Dental Implants Made Practical: From Diagnosis to Delivery - In Person LIVE

This lecture is designed to provide clinicians with a clear, practical framework for incorporating implant dentistry into everyday practice. The course begins with patient diagnosis and case selection, emphasizing risk assessment, medical considerations, and identifying cases appropriate for predictable implant treatment.

Attendees will learn the essentials of implant treatment planning, with a focus on prosthetically driven outcomes and long ‐ term success. Participants will be introduced to the principles of implant surgery, including an overview of surgical protocols and the role of guided implant surgery in improving accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.

The lecture will also cover basic bone grafting concepts and techniques to support implant stability and esthetic outcomes. Restorative considerations such as abutment selection and sequencing will be discussed, along w ith an introduction to the digital implant workflow—demonstrating how digital tools can simplify planning, enhance communication, and improve predictability from diagnosis through final restoration.

Hands-on exercises will include socket grafting as well as both freehand and guided implant placement.

Attendees will earn 5 CEU in the area of Implants (690).

At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will be able to:

• Describe the key components of comprehensive implant treatment planning, including prosthetically driven considerations.
• Explain the fundamental principles of implant surgery and the clinical benefits of guided implant surgery.
• Recognize indications for basic bone grafting and outline commonly used grafting materials and techniques.

Times:

• Light Breakfast: 8:30am - 9am CT
• Lecture: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm CT
• Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm CT
• Lecture: 1:00 – 1:30 pm CT
• Hands On: 1:30 - 3:00 pm CT

Recommended Hotels:

• The Journeyman Hotel

310 E Chicago Street. Milwaukee, WI 53202

414.291.3970

• Homewood Suites by Hilton

500 N. Water Street. Milwaukee, WI 53202

414.563.1090

• Hilton Garden Inn

611 N Broadway Street. Milwaukee 53202

414. 271.6611

Air Travel / Closest Airports:

• Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) - 6.4 miles. The typical fare between the airport and downtown Milwaukee will cost between $18 and $25. If you are using a ride sharing service like Uber and Lyft, you will have to wait to be picked up in the designated location near Baggage Claim 2.
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) - 73 miles. ACT Dental can recommend a few car services or car rental services are available to/from this airport.-Coach USA provides coach roundtrip charter bus service from the O’Hare airport to the Amtrak Intermodal Train Station in Milwaukee (½ mile from the ACT Headquarters). A one way bus ticket is $31 and round trip is $56. You can download this PDF guide on how the buses work to and from O'Hare or you can click this link to purchase bus tickets here.