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Every month you will find updates about the institute, information about our corporate partners, new product information and of course, the H.O.T tip of the month . . . directly from the desk of Dr. Hebel and Dr. Gajjar

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H.O.T tip of the month...
from the desks of Drs. Hebel & Gajjar

As Dr. Hebel travels around North America and speaks to thousands of dentists every year, he gets asked many questions. Here is the popular question of the month.

Question
Can I make an impression of the implant at the time of implant placement?

Response
I will frequently make impressions of the implant at the time of surgery. If you want to do this, there are certain situations that you should avoid:

1. You should not make an impression with elastomeric impression material when the implant has been placed into an extraction socket. Seldom does the implant and graft material obliterate the socket completely, and as such, impression material under compression will seep into the peri-implant space. Some impression material may be left behind and remain undetected, resulting in a foreign body reaction, and probable loss of the implant.

2. You should not make an impression with elastomeric impression material when you have performed grafting procedures during implant placement, since the graft will be difficult to keep in place during the impression procedure, and some impression material may be left undetected in the graft creating a foreign body reaction.

3. You should not make an impression with elastomeric impression material when the implant is not stable. The implant should preferably be torqued to at least 35 Ncm to verify stability. If the implant moves during the removal of the impression coping or during the insertion of the healing abutment, the impression and final relationship will be inaccurate, the prosthetics will not fit, the cost of the labwork will be wasted and the impression procedure will have to be repeated at a later date, once the implant has stabilized.

If your case does not fall into any of the above categories, then you can go ahead and make the impression. But remember, there are exceptions to every rule, and if you’re not sure, it is always best to let the implant heal and take the impression at second stage.

London . . . where???

London is just a hop, skip and jump away from Detroit or Toronto! (and almost as far south as the northern California border)

For our US customers – NorthWest Airlines has 4 flights a day (45 minutes long) from Detroit into London, (or fly to Toronto and connect to London via Air Canada).

For our Canadian customers – Air Canada has 8 flights a day (30 minutes long) from Toronto into London and WestJet has direct flights from Calgary and Winnipeg.

So don’t let our location scare you away. We’re easy to get to. Flights are frequent, hotel costs are reasonable (not like those huge cities) and the hospitality is great! And with the strong US dollar, it’s a deal to come to Canada!

So what do you say? See you soon . . . . eh!!!

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Make money while you learn

If you are bringing a patient to Session 2 or the Surgical Mentorship Program, you can provide the patient with a discount, but still collect a portion of the regular professional fee. Unlike some other training programs, we do not keep this fee.

The patient will be getting a great service - surgery by you (at a reduced fee), under the supervision of Dr. Hebel. And you will be getting a great education - and make some money to help fund your learning!

Upcoming Implant Program News - Fall 2004

Thinking of coming to Sessions 1 and 2 this fall? Get signed up soon. With more and more dentists looking to incorporate implants into their practice, the course is filling up quickly! Call Rose at 1-888-806-4442 or register online.

Surgical Mentorship program – thank you for the overwhelming response for this new program. The program is already over half full – however, we’re still looking for some more adventursome Ontario dentists who are going to bring some excellent implant cases. Call to get more details!!

And don’t forget about our Referral Program – help a colleague to get involved with implants and save money on your next program! It can’t get any better than this!

New Sponsors

We are proud to welcome two new sponsors of the Hands On Training Institute.

Osteohealth Company:

Osteohealth Company markets cutting-edge biotechnology products used in dental bone grafting and guided bone regeneration. Their products include Bio-Oss®, Bio-Gide®, Bio-Oss Collagen®

Zimmer Dental:

Zimmer Dental manufactures, markets, and distributes implantable products for the oral rehabilitation market throughout the world. Their products include collagen-based wound healing and regenerative products, and bone grafting materials that include Colla-tape, Colla-plug and Bio-Mend.

Sponsors