Alveolar Ridge Preservation Grafting For The Practicing Dentist
With TBS Dental Clinical Director Dr. Scott Ganz, DMD
Birmingham, AL
Friday, April 11
8:00 - 2:00 PM CT
$195
Want to preserve bone volume for successful tooth replacement therapy? Join Dr. Scott Ganz for this TBS Hands-On Clinic on how to master ARP grafting.
This comprehensive hands-on workshop will dive into why ridge resorption occurs after tooth extraction and how to prevent it with alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) grafting. Dr. Ganz will guide you through essential techniques for minimally traumatic tooth extraction, graft placement, and the use of membranes and sutures. You’ll leave with practical skills to protect bone volume, improve implant success, and increase practice profitability, all while gaining hands-on experience in ARP techniques.
Advanced Implant EducationLocation:
Patterson Dental Birmingham Branch | 289 B Cahaba Valley Pkwy N. | Pelham, AL 35124
6 CE Credits
$195 - 30 Seats Available
Course Objectives
- Understand why alveolar ridge resorption occurs after extraction.
- Learn the steps that should be taken to minimize ridge resorption following tooth removal.
- Become exposed to the various types of bone graft, barrier membrane, and suture material that can be used for ARP.
- Be able to present to your patients the need for ARP if a dental implant will be placed to replace the extracted tooth.
- Understand the financial aspects and benefits of incorporating alveolar ridge preservation grafting into your practice.
- Have hands-on experience in the techniques of minimally traumatic tooth removal utilizing specially designed extraction instruments.
- Learn how to prepare an extraction socket to maximize the success of an ARP.
- Practice the techniques of ARP, including preparation and placement of the bone graft and barrier membrane, as well as suturing techniques.
Course Overview
Replacement of an extracted tooth with a dental implant has begun to be the procedure of choice over a fixed bridge. It allows for easier hygiene, bone maintenance, and avoids having to prepare adjacent teeth. Once a tooth is removed, there is no longer functional stress on the alveolar bone, so it tends to resorb over the first 6 months and beyond. This can create an unfavorable situation if a dental implant is to be placed in the site, where the bone volume is inadequate to place a successful fixture. This can be prevented by the process of alveolar ridge preservation grafting, which has been shown to reduce post-extraction ridge resorption and maintain bone volume.
This course covers the biologic basis of ridge resorption and teaches the clinician about the proper techniques, materials, and tools needed to successfully maintain alveolar ridge volume so that a dental implant can be placed. Following the didactic portion of the course, we will break into a hands-on session utilizing minimally traumatic tooth extraction techniques, how to prepare and place a ridge preservation graft, place a membrane, and suture in place.
Dr. Scott Ganz, DMD
Co-Director of AIE
Dr. Scott D. Ganz graduated from the UMDNJ - NJ Dental School, now Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. He then completed a 3-year specialty program in Maxillofacial Prosthetics at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ganz is well-published in various scientific and professional journals, has contributed to 14 scientific textbooks, an delivers presentations globally on the Prosthetic and Surgical phases of Implant Dentistry, & 3-D Imaging Technologies. Dr. Ganz is considered one of the world's leading experts in the field of Computer Utilization for Diagnostic, CBCT, Treatment Planning Application Software, and CAD CAM Technology.
Dr. Ganz has been a featured speaker for numerous organizations including AO, AAOMS, AAMP, ICOI, ACP, AAID, EAO, AACD, & ASDA. Dr. Ganz serves as Editor-n-Chief for Cone Beam International Magazine of Cone Beam Dentistry, and the Associate Editor Implant Dentistry and others. Dr. Ganz's book, “An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Dental Implants” available in both English and Spanish, has received wide acclaim as the standard in patient education texts. Dr. Ganz is presently on staff at Hackensack University Medical Center and at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Deptartment of Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Ganz has served as an industry consultant for dental implants, imaging, and the high technology arena for the past 28 years. Dr. Ganz is a Past President of the N.J. Section of the ACP, past President of the Computer Aided Implantology Academy (CAI Academy) and currently the Co-Director of Advanced Implant Education (AIE) - providing hands-on live surgery programs in the US and international venues www.handsonsurgery.org. Dr. Ganz maintains a private practice for Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and Implant Dentistry in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
