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The Importance of Hands On Dental Implant Training

Dr. PK Clark — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:06:02 +0000

In over 20 years of placing implants, I have found that the very best way to internalize and begin integrating implantology into a practical skill set, is to apply your training on models during hands-on implant training activities. We have designed our courses specifically so that each day includes a hands-on implant training activity that will help enhance and test your implant training for that specific course. This hands-on training is further complimented by our live implant surgeries during each course. Our live implant surgeries are performed on a real patient that I have selected from my private practice, or a patient that has been referred by a previous WCI Resident.

By integrating hands-on implant training activities with live implant surgeries, the general dentist is able to view a more complete spectrum of implantology. For this reason, our residents feel confident in returning to their practices and beginning to offer this exceptional skill to their patients.

Implant Resident Highlight: Place an Implant on a Real Patient.

Dr. PK Clark — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:30:19 +0000

Clearly the highlight of the Guided Implant Residency is the fact that we treat real patients who come with real medical history. We are able to engage in interactive group discussions and case planning as this medical history needs deliberating and talking about. Also, with each course involving two live surgeries, anything can happen. During the Guided Implant Residency, the surgeries can go very smoothly, or they can turn out to be extremely challenging. Through all the good the bad and the ugly of these procedures the dental implant residents become more in tune with reality, and that is what we teach—real dentistry through real hands-on and real live surgeries. We do not spend 8 hours a day presenting some multi-media program; from start to finish WhiteCap Institute teaches real and applicable dentistry.

The ultimate highlight of our Guided Implant Residency is that in the end of the day, is that dentists can focus 100% on one topic, that being dental implant surgery and implant placement. And at the end of the week, our Doctors complete the learning process with the Saturday Implant Surgery Day. During our Surgery Day, our residents, under mentorship, are able to place an implant on a patient that we provide for them. This is the pinnacle of their learning experience and the highlight of the Guided Implant Residency.

How did WhiteCap Institute get started with Dental Implant Training?

Dr. PK Clark — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:16:57 +0000

Dr. P.K. Clark:
For many years I simply did implants in my own office and the experience was outstanding. I was so gratified by helping patients with dental implants that could not be helped in any other treatment modality. As I continued to place implants it became apparent to some of my friends, that were also dentists, that I was doing things that they were not. Their curiosity brought them to my office on numerous occasions and I had the overwhelming request to start teaching them how to place dental implants.

So one doctor at a time, I would meet with them in their own offices and I would help them place their first implants. Over time they became very appreciative and energetic about expanding their skills to be able to help their patients. It became very apparent that a general dentist that has had significant experience in the dental implant field–particularly in surgery and restoring implants–had an opportunity to teach other colleagues. So about 6 years ago I decided to start WhiteCap Institute and we haven’t looked back since. Over the past 6 years we have had the privilege of teaching, training and mentoring over 1500 dentist from 40 different states. The mission of WhiteCap Institute is to educate dentists on providing the highest standard of patient-centered care. We inspire, motivate and train General Dentists to confidently and predictably restore their patients with dental implant solutions. Through our focused and concise live surgery and hands-on training, we simply provide the best dental implant training available.