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education Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2015C16 California Implant Institute to present four-day comprehensive, live patient surgical externship courses in Mexico By California Implant Institute Staff T he California Implant Institute is pleased to present four-day, Level I and Level II comprehen- sive live patient surgical extern- ship courses in Baja California, Mexico, throughout 2015. Level I course Attendees of the Level I course will im- plement step-by-step implant surgical protocols on live patients under the su- pervision of Dr. Louie Al-Faraje and ad- ditional faculty. The four-day course will include eight hours of lectures on diagnosis and treat- ment planning of implant cases (around two hours each morning). Each attendee will place 10-15 implants and assist with multiple implants on live patients. Course participants will increase their knowledge and skill in the areas of flap design, alveoloplasty, implant placement, bone grafting and suturing techniques. Upon completion of the ex- ternship, attendees will have smoother transition from the classroom to surgi- cally placing implants in their own of- fices. All patients are carefully selected by the California Implant Institute faculty, and CT scans are provided for all pa- tients. During the last program, 15 par- ticipants placed more than 170 implants, including immediate and computer- guided placements, and performed mul- tiple bone-grafting procedures. Level II course Attendees of the Level II course will in- crease their knowledge and skill level in the areas of advanced implant surgical techniques, including lateral-window sinus lifting, maxillary and mandibu- lar ridge expansions, CT graft and block grafting. Level II participants will work also with Piezotome and CO2 laser units, which are available at each Level II work- ing station. Attendees will accelerate their learning curve and add advanced implant-related surgical procedures to their practice. Upcoming courses The live patient surgical externship in Mexicoisprovidedfourtimesayear.Each of the Level I and Level II programs offer 32 C.E. credits. Complete information on the externship, including tuition, tes- timonials, staff bios, accommodations and location can be found on the Cali- fornia Implant Institute website at www. implanteducation.net, by calling (858) 496-0574 or by requesting information via e-mail at info@implanteducation. net. Academic director Louie Al-Faraje, DDS, is a private practi- tioner as well as the founder and direc- tor of the California Implant Institute, which conducts a one-year fellowship program in implant dentistry. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Im- plant Dentistry and a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implan- tologists and the American Board of Oral Implantology. He is the author of three Quintessence textbooks and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Oral Implantology (JOI). Al-Faraje lectures na- tionally and internationally. Above, Dr. Louie Al-Faraje, founder and director of the California Implant Institute, which conducts a one-­year fellowship program in implant dentistry. At left, a look at surgical implant placement by recent participants of the live patient surgical courses provided by the California Implant Institute. Photos/Provided by California Implant Institute ‘Upon completion of the externship, attendees will have smoother transition from the classroom to surgically placing implants in their own offices.’ Students of any level can benefit from the variety and depth of courses taking place in Baja California, Mexico

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