The key principles to master for advanced hard and soft tissue techniques

This webinar is aimed at dentists with an interest in implants who want to check in on their level of experience in performing hard and soft tissue augmentation procedures.

This one hour session will encompass a 40 minute presentation and the opportunity for Q&A on the fundamental skills that should be mastered before progressing to more complex bone grafting and soft tissue augmentation techniques which are often necessary for successful implant placement. Take this opportunity to understand the key principles in hard and soft tissue grafting. Learn how to progress and apply these principles to more complex procedures such as horizontal and vertical bone augmentation and the Sausage Technique.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this webinar, delegates should have a deeper understanding on the following key principles:

The biological concepts behind these procedures and what biologic materials to use in each case
Treating vertical defects
How to achieve horizontal bone augmentation
How to re-establish the soft tissue after augmentation.

Speaker: Nik Vourakis

Nikolas is a Senior Implant and Restorative Surgeon in private clinics in London and Edinburgh. His special interest and main qualifications are in Oral Surgery and Oral Implantology while he has wide experience in all areas of Aesthetic Dentistry. He has been a practising Dental Surgeon since 2005 after graduating from the prestigious Military Academy Medical School at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Nikolas started his training in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the 401 Military Hospital in Athens, Greece. As a military officer, he then went on to serve as a team leader in a field hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan - an experience which shaped his commitment and dedication to his chosen field. On returning to Greece, he furthered his training completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Oral Implantology from the University of Athens, Greece and a Master of Science Degree in Oral Surgery/Implantology from Göethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. He recently obtained an Advanced Surgical Master Curriculum in Regenerative Implant Dentistry next to Dr Istvan Urban in Budapest, Hungary. Nikolas is lecturing about Implants and Regenerative Dentistry and he is holding a programme for introducing and mentoring dentists in Implant Dentistry. He is a Member of the Association of Dental Implantology and the International Team for Implantology.

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This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity fully complies with the CPD requirements of the General Dental Council. FMC certifies this activity for one hour of enhanced CPD in the subject of The key principles to master for advanced hard and soft tissue techniques.

This CPD meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcome C.