It is our mission to ensure that every participant receives practical, relevant knowledge, as well as acquires new skills, which can be immediately implemented into their everyday practice. We appreciate the commitment of each participant and strive to make this a truly enjoyable, memorable, unique, and most valuable learning experience.
Our small class size, of a maximum 12 dentists, provides an intimate and comfortable environment that is conducive to optimal learning. Furthermore, we believe in an all-inclusive approach. We believe that “principles” are the key, not specific products, philosophies, or brands. We embrace several different systems, products and technologies, realizing that all have many positive attributes, but none exclusively provide all of the answers, all of the time.
Staff members are key partners to any success that we may achieve and thus, we really encourage their attendance at all of these courses. Special attention will be given to ensure that all clinical partners (staff) feel welcome, embraced, empowered, and valued.
Finally, we believe in sharing both our successes and failures. Because it is through understanding the root cause of the failure that we often learn the most. We strive to provide an honest and safe environment emotionally, surgically, and prosthetically for both our patients and participants alike.
If you would like more information about our implant training centre, the Ickert Teaching Centre, please contact our office today toll free at 855.494.2481, locally at 604.881.2481, or by email at info@ickertteachingcentre.com.
Here at the Ickert Teaching Centre, we believe that hands-on learning is the key to success. This hands-on learning environment is emphasized in a variety of ways throughout each course. This includes live demo surgeries, relevant lab exercises, and most importantly, actual patient surgeries by each participant who chooses to bring their own patient to the Ickert Teaching Centre.
Dr. Norm Ickert and his entire staff strongly believe in sharing the most current, evidence-based material and techniques in an unbiased manner. This is made possible by Dr. Ickert’s dedication and commitment to continued education. His participation in world-class training seminars, which are hosted by mentors and leaders in the dental industry, allows Dr. Ickert to pass on relevant and science-based information to the participants of the Ickert Teaching Centre.
The Ickert Teaching Centre is an independent, unsponsored, and thus unique learning environment. Because of this, we have no financial commitment or obligation to promote any specific brand or procedure during the courses. Using evidence-based learning material and techniques, we are openly able to provide a world-class and comprehensive learning experience for all who attend.
Due to our independent and unsponsored learning environment, Dr. Norm Ickert is able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of dental implant systems. As he has had the opportunity to experience various dental implant systems in his own practice, as well as through his worldwide training endeavours, Dr. Ickert is able to give his insight in a wide array of implant placement situations.
Because of this, Dr. Ickert encourages all participants to operate with their preferred dental implant system when attending the Ickert Teaching Centre courses. Both through his own experiences or through the support of that implant system’s representative, the Ickert Teaching Centre is able to provide a safe and predictable environment for all participants.
Dr. Norm Ickert strongly recommends the attendance of each participant’s clinical partners (both administrative and clinical) at the Ickert Teaching Centre. This will aid and greatly facilitate the implementation of the newly acquired knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Teaching Centre courses. Our ultimate goal is to provide both the participating dentist and their clinical partners with the confidence to go back to their practices and apply their newly found and developed skills.
To further enhance your learning experience at the Ickert Teaching Centre, we urge that each participating dentist, in addition to their clinical partners, bring their own patient to the course. This unique opportunity will allow you and your staff to perform your desired surgery on a patient you are comfortable and familiar with in a safe and supervised environment.
Dr. Norman W. Ickert completed his general dental education at Vancouver’s University of British Columbia in 1982. His practice, Ickert Dental Implant Centre, is limited to surgical, reconstructive, and aesthetic dentistry.
He actively pursues continuing education throughout the world and participates in a number of international dental and dental implant organizations.
Through his training in the latest aesthetic and restorative techniques, Dr. Ickert is able to provide his patients and course participants with the latest and best information regarding comprehensive oral care, rehabilitation and health.
Dr. Norm Ickert has a passion for inspiring, empowering, and encouraging fellow colleagues to experience the joy of providing risk-based, diagnostically driven, well-engineered treatment for their patients.
Dr. Ickert has actively studied with and has been mentored and influenced significantly by the following leaders in dentistry: Drs. John Kois, Keith Phillips, Richard Tucker, Michael Pikos, Fouad Khoury, Dennis Tarnow, Pat Allen, John Russo, David Garber, Maurice Salama, Sacha Jovanovic, Ira Sy, and many others.
Click to view Dr. Norm Ickert's journal article in the dental magazine Compendium.
In addition to Dr. Norm Ickert's practice, he is also the Director of the Ickert Teaching Centre. The goal of each of the Dental Implant Courses is to provide the participants with practical, relevant knowledge, and skills, which can be immediately implemented on a daily basis in their own dental practices. Through his teaching, Dr. Ickert strives to greatly expand the knowledge base of each participant at his Ickert Teaching Centre Courses.
The Ickert Teaching Centre is an independent and unsponsored learning environment where participants have the opportunity to place implants with their staff on their own patient, using an implant system of their choice.
The upcoming and newly designed Ickert Teaching Centre website will provide potential participants with a wide variety of valuable information and insight about the different aspects at the Teaching Centre. You can find detailed information about each course, including an overview, course topics of discussion, as well as course objectives directed towards each participant.
Click to learn more about the Ickert Teaching Centre, Dr. Ickert’s dental implant training facility located in Langley, BC.
State-of-the-art Facility
The Ickert Teaching Centre relocated to a new facility in Langley, BC in late summer 2008. Our new office is equipped with the most technologically advanced dental equipment, including Kodak Digital X-rays and the Next Generation i-CAT® Cone Beam 3-D Imaging system.
Advanced Techniques
In addition to Dr. Norm Ickert's own Ickert Teaching Centre, he also aspires to stay current on every aspect of his continued education. This helps him treat his patients with the most modern concepts in oral health. This also allows him to teach course participants using up-to-date and evidence-based learning material from the world leaders and mentors in the dental industry.
Our Vision
At the Ickert Teaching Centre, we strive to promote the implementation of advanced dentistry through evidence-based quality education and personal hands-on training and experience. Our goal is to educate, empower, and encourage motivated dental teams to passionately provide risk-based, diagnostically driven, optimal treatment for their patients.
