NYU International Advanced Program

Current Concepts in Implant Dentistry: Advances and Opportunities in Clinical Implantology

Day 1 Monday, November 30

Vestibular Socket Therapy: An innovative concept

Dr. Abdelsalam Elaskary

Abstract

This full day concept study describes a novel clinical protocol to treat wide varieties of fresh extraction sites (thin, or deficient labial plate of bone, severely compromised, actively infected) with immediate implant placement. The protocol is designed to repair the socket osseous environment and place an immediate implant at the same surgical setting thus providing immediacy and a predictable outcome. This full day course will also feature a modification to Elian’s socket classification to identify the various socket conditions more accurately, and a 6 day protocol to eliminate preexisting active socket infection. It will also highlight the available published studies using the VST protocol and focus on the long term (two years) follow up. The VST protocol offers shortened treatment time, reduces the number of surgical interventions to only one, preserves the original socket orifice topography during the steps of the treatment until the treatment completion, and allows the complete socket rehabilitation of the active infected sockets with immediate placement and bone regeneration.

Learning Objectives

Understand the fate of the traditional immediate implant placement procedures in the esthetic zone
Understand the available methods to treat fresh extraction sites and compromised ones in the esthetic zone
Gain understanding of the Vestibular Socket Therapy concept
Learn how to implement the VST in your daily practice
Discuss the wide scope of the treatment solutions offered by the VST protocol • Discuss ways the VST protocol positively influences your patients

Half day hands-on workshop

Day 2 Tuesday, December 1

Complications and their management in implant dentistry

Dr. Georgios E. Romanos

Abstract

This program will present the main surgical complications in implant dentistry from treatment planning to the long-term success. The presenter will focus on the intraoperative postoperative, post-implantology complications in soft and hard tissues. He will also present anatomical considerations in maxilla and mandible, such as problems in the preparation of the anatomical structures, in the sinus surgical procedures, problems from wrong implant positioning, the grafting techniques and their effects in implantology. The treatment of Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis is only one part of this course. The management of soft and hard tissue problems to improve the clinical outcomes will be illustrated with a high number of clinical examples. A course for every clinician who wants to be an expert.

Half day hands-on workshop

Day 3 Wednesday, December 2

Fundamentals of implant and bone grafts

Dr. Homa Zadeh

Abstract

This intensive program equips dentists with the essential skills required to confidently perform implant surgery. Participants will gain hands-on experience in implant placement, extraction management, ridge preservation, and guided bone regener¬ation, supported by strong scientific and clinical foundations.

Learning Objectives

Understand the role of periodontal and peri-implant phenotype in long-term tissue stability
Identify clinical scenarios where phenotype modification periodontal root coverage or implant coverage is feasible
Master the principles and protocols of the VISTA technique for mucosal and bone augmentation
Learn about the choices and techniques for harvesting autogenous connective tissue graft (CTG)
Gain familiarity with various soft tissue scaffold options to be used as substitutes to CTG in oral plastic surgery
Understand the role of biologics such as Platelet Rich Fibrin in enhancement of healing
Recognize when bone augmentation in addition to soft tissue augmentation may be indicated with VISTA
Integration of clear aligner orthodontic therapy to enhance periodontal outcomes
Pre- and post-operative care
Complications: prevention and management

Half day hands-on workshop

Day 4 Thursday December 3

Immediate loading and aesthetic results with guided surgery

Dr. Ramón Gómez Meda

Abstract

The goal is to explain the diagnosis and digital protocol along with the prosthetic and periodontal planification, in order to get ideal emergence profiles, avoiding the use of hybrid dentures if possible. We emphasize the importance of soft tissue grafts to get esthetic and stable results and the efficiency and predictability of the results with the use of digital planning from the diagnosis to the treatment execution.

Learning Objectives