions Option tab.
Payment by internet banking should be made to New Zealand Bank Account number 06-0637-0778725-000 of The ACE Institute (ANZ Bank New Zealand).
If sending a payment internationally by bank transfer, please use ANZ’s SWIFT code : ANZBNZ22. If the other party requires an 11 digit SWIFT, use ANZBNZ22XXX.
Payment by credit card is accepted with an additional card fee surcharge and is directly available from this website.
Clinical Sessions to place STRAIGHTFORWARD implants:
Separate CPD hours are provided as applicable, for Clinical Sessions in New Zealand.
Option 1 only for New Zealand/Australia participants (Onsite at The ACE Institute Clinical Facility in Hamilton) : It is mandatory to complete the Implantology One on One ‘in person’ didactic course curriculum to undertake this option. There is alternatively the option to complete the Implantology One on One Hybrid Course ‘online’ course curriculum as well, if a participant wishes to do so. In this option, a participant treats patients at The ACE Institute’s clinical facility in Hamilton, New Zealand. Participants may treat either The Institute’s patients at no charge while bearing ALL costs OR a participant may choose to bring their own patients for treatment on the course (and charge them if they wish to), after prior approval OR do both, treat some of the Institute’s patients as well as bring their own patients. All dental implants, componentry, lab, sedation and stent costs are to be borne by participants. A consultant anaesthetist can be available for sedation during all surgical sessions on request at an additional cost. This option involves 4 clinical days at The Institute in conjunction with Modules 3,4,5 and 6 on a Monday. The total fees for this option is $8000 NZD plus GST (GST is charged only if applicable and is usually charged only to New Zealand participants) for all 4 clinical days together. 1 clinical day each is allocated to surgical placement, second stage surgery, prosthodontic records and prosthodontic delivery in Modules 3,4,5 and 6 respectively.
Option 2 for New Zealand/Australia participants (In Their Own Practice) : It is mandatory to complete the Implantology One on One ‘in person’ didactic course curriculum to undertake this option. There is alternatively the option to complete the Implantology One on One Hybrid Course ‘online’ course curriculum as well, if a participant wishes to do so. A participant may select this option in addition to Option 1 or as their ONLY option. In this option, a participant schedules an in practice clinical session at his/her practice in Australia or New Zealand and invites Course Faculty to their practice to mentor them when they treat their own patients. A maximum of three-four patients limited to any of the three clinical situations prescribed by the course, over an 8 hour clinical day (including 1 hour lunch), may be scheduled during these clinical sessions. Course Faculty will attend the sessions with an optional trained Dental Assistant who will demonstrate all aspects of Dental Assisting and Sterilization protocols for Implant procedures to the practice staff. A fixed per calendar day (or any part thereof) fee of $6000 NZD plus GST (GST is charged only if applicable and is usually charged only to New Zealand participants) applies towards this option. A participant is welcome to schedule as many clinical days as desired for various stages of the implant treatment process including surgical placement, second stage surgery, prosthodontic records and prosthodontic delivery. Additional costs apply for Course Faculty and Dental Assistant travel and accommodation, as incurred and necessary.
Option 3 for New Zealand/Australia/USA participants (Extramural Location in Chennai, India) : Please contact the Course Coordinator if you wish to consider this option.
It is mandatory to complete the Implantology One on One ‘in person’ didactic course curriculum to undertake this option with a DISCOUNTED fee. An Implantology One on One course participant may choose this option in addition to either Option 1 or 2 or both.
Course fees for this option is $14950 NZD plus GST (GST is charged only if applicable and is usually charged only to New Zealand participants) and is payable as a non refundable registration deposit of $4950 NZD plus GST to confirm a place on the clinical session and thereafter in two equal parts of $5000 NZD plus GST- one part after temporary local council registration is confirmed and the other on invoice just before the onsite session. The Course fees includes access to all teaching models, dummy implants, general dental consumables, dental implants, componentry, laboratory charges, radiological investigations, stents, local council registration fees, clinical sessions and 1 on 1 faculty supervision.
The Course fees does not include airfares, visa charges, accommodation and breakfast/dinner on course days.
Patient enrolment : All patients for treatment on the clinical sessions will be identified by the Department of Oral Implantology at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals. All patients will have to be treated in accordance with university and course protocols and local regulations that require stringent diagnosis and treatment planning. All patient treatment will be supervised by onsite faculty with a high faculty : student ratio that allows for individual attention. All patients will provide course prescribed full informed consent for their participation on the course.
Treatment Planning Sessions : Online and onsite sessions for treatment planning will precede the actual clinical sessions. While preliminary online sessions will involve only case discussions, onsite sessions will include surgical treatment planning in course prescribed software along with the fabrication of surgical guides for all patients. With the additional help of pre clinical hands on exercises with animal jaws and/or teaching models, all participants will then be prepared for their patient based surgical sessions.
Surgical and Restorative Sessions : All participants will place 10 implants in single, short edentulous span and overdenture situations. A participant will also restore 2 integrated implants using analog/digital protocols. The sessions will be conducted at the extramural hybrid course facility that can be viewed here. The sessions will extend across 1 week with 1 didactic day on Day 1 (Sunday) followed by 6 clinical days (Monday – Saturday) that will also involve time for surgical planning, guide fabrication and prosthodontic design. A surgical debrief session will be conducted at the end of every clinical day. The fee also includes access to the university library and the ability to observe other clinical cases in the Department of Implantology.
All participants must be registered with the Dental Board of Australia or the Dental Council of New Zealand or a US State Dental Board or a State Dental Council in India, as applicable. The extramural hybrid course facility will organize local temporary dental registration with the local Dental Council, as necessary.
