This course centres around live patient care and mentored surgical experiences. For the student, this means real patients, real surgery and real education. This curriculum rewards hard work and supports students with high levels of personal attention. Small classes ensure plenty of interaction with faculty. Our graduates place implants successfully in their practices.
VIEW COURSE DETAILS We do 20-24 surgeries per day, with 10 to 12 in the morning and 10 to 12 in the afternoon (except on Saturdays). Doctor’s assist each other chair-side where they learn by watching and offering assistance in this hands-on dental implant training.
Daily, we review and discuss the surgeries from the previous day and prepare for surgeries in the following morning session. Clinicians are always enthusiastic and excited to see themselves and their peers successfully place implants. These surgeries offer valuable points for discussion and review, all performed in a residency seminar-type format
If you elect not to come to our clinic, you can have us come to YOU! We will do an "IN YOUR OFFICE" hands-on implant training. It offers 1-on-1 Surgical Experience, instead of at the Foundry Dental Center for your course requirement.
While many courses for learning implant dentistry are available, hardly any hands-on dental implant course is so comprehensive in scope. Alabama Implant Education is committed to providing quality education with University-based lecturers. Our goal is to effectively train dentists in the appropriate use of dental implants, so that patients may be well served with this state-of-the-art technology.
Basics - treatment planning, medical evaluation, cone beam CT analysis
Socket Grafting - basic site development, socket grafting, biology of wound healing, osseointegration
Mandibles - treating the edentulous mandible, overdenture protocols, managing post-operative pain
Complications - complications and medical emergencies, advanced wound closure
Maxillae - treating the edentulous maxillae, implant placement and restorations, bone density, effective treatment plans
Ridge Width - grafting materials, techniques for site development, block graft overview, titanium mesh and membranes
Sinus Grafting - sinus anatomy and biology, augmentation techniques, intra-osseous sinus lift procedures
CBCT Surgery - Using CBCT for guided implant placement, flapless surgical protocols, milled abutments - Hands-On Implant placement/Hands-on Suturing techniques/Biomechanics
The students understand the procedure first. Later on, they implement it step-by-step by using this practical knowledge.
Instant and valuable feedback from specialists during the practice makes it more effective. It gives a better edge to the quality of service being delivered by dentists in real-life cases.
Experience can only come from more and more practice. Live training offers opportunities to gain experience. However, it goes a step ahead by giving valuable feedback on correcting the approach. Learning from the mistake, clarifying doubts and queries lead towards expertise.
Get the training and mentoring from specialists who are focused on sharing their knowledge and expertise through live sessions.
Dr. McCracken currently serves as a Professor at The University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from The University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at The University of Alabama Birmingham. Also, he earned a Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering for research related to growth factors and healing of implants in compromised hosts. His past roles with the University include serving as Director of Pre- Doctoral Implant Education, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics and Director of the UAB Implant Training Program. Dr. McCracken lectures Nationally and Internationally on topics relating to implant dentistry and the restoration of complex dental patients. He is known for his ability to explain difficult concepts in a practical way, and for a realistic approach toward continuing education. He lectures in an entertaining and relaxed manner, and makes the topics useful and real.
Dr. Guy Rosenstiel is a graduate of the UAB School of Dentistry, and completed a residency in general dentistry at the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Rosenstiel has a passion for continuing education. He has completed coursework in dental anesthesiology, dental implants, endodontics, and CAD/CAM restorations. He earned a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2007. Dr. Rosenstiel has built a successful private practice with a strong emphasis on dental implants. He brings a wealth of practical experience with him to this course, including insight on how to implement dental implants into a private practice setting, and how to manage the business aspects of implant dentistry. He has served as President of the Alabama Academy of General Dentistry, and teaches part-time at the UAB School of Dentistry. Dr. Rosenstiel is active as a faculty member in the LMC sponsored AEGD program at the Foundry Dental Center, where he also teaches IV sedation.
Dr. Jonathan Ouellette, a Brevard County, Florida native, received his undergraduate degree and dental training at the University of Javeriana. He then returned to the United States and attended a two-year AEGD at the University of Florida. He then completed an additional GPR with the focus in implant dentistry at the Lutheran Medical Center “The Foundry” in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ouellette returned to Florida and opened his dental practice in Orlando with a focus on implants and implant restorations. He is also a loving husband to his wonderful wife Kimberly and now a father to their three amazing children, Jack, Wyatt and Charlotte. When he is not at the office or spending time with his family, you can find him at the golf course trying to perfect his game. Dentistry has truly been his lifelong passion and he hopes he can not only continue to help his patients but also help the next generation of doctors to find the love and passion they need to practice dentistry.
