Soft Tissue Immersion
Dr.Ehab Moussa
DDS, MsD
Dr. Moussa obtained his bachelor’s degree in dentistry from Alexandria University, Egypt, in 2009. He then joined his father in a specialty practice that focused on dental implant rehabilitation. In 2012, Dr. Moussa proceeded to join the periodontics fellowship program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio where he pursued his master’s degree and residency in periodontics after completing his fellowship. A year later, Dr. Moussa completed the implant restoration fellowship program at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently maintains a full-time position in a private practice limited to periodontal surgery and dental implant rehabilitation. Dr. Moussa has lectured nationally and internationally on topics that include hard and soft tissue augmentation around implants, periodontal-plastic surgery, and partial extraction therapy (PET).
Sherif Said
DDS
Dr. Said completed his dental degree and AEGD training in Cairo, Egypt where he is originally from. He then pursued a fellowship in periodontics at Case WesternReserve University in 2013. Following which, he successfully completed his DMD equivalency degree and post-doctoral training in periodontics at BostonUniversity with a special focus on growth factors and peri-implant tissue development. Dr. Said is both a diplomate of the American Board ofPeriodontology and fellow of the Royal Colleges of Dentists in Canada. To uphold his teaching and research interests, Dr. Said has maintained a ClinicalAssistant Professor position in the Post-doctoral periodontology department atBoston University for the past five years until transitioning to full-time private practice limited to periodontology and implant dentistry in Toronto,Canada. Dr. Said lectures internationally and has published refereed articles and book chapters on the topic of anterior implant esthetics, with a strong focus on minimally invasive and cosmetic regenerative procedures. On his spare time, Dr. Said enjoys spending time with his friends and family, playing squash and enjoying traveling to beach destinations.
Course Objectives
- Understand the determinants of mucogingival health and stability around teeth and implants.
- Diagnose soft tissue deficiencies, when to intervene, and how to treatment plan accordingly.
- Comprehend the importance of proper suturing techniques and utilizing microsurgical approaches to optimize soft tissue healing.
- Harvest soft tissue grafts predictably.
- Understand and visualize the step by step protocol for soft tissue techniques.
- Avoid complications and protocols for their management.
- Wound healing biology of soft tissue grafting procedures
- Diagnosis and trreatment decision tree for root coverage procedures
- Soft tissue defect classification around dental implants
- Timeline of soft tissue grafting around dental implants
- Utilizing soft tissue substitute materials and selection process
- Armamentarium and suturing
- Microsurgical suturing exercises
- CTG harvest
- FGG harvest
- Apically positioned flaps
- Free gingival graft
- Rotated palatal pedicle
- Tunneling techniques
Early bird: $3,595
Regular price: $3,895.00
100% refund up to thrity days prior to the course. Less than thirty days prior to the course with $500. Tuition is non-refundable.
