Ickert Teaching Centre

*Note: Participation by the clinical and/or administrative clinical partners is strongly encouraged in order to maximize the learning value of the course.

“Inspired by dreams, driven by passion, engineered by the course participants.”

This is a very special course as it epitomizes the quote, that "none of us are smarter than all of us". This course is driven by the case presentations of all of the participants. As each case is presented, practical and didactic information is provided by both Drs. Norm Ickert and Keith Phillips, to enable the participant to successfully complete their surgery during the course.

The Dental Implant III is taught jointly with Dr. Keith Phillips (Periodontal-Prosthodontic specialty and former director of Graduate Studies at the University of Washington Faculty of Dentistry).

Dr. Phillips currently operates a private practice in Tacoma, Washington and is a highly acclaimed, long time author, educator, and clinician.

In order to further enhance the learning experience, each surgery will be documented and reviewed with the entire group.

All course participants will have either experienced some aspect of Dr. John Kois' teaching and are already committed to implementing these principles in their practices or have completed both Dental Implant I and II at the Ickert Teaching Centre. There will be a great deal of learning simply from the interaction, experiences, skills, and tips from each participant. Due to the small class size, the environment is conducive to "exponential" learning.

There will a combination of valuable didactic information, demo surgeries, relevant and practical lab exercises, case presentations, as well as the  patient treatment for each participant (on your own patient).

The latest dental technology will be combined with sound biological and physical principles to assess the risk and reverse engineer the treatment plan. The goal is to use the newly learned skills to actually treat cases, lowering the risk, and increasing the long-term prognosis.

The focus will be to present several surgical and prosthodontic techniques and tips, which will enable the restorative/surgical implant dentist to achieve excellent, predictable results.

The objective of the course is to provide a very dynamic, unique, and memorable “experience”, enhancing and complementing the gift of knowledge that we have all received from Dr. John Kois.

Dr. Kois believes that dentistry is experiencing a significant paradigm shift. Due to increased technology, many aspects of what we have done in the past, will drastically change.

Dr. Kois states that in many ways “technology” will equalize the disparity between the different levels of experience among operators. However, some things will not be so easily replaced by technology. The ability to diagnose in a comprehensive risk-based systemized manner, leading to Facially Generated Treatment Planning (Reverse Engineering), as well as understanding the essence of how Aesthetics and Function (Occlusion) impacts all of this, allowing our treatment to minimize the risk and increase the long term prognosis.

The goal of the Dental Implant III is to help all of us understand how dental implants can be predictably incorporated into this philosophy, as well as acquiring the skills needed to immediately implement this in a very practical and safe manner.

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At the conclusion of the Dental Implant III, each participant will understand

how to implement dental implants in the diagnosis and Tx planning of all pertinent cases
both the benefits and risks of dental implants
how to incorporate principles of hard tissue augmentation into the Kois Ten Step Treatment Plan
how to incorporate principles of soft tissue augmentation into the Kois Ten Step Treatment Plan
how to manage the complexities of aesthetics and dental implants
the benefit of 3D imaging in the diagnosis, Tx planning and actual treatment of their cases.

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The Dental Implant III is open to:

Graduates of both Dental Implant I and II at the Ickert Teaching Centre
Dentists who have been exposed to Dr. John Kois’ teachings at the Kois Center

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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.

Keith M. Phillips received his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, a certificate in Prosthodontics with an MSD from the University of Washington, and is a Diplomate of The American Board of Prosthodontics. He is presently the Associate Director of Graduate Prosthodontics at the University of Washington and maintains a private practice in Tacoma, Washington with major areas of focus on periodontal prosthodontics, implant surgery, and implant assisted oral reconstruction.

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

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November 5 to 7, 2009(Sold Out)
February 4 to 6, 2010
June 10 to 12, 2010

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The Ickert Teaching Centre is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing dental education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. The current term of approval extends from 6/20/2008 to 6/19/2012. AGD Provider ID#: 319131

All participant surgeries are photographed for complete documentation. Each course participant will receive a digital copy of their own surgical photos, which will be emailed to them the week following the course.  Course participants with surgical operatory time, will also receive a pre-operatory and post-operatory CT scan of their patient.  This will be used to treatment plan prior to the participant’s surgical time as well as during the surgery.  Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their implant placement after the surgery using the post-operative CT scan.

Light Breakfast is provided each morning of the course
Lunch is provided each day of the course
One group dinner
Snacks
Refreshments

Ickert Teaching Centre Brochure
Ickert Teaching Centre 2009/2010 Course Schedule
Dental Implant III Information Package

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