L19: The Smooth and Seamless Management of Implant Patients: It Takes a Team!
Subject: 551 – Auxiliary Utilization
Credits: 3, Lecture
Friday, July 15 : 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Audience: D, O, A, ST, R
Fee: $60
Location: Level 2, Room 207
Speaker Bio: Engelwood, NJ; private practice; Attending, Englewood Hospital
Description: Many practices today offer dental implant surgical procedures. What differentiates the top surgical implant practices? The smooth and seamless management of patients by the entire team throughout dental surgical and restorative therapy is critical in setting your team apart. Team members that can communicate most effectively with patients about case presentations, pre-operative requirements, surgical management, and post-operative care, provide the best experience for the surgical patient. This presentation will help the staff understand their roles in treating patients before, during, and after implant surgery and bone augmentation procedures.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the staff's role in pre-operative management for implant surgery
- Understand the staff's role during implant surgery
- Develop knowledge and understanding of the staff's role during socket grafting procedures, bone grafting, onlay grafting and sinus graft surgery
- Understand the importance of the staff's role in post-operative follow up care
