LAHORE: Institute of Advanced Dental Sciences and Research (IADSR) recently conducted the tenth session of ‘Professional Diploma in Periodontology and Oral Implantology’, which was comprised of the 2-day workshop.
Dr Muhammad Haseeb, Assistant Professor, University Of Lahore; Dr Myra Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Lahore Medical & Dental College; and Dr Zubair Ahmed Khan, Assistant Professor, FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, facilitated the workshop.
Workshop Day 1
Dr Zubair commenced the day with a detailed and interactive lecture session on ‘Full-arch Rehabilitation with Dental Implants’ scoping from treatment planning to prosthodontic restoration. The first-hand clinical cases were analyzed and discussed with the participants in order to give them a didactic and pragmatic experience. Moreover, the students were made to perform exercises of diagnosing clinical cases and enumerating the possible treatment approaches. Dr Haseeb then took on the day and concluded it by giving an overview of ‘Digital Dentistry’ across the globe in Oral Implantology.
Workshop Day 2
The second day was focused on the clinical work of the patients facilitated and rehabilitated by participants under direct supervision.
Four implants were successfully placed by guided implant surgery in one clinic, whereas free gingival grafting was performed in the other clinic. Moreover, several impressions were also taken of the implant cases done at the beginning of this 9-month long course.
The workshop was concluded with an hour-long session of reflections during which participants shared their experiences and got their relevant queries addressed.
