Foundational Treatment Planning for Dental Implants

a fully restored smile after restorative treatment

Develop the knowledge to confidently consider dental implants in the treatment planning for your patients and understand how implants fit into a wider treatment plan with this one day short course.

Course Information

Location: 5th Floor Computer Suite, Bristol Dental School, 1 Trinity Quay, Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0PT

Date: 30th September 2025

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm 

Cost per applicant: £400

Speakers: Andrew Barber and Colin McGuirk

CPD hours: 7

Course Requirements

BDS degree or equivalent

For patients with missing teeth, dental Implants are an essential treatment option to consider. It is important that all members of the dental team understand their role in patient assessment, consent, treatment planning and stabilisation prior to dental implant treatment.

Foundational Treatment Planning for Dental Implants will give you the necessary skills to successfully treatment plan your patients for dental implants. This day combines the principles of periodontology, prosthodontics and endodontology to consider the risk factors, stabilisation and diagnostic skills needed to successfully prepare patients for dental implant treatment.

This course is provided by two of the leading Dental Implant experts in the South West, Dr Andrew Barber and Dr Colin McGuirk. Andrew Barber is a Specialist in Periodontics, Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry who has 14 years experience in general, private and specialist aesthetic dentistry. Colin McGuirk has a Masters in Clinical Dentistry from Kings College, London in fixed and removable prosthodontics and an MSc in Implantology from Bristol University. Additionally, Colin has travelled extensively to learn from the best clinicians in the world including the world-renowned Kois Centre in Seattle.

Aims

  • Develop the knowledge to confidently consider dental implants in the treatment planning for your patients
  • Understand how implants fit into a wider treatment plan

Objectives

  • Learn how different aspects of restorative dentistry shape treatment planning for dental implants including periodontology, endodontology and prosthodontics
  • Understand the important risk factors to assess and control prior to dental implant treatment
  • Come to the correct diagnoses for ethical planning for dental implants
  • Develop the knowledge to effectively stabilise your patients prior to dental implant treatment