MASTERS IN CLINICAL DENTISTRY

(IMPLANTOLOGY, PERIODONTOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY)

FUNDAMENTALS OF BONE AUGMENTATION AND GRAFTING
Educational Aims

To introduce students to:

 bone biology, metabolism, physiology and healing

 anatomy of mouth, jaws, and skull in relation to bone augmentation
 cases that may benefit from bone augmentation to facilitate dental implant placement
 the sources of augmentation materials and autogenous bone
 various augmentation protocols and methods and their implications
 the use of alternative materials and methods

Learning Outcomes

 comprehensively understand the principles, theory and

safe practice of bone augmentation
 competently evaluate, diagnose, assess, and plan suitable
augmentation cases
 critically identify and evaluate the choice of techniques for
bone augmentation to enhance implant treatment
 evaluate complex legal and ethical principles underlying
bone grafting patient care

Assessment: One written assignment of 2,000 words

Faculty:
Maher Almasri, BPPU, UK – Head of Faculty
Alain Carre, Paris, France
Ezio Gheno, Milan, Italy
Aakshay Gulati, London, UK
Giuseppe La Rosa, Rome, Italy
Andrea Palermo, Lecce, Italy
Christos Perisanidis, Vienna, Austria
Flavio Pisani, BPPU, Rome, Italy
Luigi Rodella, Brescia, Italy
Abhi Pal, UK
Ioannis Georgakopoulos, Greece
Alaa Aldaadaa, London, UK
Vish Anand, UK
Venue:
27th March (Tuesday)
BPP University Dental Institute (BPPUDI)
32-34 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West
Midlands, B4 6BN.
28th and 29th March (Wednesday, Thursday)
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW)
Clifford Bridge Rd
Coventry, West Midlands
CV2 2DX
(The sessions will be held in the Clinical Sciences Building
(CSB) and West Midlands Surgical Training Centre (WMSTC)
as detailed in the timetable below)
 Tuesday 27nd March 2018 (BPPU DI)

Tuesday 27st March 2018

Title Lecturer Room Time

Welcome and Introduction Maher Almasri BPPU DI 0900- 0915

Flaps and suturing Aakshay Gulati BPPU DI 0915- 1000

Bio-optimisation Pav Khiara 1000- 1100

BPPU DI

Coffee break 1100 - 1115

Grafting / Augmentation
Maher Almasri 1115- 1230
Techniques and sinus elevation BPPU DI

Lunch 1230-1330

Bone Rings Ezio Gheno 1330-1445

BPPU DI

Role of Growth factors &

Luigi Rodella BPPU DI 1445- 1545
applications in augmentation

Coffee break 1545-1600

Medico-legal aspects of bone

Abhi Pal BPPU DI 1600-1700
augmentation and sinus elevation

Intra-oral and extra-oral sites of

Christos Perisanidis BPPU DI 1700-1800
bone harvesting
 Wednesday 28nd March 2018 (UHCW)
Meeting point
First Floor Landing
Clinical Sciences Building (UHCW)
TIME: 08:30 (sharp)
Please note that it will be difficult to locate the WMSTC if you miss the meeting time in the
morning

Title Lecturer Room Time

Introduction to the WMSTC– health and Maher Almasri and Brian

WMSTC 0900-0915
safety Burnett

Flaps and suturing Aakshay Gulati & Faculty WMSTC 0915-0945

Lateral augmentation
Introduction to the exercise (particulate Maher Almasri WMSTC 0945-1000
grafting)
Practical:
Augmentation procedures – exercise: Faculty WMSTC 1000- 11.00
implant placement and particulate graft
Lateral augmentation
Introduction to the exercise (harvesting
Maher Almasri WMSTC 1100-1115
bone from symphysis and from
mandibular ramus)
Practical:
Lateral augmentation (harvesting bone
Faculty WMSTC 1115-1300
from symphysis and from mandibular
ramus)

Lunch CSB 1300- 1400

Lateral and vertical augmentation –

Andrea Palermo WMSTC 1400-1500
applications of CGF (Lecture)

Lateral augmentation
Introduction to the exercise - Block Maher Almasri WMSTC 1500-1515
fixation

Practical
Faculty WMSTC 1515-1615
Exercise - Block fixation

Vertical augmentation
Ezio Gheno WMSTC 1615-1630
Introduction to the exercise – bone rings

Ezio Gheno, Ioannis

Georgakopoulos and
Demonstration of CGF WMSTC 1630- 1700
Andrea Palermo

Practical
Faculty WMSTC 1700 - 1800
Vertical augmentation & bone rings
 Thursday 29th March 2018 (UHCW)
Meeting point
First Floor Landing
Clinical Sciences Building (UHCW)
TIME: 08:30 (sharp)
Please note that it will be difficult to locate the WMSTC if you miss the meeting time in the
morning

Title Lecturer Room Time

Introduction to exercise
Maher Almasri WMSTC 0900-0915
Connective tissue pedicled flap

Practical
Faculty WMSTC 0915-0945
Connective tissue pedicled flap

Sinus Elevation Alain Carre WMSTC 0945-1015

Introduction to exercise
Sinus elevation Maher Almasri CSB 1015-1030
Closed approach
Practical:
Sinus elevation closed Faculty WMSTC 1030-1130
approach

Zygomatic implants Giuseppe La Rosa WMSTC 1130-1230

Lunch CSB 1230-1330

IPG technique Ioannis Georgakopoulos WMSTC 1330 - 1430

Introduction to exercise
Sinus elevation Maher Almasri WMSTC 1430-1445
Lateral approach
Practical:
Sinus elevation Lateral Faculty WMSTC 1445-1700
Approach / Zygomatic implants

Conclusion and end of the

Maher Almasri WMSTC 1700 - 1730
module