GBR (advanced level) practical – theoretical courses is designed for clinicians who already perform implant or regenerative procedures and want to refine technique, predictability, and decision-making in Guided Bone Regeneration. Across an intensive blend of lectures, case walkthroughs, and hands-on exercises, you’ll review contemporary evidence, material selection, and flap design, then apply protocols on models to master membrane handling, defect stabilization, and tension-free closure. Live case discussions focus on risk assessment, managing thin biotypes, dehiscence/fenestration defects, and peri-implant deficiencies. You’ll leave with step-by-step checklists, suturing workflows, and troubleshooting strategies you can implement immediately in daily practice.
Learning objectives
- Select grafts, membranes, and fixation strategies based on defect morphology and patient risk.
- Plan incisions, flap release, and periosteal scoring to achieve tension-free primary closure.
- Perform stable augmentation: particulate packing, membrane shaping, tacking/pinning, and suturing.
- Prevent and manage complications (early exposure, infection, soft-tissue shortcomings).
- Integrate GBR with simultaneous or staged implant placement and prosthetic timelines.
Who should attend / prerequisites
Experienced implant dentists, periodontists, and oral surgeons with prior surgical experience. Familiarity with basic GBR principles and sterile field management is expected.
Format & materials
Hybrid theory + hands-on (model/animal-tissue practice). All instruments, membranes, and biomaterials provided. Participants receive laminated chairside protocols, suture charts, and a complication checklist.
Duration & credits
1 full day (≈8 CPD/CE hours). Certificate of completion provided.
Outcomes
Participants finish with repeatable GBR workflows, improved soft-tissue management, and a personalized action plan for the next 10 clinical cases.