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Fast-track implant residency set for 2024 Not just about teaching, but about doing

By David Petrikas

A ustralian dentists will have opportunity of receiving one-on-one tuition in implants fromworld leading experts thanks to an implant mini residency in Sydney and Boston from April to September 2024. is unique ve-month hybrid course combining in-person workshops and demonstrations, online modules and live broadcast surgeries, is aimed at dentists interested in incorporating dental implants in their practice or upskilling their implant technique with best practice tuition from leading experts. Tufts University is located not far from the prestigious Harvard Medical School in Boston and is a worldwide leader in continuing dental education around the world. Harvard graduate and former Harvard lecturer, Dr Shibani Sahni, who was previously a Sydney dentist, is now the director of lifelong learning and distance education at Tufts University.

on the in-depth hybrid implant course which will o er the advantage of world class dental teaching facilities and expert facilitators in Boston USA, providing comprehensive skills development to fast track their learning. Dr Sahni said Tufts had built strong relationships with leading practitioners around the world, including Tufts University alumni from Australia who had completed earlier courses at the university. “ ese dentists have used the knowledge and skills gained to advance their careers and become leaders in their eld as a result and are now willing advocates and ambassadors for training in new and improved techniques for a range of skillsets.” is includes implant courses and also workshops and further studies into Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine among other courses on o er through the university. “Our ambassadors are all for changing patient care andextendingdental education based on evidence-based research and practical application of the techniques learned,” Dr Sahni said. She said Tufts University, which is a totally self-funding research and education

facility, grew out of a desire to put good training into practice to ensure leading developments in dental medicine got out of teaching institutions into the wider dental community. “Tufts is not just about ‘teaching’, but about ‘doing’ and this is evidenced in the ability of our graduates to go away and apply their newly acquired skills in their own practices and in their own countries. “ e Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is now spreading globally and is a recognised leader in dental education across the globe and I am very pleased to be able to bring this opportunity to Australian dental practitioners.” She said Tufts University will be continuing to grow its courses and raise awareness of the opportunities available throughout Europe, Asia Paci c and Africa. “ e response to these courses from Australian dentists has been very encouraging and we welcome everyone to be part of the Tufts family and hope to see them at our next courses.” u For course dates and details, contact Tufts University at dentalCE@tufts.edu or visit the Tufts University website: www.dental.tufts.edu/CE

Dr Sahni was instrumental in bringing the program to Australia and is passionate in seeing that Sydney dental professionals get access to the world’s leading knowledge and hands-on techniques, as their international colleagues do. e unique opportunity will give quali ed dentists the knowledge, skills and access to advice and materials to begin placing implants with con dence. e workshops are didactic, meaning they are hands-on allowing participants to gain and apply skills as they learn. Australian students at Tuft University’s recent Craniofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine workshops in Sydney and Melbourne voted with their feet and seized the opportunity to learn from some of the best without having the leave the country. More dentists are expected to embark

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