*Note: Participation by the clinical and/or administrative clinical partners is strongly encouraged in order to maximize the learning value of the course.
Including dental implants into our treatment plans has evolved into the standard of care. Many practitioners choose to not include dental implants into their practices because it may seem complicated or overwhelming.
The reality is that in many ways, implant dentistry is more predictable and user friendly than the conventional crown and bridge. The key is to understand the parameters for proper diagnosis and treatment planning.
This course will include a strong and dynamic emphasis on Diagnosis and Treatment planning as it relates to dental implants. The focus will be on principles that can be universally adapted to any specific implant system. The key will be to build a very solid foundation both conceptually and practically. The latest technology using 3-D Cone Beam Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) and its related software will be introduced and implemented by all participants.
Via the use of several case presentations, practical and relevant “hands-on” exercises, live demonstration surgeries, and personal live patient surgeries, each participant will become very familiar and confident with the placement and prosthetic restoration of dental implants, in their own offices, in well-selected cases. The ultimate goal is to create the confidence, based on sound information to implement this treatment modality into your practice on the Monday morning following the course.
Ideal surgeries for Dental Implant I would be a mature site or a delayed site (6 to 8 weeks post extraction), avoiding the anterior aesthetic zone.
The first eight participants to register for the course will be given the opportunity for a surgical time. Case documentation must be submitted to Dr. Norm Ickert no later than three weeks prior to the course date. Documentation for the live surgery should follow the template available upon registration and should ideally include a CT scan and/or panoramic radiograph, models, photos, as well as patient medical and dental history.

At the conclusion of Dental Implant I, each participant will understand
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the role of dental implants within the context of comprehensive diagnosis and Tx planning
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the importance of anatomical limitations within implant dentistry
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incision design, wound healing, and suturing
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the role of conventional radiography as well as cone beam computerized tomography
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the surgical and aesthetic protocol to safely provide implant restorations
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ideal case selection, identifying potentially high risk cases
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how to perform an implant placement in a mature and edentulous site on their own patient.
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Dentists who would like to gain knowledge in the areas of Implant Dentistry
Dr. Norm Ickert completed general dental training at Vancouver’s University of British Columbia in 1982. His practice focuses exclusively on referral based restorative dentistry.
Dr. Ickert continually undergoes comprehensive training throughout Canada and the U.S. to advance his expertise. He actively promotes dentistry excellence by participating in a number of dentistry and implant organizations. Norm is a Mentor, a Clinical Instructor, and a former Advisory Board Member at Seattle, Washington’s Kois Center. He has his IPS Mastership Certificate from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and is a member of the Academy of Osseointegration.

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Course Fee with three hours of Surgical Operatory Time (includes one assistant):
$4995.00
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Course Fee without Surgical Operatory Time (includes one assistant):
$4695.00
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Additional Assistant:
$300.00

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April 22 to 24 2010
(1 Surgical Seats Remaining & 4 Non-Surgical Seats Remaining)
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May 20 to 22, 2010
(4 Non-Surgical Seats Remaining)
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September 9 to 11, 2010
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January 20 to 22, 2011
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April 14 to 16, 2011
Past Courses
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September 10 to 12, 2009
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November 19 to 21, 2009
Click here to view the entire Ickert Teaching Centre Course Calendar.

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Light Breakfast is provided each morning of the course
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Lunch is provided each day of the course
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One group dinner
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Snacks
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Refreshments
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Ickert Teaching Centre Brochure
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Ickert Teaching Centre 2009/2010 Course Schedule
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Dental Implant I: Comprehensive Dental Implant Therapy Information Package

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"Dr. Norman Ickert is an extraordinary educator who has a wide knowledge of implant therapy. He provides the attendee with excellent, complete, and up to the minute information in a collegial environment where discussion and problem solving are not only encouraged, but expected."
-Dr. Robert S. Roda





