The gIDE DVD Curriculum Packages are designed for the dental professional seeking comprehensive information in particular discipline. Learn from the world renowned teachers and clinicians on topics that compliment one another.

A complete clinical CE course of 24 hours to get a restorative and surgical office trained with the placement and restoration of Osseointegrated implants. This course is intended as an entry and intermediate level of training for the general dentist to increase surgical and restorative implant experience or for the surgical specialist to increase restorative and surgical experience. The course is part of a complete web-based program with the intention to receive a certificate of completion after passing an exam.

In the last decade, with the research that has been carried out in bone physiology, biomaterials, implant design, and load distribution factors, uncertainty has given way to confidence in long-term predictability and success of dental implants. Still, as full-time practicing dentists, we are constantly striving to deliver better service to our patients through improved surgical and prosthetic techniques, while causing the least amount of discomfort, inconvenience, and cost. In this very competitive world, patients are demanding better final aesthetic results. To achieve these goals, we sometimes have to look beyond traditional protocol for implant dentistry. Nothing is carved in stone. The course will challenge you to unlock the creative thinker in yourself and help you explore new and creative paths.

The purpose of the Continuum is to develop a select group of Restorative and Surgical Dental Teams who will commit to a long-term plan of interactive education and skill development in advanced implant reconstruction. The Continuum will involve guided study, group presentation and participation, live surgery observation, hands-on training, photography, comprehensive problem assessment and treatment planning.

Daniela Nardi Mancuso, MS, DDS, et al assess treatment outcomes of implant-retained dentures versus conventional dentures in terms of masticatory efficiency, stability, and patient satisfaction. After reading this article, the individual will learn the factors affecting occlusion, masticatory efficiency, stability, and patient satisfaction in implant-retained dentures and conventional dentures, and comparative masticatory efficiency, stability, and retention of implant-retained dentures versus conventional dentures.