ONLINE THEORY PROGRAM

COURSE STARTS: 22nd September 2025
 
Four of the Diploma modules cover the Online Theory component of the course, which is delivered via the Academy's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).  These modules are outlined below:

Module 1:  Patient Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
Starts 22 September 2025
Week 1:  Assessing the patient
Week 2:  Introduction to CBCT
Week 3:  CBCT interpretation
Week 4:  Prosthodontic and surgical planning
Week 5:  Treatment options and consent 

Module 3:  Implant prosthodontics & occlusion
Starts 10 November 2025
Week 1:  Prosthodontic and laboratory protocols
Week 2:  Occlusal terminology and function
Week 3:  Occlusal assessment
Week 4:  Planning the prosthodontics
Week 5:  Implications of prosthodontics and occlusion in implant dentistry

Module 4:  Basic sciences related to implant dentistry
5 January 2026 
Week 1:  Discovery & surgical protocols
Week 2:  Bone biology, physiology and pathology
Week 3:  Implant surfaces and osseointegration
Week 4:  Surgical asepsis and antimicrobial cover
Week 5:  Soft tissue healing and peri-implant pathology

Module 5:  Evidence based dentistry
23 February 2026
Week 1:  Introduction to EBD
Week 2:  Methodology and basic statistics
Week 3:  Trials of interventions and diagnostic tests
Week 4:  Qualitative studies
Week 5:  Systematic reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines
 

The theory program runs from September 2025 to March 2026​

Online assessment is by coursework and end of module essays.