I attended the three-day course on 'Restoring dental implants in general practice' at Dawood & Tanner Academy in Central London between November 2017 and February 2018.

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I originally attended an introductory five-day course on placing dental implants a few years ago, held by Dr Eddie Scher. I felt that it was important to learn the skills required and then decided to sign up for the course on restoring dental implants as well.

The 'Restoring dental implants' course comprised three separate full-day Friday sessions. Each day consisted of lectures held by both Dr Andrew Dawood and Dr Susan Tanner, external speakers (a periodontist and an occlusion specialist), discussion of our own implant cases and observation of live patients.

The course covered treatment planning, patient selection for dental implants, the Nobel BioCare brand, restoring dental implants, occlusal considerations, post-treatment care, and tips to avoid failure.

I live locally to the training academy so travelled to the course from home, and was one of nine or ten delegates. As the course consisted of one day a month over a few months I felt that it was structured well and wasn't overwhelming. Attending the course gave me the knowledge and confidence to restore implants and I have since begun restoring implants on my own patients.

In the future I may undertake further training to learn how to restore more complex dental implant cases. In the meantime, my general plans are to continue enjoying my work and being able to help my patients by offering all treatment modalities with confidence.

I would absolutely encourage others to attend the course. A dental course is often all about the content, but to be taught by genuinely lovely people makes the whole experience so much better. Not only are Dr Andrew Dawood and Dr Susan Tanner experts in their fields, they are incredibly friendly and approachable too.