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Implant fundamentals from the Italian Academy of Osseointegration — biology, planning, primary stability, soft tissue and socket preservation
Produced by the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), Fundamentals of Implant Dentistry Course gathers thirteen Italian and Swedish-trained speakers — including Massimo Simion, Giovanni Zucchelli, Tiziano Testori, Daniele Cardaropoli and Cristiano Tomasi — in six modules and 17 lessons (13 h 04 min). It revisits the principles that decide long-term implant success, from peri-implant microbiology and graft predictability to insertion torque, keratinised tissue and ridge preservation.
- 6modules
- 17lessons
- 13 h 04 minof video
- 13speakers
What you’ll be able to do
- Keep peri-implant tissues healthy through plaque control and professional maintenance
- Judge how predictable a given graft or biomaterial is before relying on it
- Match the surgical protocol and loading time to bone type and implant surface
- Plan, achieve and measure primary stability, including insertion and failure torque
- Thicken keratinised and supracrestal soft tissue surgically and shape it with provisionals
- Select between ridge preservation and socket shield after extraction
Inside the course
Biological ground rules
The opening module looks at why implants fail, how readily peri-implant tissue is colonised by bacteria, and what home and in-office hygiene must achieve. It then weighs bone grafts for rebuilding missing volume against the evidence for their predictability.
Planning and placement
Two lessons set high-profile clinicians’ treatment plans side by side. The placement module stresses respect for bone regeneration biology, surface choice, bone-type-specific drilling and waiting times, with procedures explained step by step.
Stability and soft tissue
Micromovement, mechanical and biological factors and bone-quality diagnosis are linked to practical ways of raising primary stability. The soft-tissue module defines keratinised and supracrestal tissue, explains their effect on hygiene and aesthetics, and shows augmentation surgery and provisional-driven contouring.
Post-extraction sites
The final module covers socket healing and microbiology, biomaterial indications, alveolar ridge preservation and the biological basis and execution of the socket shield technique, contrasting long-followed protocols with newer approaches still awaiting long-term data.
Built for
- Dentists starting implant surgeryA structured foundation in the biology behind every placement.
- Experienced implantologistsA refresher that compares current views on stability, soft tissue and extraction sites.
- Periodontists and hygienistsPeri-implant health and maintenance are treated as core topics, not an afterthought.
Curriculum
Module 1: Biological, Anatomical, and Microbiological Foundations of Implant Placement (2 h 16 min) 3 lessons
- How to keep peri-implant tissue healthy
- Microbiological principles: past & present
- Predictability criteria for grafts and biomaterials
Module 2: Treatment planning: comparison between high-profile clinicians (1 h 40 min) 2 lessons
- Treatment planning (part 1)
- Treatment planning (part 2)
Module 3: How to perform a correct implant placement (2 h 30 min) 2 lessons
- Fundamental principles for successful implant placement
- Decision-making clinical criteria for a correct implant placement
Module 4: Primary Stability: Systematic approaches to plan and achieve success (2 h 15 min) 3 lessons
- The primary stability in implant osseointegration
- Advanced Protocols and Clinical Key Factors for Implant Success
- Systematic approach to achieve primary stability and to diagnose bone quality
Module 5: How to manage peri-implant soft tissue (2 h 06 min) 3 lessons
- Peri-implant soft tissue from A to Z
- Surgical techniques for soft tissue augmentation around dental implants
- Optimizing peri-implant soft tissue with provisionals
Module 6: How to preserve alveolar volume in post-extraction sites: the biological basis (2 h 10 min) 4 lessons
- Microbiological aspects and healing process in post-extraction sites
- Which materials for ridge preservation? Biology, anatomy and much more
- Alveolar Ridge Preservation
- Socket Shield Technique: biological foundations and practical implementation
Before you buy
Were the lectures recorded in English?
The speakers lectured in Italian; the course has been fully dubbed into English, so voices are not the presenters’ own.
Is this a hands-on surgical course?
It is a lecture series on principles. Surgical steps are explained, but it does not replace supervised placement training.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course, English dubbing |
|---|---|
| Producer | Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO) |
| Instructors | Massimo Simion, Giovanni Zucchelli, Tiziano Testori and 10 others |
| Contents | 6 modules · 17 lessons |
| Duration | 13 h 04 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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