Global Dental Mentorship

MIT Course Description:

Mentorship and Implant Training (MIT) encompasses an online and on-demand component to cover the didactic content. Watch the recorded lessons Anytime and Anywhere. In-person hands-on training is included with the course fee, as well as a 12 month mentorship to support implementation of implant treatment into your practice. Several hands-on locations and dates are available for your convenience.

Course mentorship:

Prosthetic Curriculum:

Dr. David Powell DMD, Msc(Prostho), FRCD(C)

Dr. Jonathan Ng BMedSc, DDS, MSc, Dip Pros, FRCD(C)

Surgical Curriculum:   

Dr. Lesley David DDS, Dip OMFS, FRCD(C) 

Dr. Avi Shelemay DDS, MSc(Perio), FRCD(C)

Surgical Curriculum

1. Prior to surgery:

A. The patient consultation appointment

B. Review of medical history

C. Examination

D. Records

E. Diagnosis and treatment planning

F. Checklist

2. Day of surgery:

A. Room setup and preparation

B. Patient setup

C. The surgical procedure

3. Post-surgery:

A. Post-operative instructions

B. Management of complications

C. Maintenance of dental implants

D. Parameters for success

Prosthetic Curriculum

1. Pre-surgical prosthodontic planning

• Concept of prosthetically driven treatment  
• Overview of digital implant planning (digital records and smart fusion)
• Implant positioning parameters and impact of restorative outcomes
• Brief overview of guided surgery technique 
• Case examples 

2. Pre-restorative assessment

• Parameters of implant health
• Considerations for provisional implant restorations
• Provisional implant restoration fabrication (step by-step)
• Impression component selection

3. Final impressions for single-unit implant restorations

• Analog impression techniques:
  • Open tray impression technique (step by step)
  • Closed tray impression technique (step by step)
  • Customized impression coping (step by step)
• Digital impression technique
  • Understanding scan bodies
  • Common errors and other considerations
• Additional records and shade selection

4. Design considerations for implant restorations

• Emergence profile and biological response
• Components and material selection for:
  • Translucency and aesthetics
  • Biologic stability
  • Versatility and retrievability 
  • Strength and longevity
• Morphology and occlusion
• Clinical examples

5. Manufacturing for implant restorations

• Lab communication and prescriptions
• Analog workflow 
• Digital workflow

6. Insertion of single-unit implant restorations

• Managing interproximal contacts
• Modifying emergence profiles
• Adjusting occlusion
• Access hole closure (step by step)

7. Considerations for multiple-unit implant restorations

• Prosthesis Design
  • Screw-retained vs. cement-retained restorations
  • Implant level vs abutment level restorations
  • Component selection
  • Synthetic gingiva with pink 
• Impression taking 
  • Analog
  • Digital 
• Prosthesis insertion