Not yet trained to place implants? What is stopping you learning how?
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Implant dentistry is a fast-growing area that is becoming more common in general practice. Discerning modern patients favour specialist treatments that require a high level of skill to deliver years of satisfaction, and implants fall into this category. A successfully-placed dental implant not only looks and functions like a natural tooth, but allows an individual to go about their daily life without feeling self-conscious of things like food-trapping under the denture, or their bridge slipping. With good maintenance, including elevated oral hygiene and regular appointments, implant therapy is a long-lasting restorative solution, the gold-standard of ethical treatment for partial or complete edentulism.
If you haven’t yet embarked on training to enable you to place implants, what is stopping you? This is a unique time in dentistry and having weathered a challenging storm, you will know how lucky you are to be seeing patients again and likely be determined to get the most out of your career. If you are newly-qualified, the pathway that you had in mind while at dental school may now need reviewing, and adapting to meet demand. With any experience that you’ve managed to gain so far, you might see now see implant dentistry in your future.
An exciting field for a unique time
It’s an exciting field to be in. The latest digital technologies complement implant treatment planning and materials are constantly evolving, pushing back the boundaries of what is achievable. Learning how to be an implant dentist will expand your clinical skills and knowledge. It will give you an advanced understanding about how to correctly assess each patient, then deliver quality treatment via a tailored plan that will return them to oral health. You will become a master craftsperson, problem-solver and communicator. Because the criteria for the long-term success of implants includes oral health status, placement is just the beginning. When you are an implant dentist, you appreciate how crucial good patient-practitioner relationships are, working together in partnership to keep treatment stable and intercept problems early.
You will also develop confidence in all areas of your work, and add a valuable revenue stream to your practice. If you currently refer implant patients out, being able to offer this service in-house will help you grow. The whole dental team will enjoy being part of a successful implant journey, too.
Emotional rewards of patient satisfaction
But this is about personal fulfilment as well as professional rewards. When you learn to place implants, you are challenging yourself with rigorous training and learning based on the latest theory. You will add variety to the day-to-day and seeing a patient’s life transformed is both emotionally satisfying and will remind you why you have chosen dentistry and why you keep aspiring to do more.
As well as the issue of unmet need and predictions that demand will continue to rise, why not become an implant dentist now, to secure your future? Learning how to place implants will help you expand your professional network too. If you are newly-qualified, you will likely have had your education significantly disrupted; also, there have been scant opportunities to meet others in the profession face-to-face over the past 18 months of so. We now appreciate physical conversation more than ever, getting to know people, sharing ideas and experiences. When you connect with fellow clinicians in a learning environment, you will not only make valuable associations but you will increase your chances of finding a mentor, who will continue to guide you long after your course has finished. When you are taught by people who are highly experienced in not just the clinical practise of implant therapy, but also in teaching, you will boost your confidence and the quality of your treatment. A mentor will be able to pass on any lessons they have learned, to help you with complex cases that you subsequently encounter, where you need another point of view and to see what someone else would have done in a similar situation.
One to One Dental Education offers world-class programmes in implant dentistry in custom-built premises in London’s Harley Street. In September, it will be holding a taster day, to give you a glimpse of what to expect – there will almost certainly be a course to suit you. One to One Dental Education has given many clinicians, with all levels of prior experience, the skills to become a confident implant dentist, via theory and hands-on learning, taught by leading specialists from the UK and around the world.
When you learn how to place implants, the benefits are endless and ongoing. You
will reap the rewards, professionally and personally, elevating your dentistry. Your practice will add a revenue stream, helping you to attract new business. Ultimately, as an implant dentist, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional, advanced treatment to happy, satisfied patients who will be restored to good health and wellbeing, improving their overall quality of life. Thinking of training? Don’t let anything hold you back.
To reserve your place or to find out more, please visit https://www.implantcourse.co.uk/our-courses/project-one-7kpfx
or call 020 7486 0000
