The event will be held for the surgical and prosthetic weekends in Whitby at CIDN Location
513 Brock Street North, Whitby, L1N 4J1
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2025 DATES
Next Cycle:
Surgical Module: April 4-6 2025
Prosthetic Module: May 30-31 2025
Live Surgeries: TBD with individual doctors
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Option 1: Online Module ONLY: Receive 21 Category 2 RCDSO Points for implant competency.
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Option 2: Surgical+Prosthetic Track: Completion of Online Module,Surgical and Prosthetic Modules in addition to in person surgery qualifies you for 70 Category 2 RCDSO Points for surgical and prosthetic implant competency in Ontario.
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Option 3: Prosthetic Track ONLY: Completion of Online Module,Surgical(Days 1+2 only) and Prosthetic Modules qualifies you for 49 Category 2 RCDSO Points for prosthetic implant competency in Ontario.
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Why Choose Us?
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Led by expert faculty members with over 10 years of dental implant experience.
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Place implants as part of your training on your own patients.
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No hidden fees. The tuition covers all supplies and materials for the course.
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This is an AGD approved program. Successful completion of the course qualifies you to offer dental implants in Ontario.
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Objective of the Course
This internationally recognized and AGD/RCDSO-approved course will guide you through a comprehensive surgical and restorative protocol. In addition to developing these surgical skills, participants will also learn how to:
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Treatment plan and case-selection for success
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CBCT interpretation
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Surgical flaps and suturing
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Socket preservation techniques
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Implant placement
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Implant restoration
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Implant occlusion
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Implant complications and their management
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How to communicate with patients to increase case acceptance
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Dental photography
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How to optimize marketing strategies for practice growth
Being mindful of emerging technologies to assist modern dental clinics to operate more efficiently, participants will have the opportunity to learn both the conventional workflow as well as a digital workflow to provide quality care for patients.
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Course Overview
The course will cover digital and conventional implant placement and each participant will experience both surgical and restorative procedures using both digital and conventional methodologies.
Successful completion of this course will give participants all required CE points to meet the RCDSO requirements for placing and restoring implants.
This course is intended for dentists who have never placed implants, who would like to gain more hands on knowledge of implants, and those who would like to learn more about digital workflow with implant placement and restoration.
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Who is this course for?
This AGD/RCDSO-approved program is aimed at clinicians who are:
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Are new to implant dentistry and want to incorporate implant dentistry into their practice
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Have a thorough understanding of implant therapy but would like to review their clinical knowledge and obtain more supervised, hands-on experience in both simulation settings and live patients
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Seasoned practitioners in implant dentistry who would like to expand their practice with using a digital workflow to increase efficiency and decrease treatment cost for patients
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Licensed Outside of Ontario?
If you are a dentist licensed outside of Ontario please contact the Registration Department at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) You will require a full license in Ontario in order to work on live patient surgeries.
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Cancellation Policy
After you have registered for a course, we consider your registration to be a firm commitment for you to attend. Last-minute participant substitutions are difficult to arrange, although we understand emergency situations may arise that will affect your attendance.
We have established the following policy in case of course cancellation:
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Written notice must be given for course cancellation.
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If cancellation is made more than 60 days before the program date, 100% of the tuition is eligible for refund.
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If cancellation is made more than 30 days but less than 60 days from the program date, 50% tuition is eligible for refund.
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Cancellations made under 30 days from the program date will be allowed to reschedule for a new course date or given credit to be put towards future courses.
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Faculty
Dr. Mark Bishara
Dr. Mark Bishara completed his undergraduate studies in medical biophysics, at the University of Western Ontario and was a gold medal recipient as top graduate of his program. He went on to complete his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Since graduating, he practices in the Durham region with a focus on digital workflow, dental implants, bone grafting material regeneration and tissue regeneration. He currently collaborates with members of the Miron Lab in the United States on tissue regeneration utilizing Platelet Rich Fibrin(PRF). He is a published author on PRF , immediate dental implants and clinical applications. He is the President and founder of the Canadian Implant Dentistry Network, Canada’s largest online implant community. He is on the advisory board of Spectrum Implants, the only peer reviewed implant journal in Canada as the Implants Product Review Editor.
Dr. Mark Bishara is an active lecturer with the Toronto Implant Academy on dental implants and is a published author on topics such as PRF treatment and dental implants, here are links to some of his publications (full article downloads available on request)
1-Use of platelet-rich fibrin in regenerative dentistry: a systematic review.
2-Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Soft Tissue Wound Healing: A Systematic Review.
3-Cutting-Edge Implant Rehabilitation Design and Management: A Tapered Abutment Approach.
4-Basics of Platelet-Rich Fibrin Therapy.
5-Soft-Tissue Grafting Techniques Associated With Immediate Implant Placement.
Dr. Richard Miron
Dr. Richard Miron is currently an affiliated Professor in the department of Periodontology at the University of Bern in Switzerland where he performed his PhD. He also serves as a visiting professor in 3 dental schools including in Wuhan, China (Oral Implantology) UIC in Barcelona, Spain (Oral Surgery), and previously as an Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From 2015-2016, he served as the head of the Oral Biology Laboratory at one of the highest ranking dental school’s in the world (University of Bern, Switzerland) under Chairs Professor Anton Sculean (Periodontology) and Daniel Buser (Oral Surgery). He completed his undergraduate degree and Masters in Cell Biology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology and a dr. med. dent. thesis at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Laval, Canada. He has currently published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in the top ranking dental and biomaterials journals and is the primary editor of two textbooks.
His main research interests involve the use of growth factors used for bone and periodontal regeneration, osteoinductive bone grafting materials; collagen barrier membranes and guided bone regeneration in implant dentistry. Dr. Miron is widely considered one of the top young investigators in the field of implant dentistry having recently been awarded many internationally recognized prizes including the International Team for Implantology (ITI) Andre Schroeder Prize (2016), the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) Young Investigator of the Year in the field of Implant Dentistry (2015), the Canadian IADR Hatton Award recipient (2015), and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Young Investigator Grant Award (2014).
Dr. Miron and Dr. Joseph Choukroun recently edited a 15 chapter textbook titled: “Platelet Rich Fibrin in Regenerative Dentistry: Biological Background and Clinical Indications” gathering collaborations from 20 co-authors from around the globe. Furthermore, a second textbook titled: “Next Generation Biomaterials for Bone and Periodontal Biomaterials” is currently underway in collaboration with Dr. Yufeng Zhang. Together they have formed one of the strongest regenerative labs in the dental field focused on the development of new biomaterials utilized in dentistry introduced to the markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Ehab Moussa
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Dr. Moussa obtained his Bachelors degree in dentistry from Alexandria University, Egypt. He then joined his father in a specialty practice focusing on dental implant rehabilitation. In 2012 Dr. Moussa joined the periodontics fellowship program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Following which he pursued a Masters degree and residency in periodontics at CWRU.
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In 2016 Dr. Moussa joined the implant restoration fellowship program at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently maintains a full time position in private practice limited to periodontal surgery and dental implant rehabilitation.
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Dr Moussa has lectured nationally and internationally on topics that include; Hard and soft tissue augmentation around implants, periodontal-plastic surgery, and immediate implant placement strategies.
Dr. Bart Silverman
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Dr. Bart Silverman graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1982 Summa Cum Laude and received his doctorate in Dental Medicine in 1986 from Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. School of Dentistry, where he was a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. He completed his Oral and Maxillofacial residency at Westchester County Medical Center in 1989 and was chief resident in his final year. He is in private practice limited to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in New City, N.Y. and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology. He has been lecturing in the field of implant dentistry for over 25 years. Dr. Silverman is an attending Physician at Westchester County Medical Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Clinical Associate Professor at New York Medical College, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery New York University School of Dentistry and Surgical Director of NYU Post Grad Continuing Education Dental Implant Program. He is also an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Roseman School of Dentistry. Director of Roseman University Maxicourse in Implant Dentistry. Director and CEO BWS Dental Seminars.
Dr. Katya Archambault
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Dr. Katya Archambault is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist from UCLA. She also received a Certificate in Implant Dentistry from NYU after studying for two years from 2007 to 2009. She got her dental degree from Laval University and did a Certificate in Microbiology at that same university. She owns the private practice San Diego Dental Health Center in La Jolla California. She also has an appointment at UCSD as a clinical instructor within the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology and in the Plastic Surgery Department. Her clinical interests are in Pathophysiology and Radiologic interpretation of the Maxillofacial Complex, Maxillofacial Radiology, Sleep Apnea, and Airway Evaluation, TMJ, Soft and Hard tissue reconstructive Surgery, implantology and navigation procedures. She is an international lecturer, published into journals and received several awards over the years. Dr. Archambault is also a Diplomate of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Academy of Osteointegration and International Congress of Oral Implantology