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What a typical implant career pathway may look like

1. A Dentist decides to undertake implant surgery training.
2. Attends a modular course to understand the basic principles of implant surgery including surgical skills, implant design and assessment of cases to secure straightforward cases for treatment.
3. Places initial implants in the first year through this course and identifies patients of their own.
4. Enters into a mentoring arrangement with someone and continues to learn and develop skills through attendance on other courses, observation of other practitioners and national congresses.
5. Continues to place straightforward implants moving towards advance implants and reflects constantly on implant practice.
6. Aims to ethically place fifty implants per year at three to five years, following the start of implant placement and at this stage may consider something such as an MSc or an academic course to enhance their skills further.
7. Development and advancement of complex skills comes from a range of experience both practically, working with a mentor and observation of skilled and experienced surgeons together with complex courses.
   
   

By Colin Campbell on 09-Apr-2020 12:09:26