IMPLANTOLOGY

Dan Nathanson, DMD, MSD, Chair, Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials
Zhimon Jacobson, DMD, MSD, Program Director, Center for Implantology

One-Year Fellowship

This twelve-month program is offered to candidates who have previous training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontology, or prosthodontics and who wish to be cross-trained for either the restoration or placement of dental implants. This program includes both the core didactic curriculum and clinical components.

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Implantology

This two-year program trains candidates in the surgical placement and restoration of dental implants. This program includes both the core didactic and clinical components. Candidates will receive a CAGS in implantology.

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Prosthodontics and Implantology with a Master of Science in Dentistry

This 48-month program will consist of two years each in the departments of periodontology and prosthodontics. The candidate will conduct research and submit a thesis. In addition to extensive clinical experience, the student will complete the core didactic curriculum and participate in departmental seminars in periodontology and prosthodontics.

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Prosthodontics, Periodontology, and Implantology with a Master of Science in Dentistry

In this 60-month program, the candidate will spend 30 months each in the departments of periodontology and prosthodontics. The candidate will conduct research and submit a thesis. In addition to extensive clinical experience, the student will complete the core didactic curriculum and participate in departmental seminars in periodontology and prosthodontics.

Curriculum

The following curriculum is for the two-year Implantology certificate program. Curricula for the other Implantology options will vary.

Year 1

SDM OB 761 Oral Microbiology 1 cr, 2nd sem.
SDM OB 763 Basic Processes in Oral Biology 4 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM OB 767 Oral Immunology 1 cr, 2nd sem.
SDM OS 761 Medical Concerns of the Dental Patient 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM OS 831 Head and Neck Anatomy 1 cr, 1st sem.
SDM PE 807 Seminar: Treatment Planning in Periodontics 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 817 Seminar: Grand Rounds 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 819 Seminar: Periodontal Surgery 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 827 Applied Dental Pharmacology 1 cr, 2nd sem.
SDM PE 830 Clinical Applications of Oral Pathology 1 cr, 2nd sem.
SDM PE 840 Periodontic/Prosthodontic Literature Review 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 761 Occlusion 2 cr, 1st sem.
SDM PR 801 Fixed Partial Dentures 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 803 Complete Denture Prosthodontics 3 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 806 Removable Partial Dentures 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 807 Patient Presentation and Treatment Planning Seminar 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 814 Removable Prosthodontics-Overlay Dentures 1 cr, 1st sem.
SDM PR 815 Basic Prosthodontic Techniques 2 cr, 1st sem.
SDM PR 816 Implantology Seminar 2 cr, 2nd sem.
SDM PR 825 Postdoctoral Biomaterials 4 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 844 Implantology Literature Review 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 845 Implantology Literature Topics 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 846 Implantology Case Presentations 1 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 850 Basic Implantology Techniques 2 cr, 1st sem.
SDM PR 920 Clinical Implantology (Restorative) 10 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.

Year 2

SDM PE 803 Periodontology III 1 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 818 Seminar: Grand Rounds 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 841 Surgical Implantology 2 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 823 Periodontal Therapy 4 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 807 Patient Presentation and Treatment Planning Seminar 1 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PE 815 Periodontal Literature Review I 4 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM OS 828 Pain and Anxiety Control 1cr, 2nd sem.
SDM PR 803 Complete Denture Prosthodontics 3 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 846 Implantology Case Presentation 1 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 901 Prosthodontic Literature Review 4 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM PR 921 Clinical Implantology (Restorative)10 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.
SDM OS 990 Clinical Oral Surgery 1 cr, 1st and 2nd sem.