Course Director

The instructors for this course have no relevant financial relationships to disclose but are receiving reasonable honoraria for this presentation. Instructor honoraria is provided by Hiossen Implant.

Dr. Joon Han MS, DDS, FACP

Course Director

Course Objectives and Goals:

This course is a one day course where attending dentists will have understanding the concept, treatment planning, and surgical/ restorative sequences/protocols of Implant supported dentures using locators. The hands-on will review impression and conversion techniques of locator abutments for your denture.

At the conclusion of this course, participants will have gained a greater understanding of the necessary skills, techniques, instruments, and materials that are required for implant supported overdenture using locator abutments.

Presentation topics include:

• TREATMENT PLANNING FOR IMPLANT SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE for overdentures
  • Understand the various factors which affect the treatment planning
• MAXILLARY TREATMENT PLANNING
  • Understand ideal implant position and number for the maxillary edentulous arch
• MANDIBULAR TREATMENT PLANNING
  • Understand ideal implant position and number for the mandibular edentulous arch
• REVIEW VARIOUS TYPES OF LOCATOR ABUTMENTS
  • Understand Implication of different Locator Abutments.
• LOCATOR ABUTMENT SELECTION
  • – Understand how to select proper height for locator abutments.