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. B Octavio Elizondo

Course Director

Presentation topics include:

Success with second stage procedures such as socket preservation utilizing todays bone graft and resorbable membraneproducts in a competitive insurance driven market.

This course is intended for the general dentist who wishes to increase their knowledge and enhance their practice with predictable techniques for ridge preservation with guided bone and simultaneous soft tissue regeneration with the usage of a unique resorbable membrane.

Course Objectives:

• Indications for socket preservation
• Extract teeth with minimal bone loss and trauma
• The stages of wound healing and bone biology
• The various types of bone graft materials available and where to use them
• The types of barrier membranes available for soft tissue regeneration
• How to prepare the site for the bone graft material
• To securely suture the membrane for optimal healing and soft tissue regeneration
• Post-op care and follow-up
• How to predictably perform bone grafting and socket preservation with soft tissue regeneration by using membranes
• The CDT codes for grafting and membrane reimbursement