PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

COURSE STARTS: 21st September 2026
 
The programme is delivered as a blend of face-2-face practical training (Module 2) and tutor supported online learning via our dedicated VLE.

Module 1:  Patient Assessment & Treatment Planning
21 September 2026 - 25 October 2026
Online - VLE
Week 1:  Principles of dental implantology, implant surfaces & osseointegration
Week 2:  Patient assessment & radiographic imaging
Week 3:  CBCT in implant dentistry
Week 4:  Risk analysis, treatment planning & informed consent
Week 5:  Postoperative management & complications in implant dentistry
 
Module 2:  Practical Skills Week 
Date:  TBC
Location:  Cambridge
- CBCT evaluation & prosthodontic analysis
- Implant planning using CBCT software (Blue Sky Plan)
- Surgical euipment setup and operative asepsis
- Placement of dental implants into models
- Flap raising and suturing on pig jaws
- Open & closed tray impressions
- Fitting the prosthesis

Module 3:  Implant Restoration
2 November 2026 - 6 December 2026
Online - VLE
Week 1:  Evaluating osseointegration 
Week 2:  Occlusal terminology, assessment and function
Week 3:  Planning the prosthodontics - provisional & definitive restorations
Week 4:  Abutment design & selection
Week 5:  Long term maintenance & peri-implant pathology

Module 4:  Complex Cases & Augmentation
4 January 2027 - 7 February 2027
Online - VLE
Week 1:  Immediate, early & late implant placement
Week 2:  Principles of bone augmentation & GBR
Week 3:  Bone & soft tissue grafting and socket preservation
Week 4:  Platlet Rich Fibrin (PRF) 
Week 5: All-on-X and multi-implant restorations

Module 5:  Digital Implant Dentistry & Guided Surgery
22 February 2027 - 28 March 2027
Online - VLE
Week 1:  CBCT Level 1
Week 2:  Digitisation of the dentition & DICOM/STL stitching
Week 3:  Prosthetic & surgical digital planning 
Week 4:  3D printing & guided implant surgery
Week 5:  Putting it all together (course resume)
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Module 6:  Coursework - treatment planning simulated clinical cases (Beginners Pathway)*
5 April 2027 - 30 June 2027
Online - VLE
Weeks 1&2:  Treatment planning coursework - taking a history, assessing risk & record a diagnosis
Weeks 3-5:  Treatment planning coursework - digital prosthodontic & surgical planning
Weeks 6-8:  Treatment planning coursework - writing a treatment plan & formulating a consent document
Week 9&10:  Coursework assessment - formulating a long term maintenance plan
Weeks 11&12:  Professional reflection coursework assignment

*  Delegates on the Experienced Practitioner Pathway submit 6 Case Reports of their own past cases for Module 6