Date: September 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: The Westin, 400 Corporate Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
CEUs: 4
Presented by Sterngold Dental, Sponsored by Trust Dental Lab
This course will include clinical lecture and hands-on training which will give you the competence and confidence to begin placing single-tooth implants.
Learning objectives:
• Understand patient selection, site evaluation, imaging options, CBCT evaluation, and diagnosis.
• Review principles of single tooth implant placement, indications and contraindications.
• Review the principles of bone quantity and quality.
• Understand principles of extraction, site preservation bone modification, and simple bone grafting.
• Understand grafting, membrane, and suture materials.
• Fundamentals of site primary closure.
• Review implant instruments and armamentarium.
• Learn dental implant placement protocol.
• Principles of soft tissue management and implant maintenance.
• Review restorative options.
• Learn both conventional and digital workflow including final impressions and scanning.
Hands-On Exercise (Simulated mandible/maxilla)
• Place 4 conventional implants.
• Placement of graft and membrane.
• Suture implant site.
Ian Erwood, DDS
Dr. Ian Erwood obtained an Honours Bachelor Degree of Science majoring in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto graduating on the Deans Honour Role. He then received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. Erwood is a general dentist who presents dental lectures to dentists and their staff throughout North America to assist them in learning dental procedures and improving patient care. Dr. Ian Erwood has been enhancing the smiles for his Unionville and surrounding patients for over 25 years.
