Understanding Basic and Advanced Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and Ridge Augmentation & Suturing Workshop
Pricing
TWO 2-DAY PROGRAMS
Intensive hands-on format equivalent to three days
Each attendee will perform each procedure up to 2 times
under supervision on pig jaws and other simulations
(Each attendee will perform up to 22 tasks)
Tuition fee per person:
Early Bird: $2095
(30 days prior to course)
Regular Price $2295
(Less than 30 days prior to course)
Registration fee includes continuing education credits. Payment by check, and credit cards are accepted. The fee, less a $100 per person enrollment charge will be refunded if cancellation is made more than thirty (30) days before the seminar. Cancellations received after thirty (30) days prior to the seminar will not be eligible for a refund. Make checks payable to Goldman Association Management. Register at: www.goldmandental.org or call 813-444-1011
Course #1
Understanding Basic and Advanced Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) and Ridge Augmentation
Guided Bone Regeneration and Ridge Augmentation have become routine procedures to enhance the functional, biological and aesthetic outcome of dental implants. This course will provide extensive hands-on exercises on anatomical models to prepare the general practitioner with the surgical skills necessary to perform GBR. The hands-on portion of the course will include lots of firsthand “over the shoulder” tips, tricks, and instructions. Special attention will be given to the selection of graft materials and membranes based on scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience. Participants will also perform exercises on the use of bone tacks and tenting screws.
Lecture Topic:
- Diagnosis and treatment planning for GBR and Ridge Augmentation
- Anatomical considerations to guided bone regeneration
- Criteria for appropriate donor bone graft and membrane selection
- Implant placement in compromised sites with simultaneous augmentation
- Use of radiographs and 3D imaging in GBR procedures
- Management of complications and post-operative care
Hands-on Exercises:
- Preparation of the recipient ridge
- (Appropriate flap design, and incisions for GBR to obtain tension-free flap closure)
- Management of compromised implant sites with horizontal and vertical augmentation
- Fixation of resorbable and non-resorbable membranes with and without bone tacks/screws
Hands-on Exercises:
- Gain an understanding of diagnosis and treatment planning for GBR and Ridge Augmentation with implants
- Recognize and define anatomical considerations to guided bone regeneration
- Define the criteria for appropriate donor bone graft and membrane selection
- Understand the use of 3D imaging in GBR procedures
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding on the management of complications and post-operative care
Course #2
Understanding Sutures and Flap Designs for General Dentists
The course consists of lectures and hands-on training on porcine mandibles
COURSE DESCRIPTON:
This course is under the direction of Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS, Clinical Associate Professor and full-time faculty at New York University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Prof. Wiedemann´s career consists of more than 25 years of surgical and educational experience in an academic setting and successfully operating a private practice providing the full spectrum of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant Dentistry. He has special interests in dental emergency care, pain management, minimal invasive surgical strategies and techniques of the full scope of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. He has acquired extensive expertise in implant surgery with multiple implant systems since 1995. He is well versed in innovative concepts of alveolar ridge augmentation and reconstruction and soft tissue regeneration, CBCT guided and piezo surgery. He is the author of many publications, speaker in national and international conferences on oral surgery and implantology related topics and serves on the editorial board of several renowned and peer reviewed scientific journals.
This course is under the direcaction of Thomas G. Wiedemann, MD, PhD, DDS Oral Surgery procedures are an integral part of everyday dental practice. General Dentists perform extractions, periodontal surgery and implant placements that often require specific suturing skills. However, some clinicians may experience challenges such as suture loosing, flap dehiscence, tearing, and the inability to stabilize flaps. Improper suturing can lead to complications and even treatment failures. Whether dentists have been practicing for years or a relatively short period of time mastering suturing and soft tissue management is an essential skill that will predictably improve the final post surgical results. The goal of this hands-on course is to train general dentists in predictable and correct suturing techniques and flap designs. Attendees will learn about different types of suture material and needle configuration and indications for their use. The hands-on portion of the course will include lots of firsthand “over the shoulder” tips, tricks, and instructions. Participants will be confident with different suture types and experience the exercise of the most commonly used suturing techniques and flaps in dental practice. Doctors at any level who are interested in improving their suturing skills will be provided with practical information on how to suture properly and improve surgical treatment outcomes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Comprehend predictable wound healing, suture mechanics and the importance of correct suturing
- Select the proper threads, needles, and hand instruments
- Know the armamentarium needed to facilitate surgical sutures in the mouth
- Understand why and how to choose a particular type or suture material
- Learn to perform and apply the most useful suturing techniques in divers clinical situations and understand the theory of these different suturing techniques in surgical exodontia, bone grafting, implants, clot and membrane stabilization, primary closure
- Discover how to avoid the most common suturing mistakes
- How to deal with suture challenges and complications
- Understand principles of wound healing and flap design
- Perform full-thickness and split-thickness flaps on a pig-jaw, including a GBR-procedure and the use of different types of classic and modern suture techniques as related to pre-implantological extractions
- Perform other frequent and common oral surgery procedures in the general dental practice
- Allow participants to refine and update all surgical skills
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
- Comprehend predictable wound healing, suture mechanics and the importance of correct suturing
- Select the proper threads, needles, and hand instruments
- Know the armamentarium needed to facilitate surgical sutures in the mouth
- Understand why and how to choose a particular type or suture material
- Learn to perform and apply the most useful suturing techniques in divers clinical situations and understand the theory of these different suturing techniques in surgical exodontia, bone grafting, implants, clot and membrane stabilization, primary closure
- Discover how to avoid the most common suturing mistakes
- How to deal with suture challenges and complications
- Understand principles of wound healing and flap design
- Perform full-thickness and split-thickness flaps on a pig-jaw, including a GBR-procedure and the use of different types of classic and modern suture techniques as related to pre-implantological extractions
- Perform other frequent and common oral surgery procedures in the general dental practice
- Allow participants to refine and update all surgical skills
Registration
Tempa, FL
June 13 , 2025
Venue
Le Méridien Dania Beach Hotel
1825 Griffin Road, Dania Beach, Florida, 33004
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About GEORGIOS E. ROMANOS DDS, PhD, Prof. Dr. med. dent.
Dr. Romanos is a Professor of Periodontology at Stony Brook University (SBU), School of Dental Medicine (SDM). Professor (Prof. Dr. med. dent.) of Oral Surgery/Implant Dentistry in Frankfurt, Germany; former Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Stony Brook University; Fully trained in Periodontics, Prosthodontics, and Oral Surgery in Germany and in the USA; Board Certified in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry in Germany; Diplomate by the American Board of Periodontology; Past President of the Academy of Osseointegration Foundation and the Implantology Research Group of the IADR; Fellow of American Association for Dental Research, the Academy of Osseointegration, Int. College of Dentists, ICOI, ITI Foundation, Pierre Fauchard Academy; American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Great of NY Academy of Prosthodontics, International Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics and the American College of Dentists. He has global educational and research activities and served as Visiting Professorship/ faculty in Brazil, Italy, Spain, Malaysia, and Utah/USA. He is the author of more than 450 publications, the top 2% of scientists worldwide according to the AD scientific index 2022, 2023; editor and co-editor in seven books; over 700 presentations worldwide; lecturer in more than 50 countries; Recipient of many scientific awards like the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). h-Index: 83; over 22,00 citations.
