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June 2015 — Vol. 10, No. 6 www.dental-tribune.com IMPLANT TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Implant Newspaper · U.S. Edition Dear Grad, C ongratulations on your tremen- dous accomplishment! We have learned a lot over the years as individual practitioners, profes- sors and a collective board, and now we offer some important tips to you as you go out into the dental world. Our top 10 tips for new dental graduates 1) Learning never stops. Always stay a student. Find a mentor, or mentors, you can turn to when you need advice. Read at least a few peer-reviewed journals to keep on top of current thinking. 2) Dentistry humbles even the best. Be critical of your work and learn from your mistakes so you can do it better next time. Likewise, you should celebrate your successes along the way. 3) Be part of a team you trust. Foster mutually beneficial relationships with your colleagues — both general dentists and specialists — and communicate con- stantly with them in order to provide op- timal patient care. 4) Make treatment decisions based on WIDOM. WIDOM is an acronym for An open letter from the AO to this year’s new dental graduates ” See GRADUATE, page D2 California Implant Institute presents live patient surgical courses in Mexico By California Implant Institute Staff T he California Implant Institute is pleased to present five-day, Level I and Level II comprehensive live patient surgical externship cours- es in Baja California, Mexico, this year. Level I course Attendees of the Level I course will imple- ment step-by-step implant surgical proto- cols on live patients under the supervision of Louie Al-Faraje, DDS, and additional fac- ulty. The five-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 externship, at- tendees will have smoother transition from the classroom to surgically placing implants in their own offices. All patients are carefully selected by the California Implant Institute faculty, and CT scans are provided for all patients. During the most recent program, 15 par- ticipants placed more than 170 implants, including immediate and computer-guid- ed placements, and performed multiple bone-grafting procedures. Level II course Attendees of the Level II course will in A look at surgical implant placement by recent partici- pants of the live patient surgical courses provided by the California Implant Institute. Photo/Provided by California Implant Institute” See INSTITUTE, page D2 Congratulations, new dental graduates! Photos/www.freeimages.com