Getting Started With Dental Implants – Is it for me? – PDP051

Dental Implant courses for Dentists are a significant pathway in terms of commitment. Have you ever attended a Dental course and not applied the knowledge…and then a few months or years later - you felt it was an absolute waste? For example, I did a laser course last year - I have hardly touched a laser since then - its my own fault and I take ownership of that...but what if the stakes were higher? https://youtu.be/rXYARG13AEQ Is it too soon to start Implants...? Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Implant courses are not a small investment and I know some Dentists who have invested heavily in implant training…but they never quite got going. Whatever the reason, it's sad. This is why I recorded with Implant Dentist Dr Hassan Maghaireh who is going to help us over 2 episodes to cover this mammoth topic. In this episode we look at getting started with implants - is it for you? https://youtu.be/dSgGnoTyC1c Should you be placing Implants? Stay tuned for a very clinical Part 2 where we will discuss case selection, implant assessment and Ridge preservation for Dentists. This two-part series aims to help you even if you are not placing or restoring implants, we're going to cover the fundamentals and scratch in itch we have all had since qualifying from Dental school with limited exposure to Implants! In this Episode, I asked Hassan: As you do not get to place or restore implants at Dental school, how can you know it is the right path for you?I know many young Dentists who dabbled with implants and then stopped placing implants - how can we ensure this does not happen to more dentists?There is a school of thought suggesting that with implants, you should either go all in, or do not touch them. How and where does the GDP fit in to this? Is there a place for 'dabbling' in implants?How can we start safely and positively? In this episode we promised you some downloads and resources: The ADI Whitepaper on Bisphosphonates The BAIRD Implant Course starting in October 2021 Wex for Refurbished Photography Equipment If you enjoyed this episode, you will also like Transition to Private Dentistry which changed my life. Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet:You're absolutely right. I mean, it's sad. I'd also teach the one of the universities masters. And I can tell you people did MSC in implant dentistry, and they're not placing implants. And it's sad because I know they have the knowledge, but they did not get the after sale support... Jaz's Introduction: Have you ever been on a dental course and not applied the knowledge and because he never got to apply the knowledge, you felt as though it was absolute waste because really, if you didn't get to apply it, you didn't get to treat a patient with that new technique you've learned, it really goes to waste. So sometimes, you know, we do these courses, and they can cost a lot of money. And we don't get the best out of it. For example, I went on a laser course last year, I've hardly touched a laser since. So I feel it's a waste. And I know it's my own fault. And I take full ownership of that. But I think sometimes the states can be even higher beyond just a laser course. Imagine doing implants, for example, and investing heavily in implant costs. And they're not cheap, let's be honest. And imagine doing that. And I've got some friends who have done implant pathways and programs and have not been able to put it into practice. That can be a costly mistake is one way of putting it or a costly discovery that actually maybe implant is not the right path for you or whichever path you've done or invested in isn't best for you. That's why I've got Dr Hassan Maghaireh with me today for this two part episode. The first one is a mammoth topic, right? The first one is, how to know if implants is the right path for you and how to get started within dental implantology.