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TIP #92 – Working Out The Prosthetic Side of Implants with Rob Dulieu

June 16, 2022June 15, 2022Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever flipped through a product catalog for prosthetic implant components, you’ll know that there is a LOT there. Literally hundreds of components, connections, abutments, screws, copings, healing caps, analogs, channels and more. And that’s just for one brand.

So when we come to restoring implants, what do we ask our lab for? How do we make decisions around implant prosthetics? What are the common mistakes people make here?

Rob Dulieu is a master ceramist and lab technician with extensive experience in all types of implant restorations – everything from single implant crowns to complex multi-unit cases.

He has guided many young dentists through this steep learning curve and shares with us his top tips for restoring implants and the decision making process around the prosthetic side of implants.

TIP #78 – Grafts 101: A Crash Course with Dr Andrew Cheng

March 10, 2022March 24, 2022Leave a Comment

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Autograft, allograft, xenograft – it all sounds like a foreign language to me, but to Dr Andrew Cheng, it’s pretty much his second language.

In this episode, we wind it all back to basics with a crash course ‘Grafts for Dummies’ where we talk what a graft is, the fundamental principles and how Dr Andrew uses hard and soft tissue grafts in his day to day practice.

TIP #75 – Implants: The Common Pitfalls when Getting Started with Dr Andrew Cheng

February 17, 2022February 25, 2022Leave a Comment

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TIP #74 – Implants: The Common Pitfalls when Getting Started with Dr Andrew Cheng

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We often get told to not be too hasty when starting up with implants, but what are the common mistakes that new grads encounter, and what should we check off our experience list before getting involved?

In this episode, Dr Andrew Cheng reflects on his early experiences and shares his advice for those wanting to get their feet wet. We have a great discussion about the myriad of factors that come into play during case selection and treatment planning, and the importance of patient-centred care.

FEATURE #69 – The Implant Institute & Guiding Your Learning with Dr Misagh Habibi

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022Leave a Comment

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Implant dentistry is becoming more popular by the day, how does one choose what course they want to take when learning implantology? Misagh Habibi is one of those clinicians who is taking implantology education to a new level in Australia.

This podcast we sit down with Misagh and hear his journey, and how it led him to becoming such a well decorated dentist with so much knowledge. He takes a keen interest in teaching all aspects of implant surgery at all levels through various outlets of the Implant Institute, which he is the director of. You can feel Misagh’s passion for teaching during our chat, and his outlook towards upping your skillset is both honest and wholesome.

TIP#10: Assessing Implants with Dr Matthew Youssef – What I Wish I Knew

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020Leave a Comment

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Implants have become an integral part of dentistry yet our training in this area is relatively limited.

So when the patient walks through the door with an implant that is a number of years old, how do you assess it?

This episode Dr Matthew Youssef from ARIA Dental Education shares some tips on how to properly and safely assess implants and what we should expect, and look out for, with our patients implants

#36 – Business Outside of Dentistry with Matthew Youssef

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020Leave a Comment

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In recent times more successful dentists are standing up and sharing stories of challenge, not just their successes. Whether it’s a failed case and a life story that they have got through, it really has helped many thousands of us dentists realise these great dentists have challanges too, just like us.

Dr Matthew Youssef has achieved a lot in his relatively short career. Matt has extensively trained in implants and surgery and has gone on to create ARIA Dental Education, a training academy where I met Matt. They provide entry level hands on implant training with support from some of the best Australian specialists.

Yet the real value here is in Matts story and achievement, even in the face of adversity.

I hope this inspires you as much as it inspired me. Enjoy.

TIP#4: Surgical Flap Design with Dr Matthew Youssef – What I Wish I Knew

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Leave a Comment

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#13 – Dr Andrew Thorpe on Implants and His Path to Post Graduate Study

July 22, 2019July 21, 2019Leave a Comment

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If you are a part of the Facebook Group DPR then you know Dr Andrew Thorpe. A generous contributor to questions simple and complex as well as someone who shares work that allows us less experienced dentists and students aspire.

Continuing this sharing of knowledge, Andrew went into implant education early on in his journey and has a particular interest in implant complications. Sharing his experiences with you so you don’t have to experience it yourself. Andrew is still actively learning himself having completed a Grad Dip in Oral Implants and now Grad Dip in Surgical Dentistry.