Diploma in Dental Implantology (Level 7)

Certificate in Restorative Dentistry (Level 7) + Certificate in Dental Implantology (Level 7) + Certificate in Advanced Dental Implantology (Level 7)

Modules

23 modules

Enhanced CPD

minimum 138

Locations

Manchester: October 2025

London: October 2025

Course fees

Per day fees (prices inc VAT) **

Manchester: £19,950

London: £19,950

All prices are plus £750 registration fee (inc VAT)

12 month payment terms and low-rate finance now available

Diploma in Dental Implantology (Level 7)

The Diploma in Dental Implantology (Level 7) combines the essential teaching of implant surgical and prosthodontic techniques including Occlusion, Treatment Planning and hard & soft tissue surgical techniques.

The Diploma is targeted towards dentists who are keen on developing their implant treatment skill set, to cover simple and complex cases. This Diploma is a combination of the Level 7 Certificate in Restorative Dentistry, the Level 7 Certificate in Dental Implantology and the Level 7 Certificate in Advanced Dental Implantology.

Recommended Course Structure:

Year 1: Level 7 Certificate in Dental Implantology

Provides a solid foundation in dental implantology, emphasising evidence-based, safe, and predictable treatment approaches. As a live patient course, there is significant focus on patient selection and identification of suitable implant patients using latest techniques and diagnostic tools. We ensure that planning stages are comprehensive and thorough, assuring that the patient journey is smooth and predictable.

Year 2: Level 7 Certificate in Restorative Dentistry

This course covers the fundamental principles of Restorative Dentistry, offering an in-depth understanding of key areas such as Occlusion, Periodontal and Soft Tissue treatments, Articulators, Occlusal Splints, and Treatment Planning. These essential topics are critical to ensuring the success of implant treatments and enhancing your overall restorative skills.

Before Advancing to Year 3:

To move on to Year 3, you must:

  • Complete the Level 7 Certificate in Dental Implantology (Year 1)
  • Complete the Level 7 Certificate in Restorative Dentistry
  • Receive mentoring for at least 10 implant cases. Implants placed under supervision during Year 1 can count towards this.

If you need additional cases, we offer an intensive one-week experience in Egypt to place 10 implants under expert mentorship. The cost is £8,000 including flights and accommodation. Contact us for more details or to express interest.

We recommend completing your additional implant placement mentoring alongside completing the Restorative course.

If you have already completed other EduQual accredited year-long Restorative and Implant courses and have placed 10 implants under mentorship, you can move directly to the Advanced Implant Year 2 course. Proof of study and case studies demonstrating your experience will be required to confirm your eligibility.

Year 3: Level 7 Certificate in Advanced Dental Implantology

Builds on the knowledge from the Implant Year 1 course, delving into more complex implantology cases.

This course is divided into two parts:

1. Part 1: Online Theory Modules 

Build a strong foundation in advanced dental implantology with our comprehensive online modules, covering the essential theoretical principles. Accessible anytime through your Members Portal, these modules allow you to study at your own pace. The course includes 15 topics which are split into 6 modules. Scroll down for a detailed overview of each module

The price of the online theory modules (£3,950 inc VAT) is included in the Diploma fee.

2. Part 2: Practical Implant Placement Options

Choose one of the following hands-on experiences to complete your training. Both options are not covered within the Diploma fee.

  • Option A: Personalised Mentorship for 15 Additional Cases
    Receive 1:2:1 mentoring for an additional 15 implant cases either at your mentor’s clinic or in your own practice. The case fee, arranged between you and your mentor, will go directly to your mentor.
  • Option B: Intensive Implant Placement Week in Egypt
    Fast-track your experience by placing 15 implants in one week under expert mentorship in Egypt. This accelerated option offers a unique opportunity for focused learning & rapid skill-building in a hands-on environment. This costs an additional £10,000 which includes flights and accommodation.

Upon completing either option, you’ll gain experience with a total of 25 mentored cases, ensuring a solid foundation in practical implant placement.

Alternative Structure to Achieve the Diploma:

If you wish to complete the Diploma in a shorter timeframe, you can complete the Restorative and Implant Year 1 courses side-by-side, finishing within approximately 12 to 18 months. Upon completion, you can progress to the Advanced Implant Year 2 course.

Alternatively, you may choose to take breaks between each course, which will extend the overall duration to achieve your Diploma.

If you have already completed year-long Restorative and Implant courses, that are EduQual accredited, and have placed 10 implants under mentorship, you can proceed directly to the Advanced Implant Year 2 course, however we require proof of study and case studies demonstrating your experience in order to confirm your eligibility.

Qualification:

Upon completion of the course and the assessments, you will receive the below qualifications, accredited by EduQual & The Royal College of Surgeons of England:

  • Level 7 Diploma in Dental Implantology
  • Level 7 Diploma in Implant Prosthodontics
  • Level 7 Certificate in Restorative Dentistry

Tipton Training’s Level 7 Certificate and Diploma in Dental Implantology courses are the only Implant courses that have RCSEng accreditation, which is an award of excellence for outstanding surgery-related education. Our Implant courses also surpass both GDC guidelines and new College of General Dentistry guidelines on Implant mentoring.

For those who opt to complete only the online modules of the Year 2 Advanced Dental Implantology course, you will be awarded a Diploma in Implant Science (Dip Imp Sci).

For more information on our Level 7 Diploma in Dental Implantology, please contact us directly:

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Level 7 Certificate in Restorative Dentistry

The below provides a brief overview of the 15 modules covered throughout the Restorative section of the Diploma.

Modules are delivered in the form of seminars, practical sessions, demonstrations and online zooms. 11 days are face-to-face and 4 are online.

Module 1: Principles of Occlusion

AM, Lecture:

  • 5 Principles of Occlusion
  • Slides between RCP and ICP
  • Gnathology and Pankey style Occlusions
  • Importance of Condylar Position
  • Bruxism
  • Anterior Guidance, Canine Guidance and Incisal Guidance
  • Mutually protected occlusion
  • The importance of none working side interferences

PM, Practical:

  • Jaw registrations on live patients
  • Facebow registration practical on live patients
  • De-programming techniques

Module 2: Occlusal Examinations

AM, Lecture:

  • How to examine the TMJs
  • Muscle palpation
  • Importance of RCP contact when crowning
  • Classification of lateral movement
  • How the slide determines the treatment plan
  • Conformative v Reorganised approach
  • 4 factors that identify your Occlusal plan
  • Canine disclusion and cusp angles

PM, Practical:

  • Occlusal Examination practical on live patients

Module 3: Endodontics

AM, Lecture:

  • Basic principles of modern endodontic treatment
  • Diagnosis and treatment planning, access cavities, canal location, shaping, cleaning and obturation.
  • Restoration of endodontically treated teeth.
  • Case presentation.

PM, Practical:

  • Hands on using reciprocating files.

Module 4: PFM / Zirconia / Emax Preparations

AM, Seminar:

  • Two handed preparations
  • Understanding bur selection
  • Tooth anatomy v Tooth Prep
  • Use of speed increasing handsets
  • Lab techniques
  • Functional cusp bevels
  • Shillingburg winged preps
  • Convergence angle and axial inclination
  • The advantages and disadvantages of digital scanning in Restorative dentistry

PM, Practical:

  • Tooth Prep practical preparing upper and lower teeth for zirconia and emax crowns

Module 5: Posts

Online Lecture & Tutorial:

  • Importance of the ferrule
  • Creating the ideal ferrule
  • Parallel vs Tapered posts
  • Nayyar cores
  • Shenker Post prep techniques
  • Adhesive Fibre/Zirconia Posts prep techniques
  • Occlusion on post retained crowns
  • When to use a post and when not

Online Zoom Q&A

Module 6: Articulators

AM, Seminar:

  • Choosing the right articulator to use
  • Average value articulator
  • The importance of articulators
  • Semi adjustable & Fully adjustable articulators
  • Importance of Condylar inclination
  • Bennett movement v immediate side shift
  • Bennett angle v progressive side shift
  • Digital v analogue articulators
  • Why are your restorations always high

PM, Practical:

  • Mounting your own Models on the semi adjustable Articulator

Module 7: Aesthetics

Online Lecture & Tutorial:

  • Understanding how to design a smile
  • Media v natural smiles
  • Golden proportion/ Golden percentage
  • Incisal length and profiles
  • Centre line options
  • Maxillary teeth – tooth proportions and central incisor dominance
  • Buccal corridors and axial alignment
  • Mandibular teeth

Online Zoom Q&A

Module 8: Porcelain Veneers

AM, Seminar:

  • Theory of porcelain veneer preparations
  • Treating Diastemas
  • Interproximal preparation types – conventional vs slice
  • Different options for crossing the Incisal Edge
  • Finishing techniques
  • Prep vs prepless techniques
  • Success Rates
  • Conventional vs slice preps
  • Butt Joints vs Sloping Butt Joints vs Mini Chamfers
  • Finishing preparations and which burrs to use

PM, Practical:

  • Preparing upper central incisors for veneers

Module 9: TMJ / Splints

AM, Seminar:

  • Understanding what causes TMD
  • Different types of treatment
  • Doing therapies v splints
  • Types of splints
  • How to adjust splints
  • Success rates / costs
  • Tanner Appliances
  • Anterior Repositioning splints
  • Anterior splints and deprogrammers
  • Avoiding a Closed Lock
  • Classification of clicking

PM, Practical:

  • Splint adjustment practical on live patients
  • The use of T Scan in adjusting & fitting splints

Module 10: Adhesion Composites

AM, Lecture:

  • Contraction (C) factor
  • Treatment of pulpal exposures
  • Placement and shrinkage, flowable and chemically cured composites
  • Surface layer considerations
  • Staining techniques
  • Classification of Dentine bonding agents and appropriate use
  • Bonding to different types of dentine
  • Tooth Anatomy

PM, Practical:

  • Canine rise class 3 composite practical

Module 11: Removable Prosthodontics

Online Lecture & Tutorial:

  • How to take good impressions
  • Jaw registrations
  • BPS Denture techniques
  • Practical Denture Design
  • Fixed Denture protocols
  • Stable Base Dentures

Online Zoom Q&A

Module 12: Periodontics

AM, Lecture:

  • Etiology and prevalence of periodontal diseases
  • Screening and diagnosis of periodontal diseases and conditions, including the new classification system
  • Guidelines for periodontal treatment, including step 1, step 2, step 3 and step 4
  • Introduction to periodontal surgery
  • Diagnosis of peri-implant diseases and conditions

PM, Practical:

  • Introduction to periodontal surgery
  • Distal wedge
  • OFP
  • Pocket reduction surgery
  • Periodontal regeneration

Module 13: Bridge Design

Online Lecture & Tutorial:

  • Choosing fixed/fixed v fixed moveable design
  • Cantilever designs
  • Adhesive bridge preps
  • Choosing the retainer type
  • Perils of double abutting
  • Reasons for bridge failures
  • Flexing v length of bridge
  • Lindhe and Nyman bridges/Periodontal Prosthesis
  • The use of stress breakers

Online Zoom Q&A

Module 14: Treatment Planning

AM, Lecture:

  • Treatment Planning the large restorative case, sequencing treatment
  • Dahl appliances, diagnostic waxing and the curve of spee
  • Boyle's plane analyser, importance of the Occlusal plane
  • Vertical dimension and facial aesthetics, golden proportion
  • Pink porcelain, emergence profile and soft tissue position
  • Introduction to Modjaw and T Scan and its role in Treatment Planning
  • Custom made Anterior guidance tables

PM, Practical:

  • Treatment planning on articulators
  • Diagnostic waxing
  • Occlusal adjustment on models to give final occlusal scheme
  • Deciding to reorganise or work conformatively

Module 15: Advanced Occlusion

AM, Seminar:

  • Load testing the joint
  • Choosing your condylar position
  • Types of canine guidance
  • Occlusal adjustment
  • Progressive guidance, programmed guidance
  • Long and wide centric, freedom in centric
  • Treatment of Class 2 patients

PM, Practical:

  • Lucia jigs practical on live patients
  • The use and introduction of Modjaw and T Scan in Restorative Dentistry
  • Jaw registrations
  • De-programming
  • Splint adjustments

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Level 7 Certificate in Dental Implantology

The below provides a brief overview of the 14 modules covered throughout the Dental Implantology section of the Diploma.

All modules are face-to-face and delivered in the form of lectures, hands-on practicals and live patient surgeries.

Module 1: Implant Sciences

AM, Lecture

  • Introduction to Implant Dentistry
  • Anatomy in Implant Dentistry
  • Osseointegration of Dental Implants
  • Peri-Implant Soft Tissues
  • Implant Materials, Design & Surfaces
  • Success Criteria
  • Medico-legal

PM, Workshop

  • Case Presentation by Tutors
  • Clinical Photography Hands-On

Module 2: Implant Treatment Planning

AM, Lecture

  • Medical History in Implant Dentistry
  • Patient Assessment (clinical examination)
  • Patient Assessment (radiological examination)
  • Restorative Planning
  • Surgical Planning
  • Digital Planning
  • Implant Maintenance

PM, Workshop

  • CBCT Scanning
  • Simplant Digital Planning
  • Treatment Planning Cases

Module 3: Implant Surgical Techniques

AM, Lecture

  • Asepsis and Sterilisation
  • Anaesthesia and Pre-Operative medication
  • Incisions, Flaps and Sutures
  • Implant Drilling Protocols
  • Post Op Instructions
  • Complications in Implant Dentistry

PM, Workshop

  • Asepsis: Gowning and Gloving
  • Pig Heads: Incisions, Flaps and Sutures
  • Models: Implant Placement

Module 4: Implant Restorative Techniques

AM, Lecture

  • Overview of Occlusion in Implant Dentistry
  • Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry - Single Implants
  • Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry - Multiple Implants, Bridges Over Implants
  • Implant Supported Overdentures
  • Full Arch Fixed Restorations
  • Occlusal Splints
  • Clinical and Lab Procedures

PM, Workshop

  • Prosthetic Hands-On
  • Intra-Oral Scanner
  • Overview of Lab Procedures

Module 5: Advanced Implant Surgical & Restorative Techniques

AM, Lecture

  • Implants in the Aesthetic Area
  • Soft Tissue Management Around Implants
  • Immediate Loading
  • All-on-4 and Full Arch Options
  • Sinus Lift, Sinus Graft and Short Implants
  • Horizontal and Vertical Bone Augmentation
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Peri-Implant Lesions

PM, Workshop

  • GBR Hands-On
  • Treatment Planning

Module 6: Peri-Implant Diseases & Conditions

AM & PM, Workshop:

  • Demo Surgery
  • Treatment Planning

Modules 7-14: Live Implant Surgeries

AM & PM, Live Implant Surgeries

  • Clinical Cases with different levels of complexity on live patients
  • Delegates will present and discuss their planned implant cases before placing or restoring the implants under the supervision of our expert tutors.
  • Feedback lectures.

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Level 7 Certificate in Advanced Dental Implantology

The below provides a brief overview of the topics covered throughout the Advanced Dental Implantology course.

The course is delivered in two parts, firstly via online modules and secondly via further practical implant placements under mentorship.

Part 1: Online Theory Modules

Module 1: Bone & Regeneration

Topic 1: Concentrated Growth Factors
  • History
  • Growth factors
  • Venapuntion
  • LPRF preparation
  • Sticky bone preparation
  • Intra-oral applications of LPRF
  • Extra-oral applications of LPRF
Topic 2: Socket Preservation & GBR
  • Bone resorption after tooth extraction
  • Socket preservation techniques
  • Socket preservation materials
  • Socket preservation indications
  • GBR techniques
  • GBR materials
  • GBR indications
Topic 3: Sinus Elevation
  • Anatomy of the sinus
  • Sinuslift indications and loading protocols
  • Sinuslift materials
  • Internal sinuslift procedure
  • External sinuslift procedure
  • Complications of sinus lift procedures

Module 2: Aesthetics

Topic 4: Aesthetics
  • Basics & rules of aesthetics
  • White Esthetic Score / Pink Esthetic Score
  • Anterior single implants & aesthetics
  • Full arch bridgework & aesthetics
  • Material selection
Topic 5: Soft Tissue Management
  • Principles of gum plastic surgery
  • Incisions and flap design
  • Suturing
  • Grafting techniques
  • Soft tissue augmentation
  • Papilla reconstruction

Module 3: Full Rehabilitation

Topic 6: Overdentures
  • Concepts of overdentures
  • Overdentures in the lower jaw
  • Overdentures in the upper jaw
  • Retention concepts for overdentures
Topic 7: All-on-X
  • Concepts, principles & indications of all-on-4
  • Concepts, principles & indications of all all-on-6/8
  • Advantages & disadvantages of all-on-X

Module 4: Immediate Rehabilitation

Topic 8: Full Digital Workflow
  • Intra-oral Scanners
  • Lab scanners
  • Face scanners
  • CBCT
  • Guided implant planning
Topic 9: Immediate Loading
  • From planning to guide
  • Guided surgery systems: open & closed
  • Tooth, soft tissue, bone supported guides
  • Bone reduction guides
  • Guided surgery & immediate loading

Module 5: Other Implants

Topic 10: Short Implants
  • Short implants versus ultra-short implants
  • Short implants as alternative for GBR
  • Crown-Implant ratio
  • Procedures for placing short implants
  • Market for short & ultra-short implants
Topic 11: Long Implants (Zygoma & Pterygoid)
  • Zygoma implants: concepts and applications
  • Pterygoid implants: concepts and applications
  • Maxillary full-arch rehabilitation with zygoma and/or pterygoid implants
  • Market for zygoma and pterygoid implants
Topic 12: Ceramic Implants
  • Zirconia as alternative for titanium
  • Indications for ceramic implants
  • Advantages of ceramic implants
  • Protocols for placing ceramic implants
  • Protocols for restoring ceramic implants
  • Market for zirconia implants

Module 6: Problems & Business

Topic 13: Complications
  • Surgical complications
  • Malposition
  • Infections and failing implants
  • Gingival problems: recessions – hyperplasia
  • Peri-apical infections
  • Screw loosening
  • Fractures: implants & prosthetic components
  • Aesthetic problems
  • Phonetic problems
Topic 14: Medication
  • Anamnesis and medication
  • Pre-operative medication
  • Post-operative medication
  • Analgesia in implant dentistry
  • Antibiotics in implant dentistry
  • Sedation in implant dentistry
Topic 15: Peri-Implantitis
  • Peri-implant mucositis versus peri-implantitis
  • Prevalence and pathogenesis
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment concepts
  • Maintenance

Part 2: Practical Implant Placement Options

Choose one of the following hands-on experiences to complete your training:

  • Option A: Personalised Mentorship for 15 Additional Cases
    Receive 1:2:1 mentoring for an additional 15 implant cases either at your mentor’s clinic or in your own practice. The case fee, arranged between you and your mentor, will go directly to them.
  • Option B: Intensive Implant Placement Week in Egypt
    Fast-track your experience by placing 15 implants in one week under expert mentorship in Egypt. This accelerated option offers a unique opportunity for focused learning & rapid skill-building in a hands-on environment. This costs an additional £10,000, which includes flights and accommodation.

Upon completing either option, you’ll gain experience with a total of 25 mentored cases, ensuring a solid foundation in practical implant placement.

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The Level 7 Diploma in Dental Implantology is a blended learning programme delivered via lectures, practical sessions, demonstrations, live patient treatment days, online webinars and mentorship. You will be awarded Enhanced CPD as a result of realising each Learning Outcome below.

Restorative Learning Outcomes

Unit 1: Principles of Occlusion

  • Learning Outcome 1: Comprehensively evaluate and demonstrate the understanding of basic, intermediate and advanced principles of occlusion.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate, select and apply appropriate occlusion techniques for manipulation of the jaw, identification of slides, managing and controlling occlusion for a reorganised bite.
  • Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate and apply appropriate techniques relating to TMJ and Splints, which splint to use when and where, management of the patient, maintenance and review.

Unit 2: Principles of Tooth Preparation

  • Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the main factors to be considered for use in Tooth Preparation, bur selection and dimension, preparation techniques and the science behind them, Shillingburg Preps and Magne.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Critically appraise current techniques and accompanying material considerations involved with the application of porcelain veneers.
  • Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate and demonstrate the techniques for the use of posts. Which Posts design, material, ferrule and managing the root filled tooth.
  • Learning Outcome 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of adhesion composites and their application to patients.

Unit 3: Tooth Replacement for Missing Teeth

  • Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate an understanding of Bridge Preparation Techniques and Adhesive Requirements.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Analyse and Apply the Essential Techniques for Implants.

Unit 4: Treatment Planning and the Use of Articulators

  • Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate the Treatment Planning Considerations to be made for Patients.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate understanding of the principles of articulators, types of articulators and the science behind choice of use.

Unit 5: Endodontics and Periodontics

  • Learning Outcome 1: Evaluate the Endodontic restorative management of teeth.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate an understanding of periodontology.

Dental Implantology Learning Outcomes

Unit 1: Principles and Science for Successful Implant Dentistry

  • Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate an Understanding of Essential Science knowledge as it applies to Implant Dentistry.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Evaluate and apply appropriate techniques relating to Implant dentistry.
  • Learning Outcome 3: Demonstrate an understanding of key principles of marketing in relation to successful implant dentistry.

Unit 2: Treatment Planning and Patient Selection

  • Learning Outcome 1: Explain and evaluate the requirements of successful treatment planning.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Critically evaluate the techniques available to support the success of implant dentistry.
  • Learning Outcome 3: Explain and analyse the application of Implant techniques as learnt from simulation and own patients.

Unit 3: Surgical Considerations and placement of Implants on Live Patients

  • Learning Outcome 1: Explain and evaluate essential considerations needed for successful implant dentistry.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Apply and evaluate basic implant dentistry, surgical procedures.

Unit 4: Restorative Considerations and Restoration of Implants on Live Patients

  • Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate an understanding of patient Implant Dentistry needs.
  • Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate an understanding of essential restorative techniques.

Advanced Dental Implantology Learning Outcomes

Unit 1: Bone & Regeneration

Topic 1: Concentrated Growth Factors

Aims & Objectives

  • To understand & perform venapunctions
  • To understand & prepare LPRF
  • To understand & prepare sticky bone
  • To understand & use LPRF/sticky bone in all intra-oral applications
Topic 2: Socket Preservation & GBR

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand bone resorption processes
  • To understand & perform socket preservation techniques
  • To understand & perform GBR
Topic 3: Sinus Elevation

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand & perform an internal sinuslift procedure
  • To understand & perform an external sinuslift procedure
  • To know how to handle sinuslift complications

Unit 2: Aesthetics

Topic 4: Aesthetics

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand principles of aesthetics in dentistry
  • To understand & apply WES & PES
  • To understand & apply concepts for aesthetics in anterior single implants
  • To understand & apply concepts for aesthetics in full arch reconstructions
  • To have knowledge of different prosthetics materials
Topic 5: Soft Tissue Management

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the principles of gum surgery
  • To understand & perform incisions and designing of flaps
  • To understand & perform several suturing techniques
  • To understand & perform gingival grafting techniques
  • To understand & perform different soft tissue augmentation techniques
  • To understand & perform different ways of papilla reconstruction

Unit 3: Full Rehabilitation

Topic 6: Overdentures

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the advantages and disadvantages of overdentures
  • To understand the difference between overdentures in the lower and upper jaw
  • To understand & select the correct retention concept for overdentures
Topic 7: All-on-X

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand & apply the all-on-4 concept
  • To understand & apply the all-on-6/8 concept
  • To understand & consider the advantages and disadvantages

Unit 4: Immediate Rehabilitation

Topic 8: Full Digital Workflow

Aims & Objectives:

  • To know the application of IOS
  • To understand the use of lab scanners
  • To know the use & application of different facial scanners
  • To understand the use of CBCT & interpret CBCT images
  • To understand and apply guided implant planning
  • To understand and apply guided implant surgery
Topic 9: Immediate Loading

Aims & Objectives:

  • To create a surgical guide with the appropriate software
  • To understand the difference between open & closed guided systems
  • To be able to make the choice between a tooth, soft tissue or bone supported guide
  • To understand and apply bone reduction guides
  • To understand the concept and approach for guided surgery and immediate loading

Unit 5: Other Implants

Topic 10: Short Implants

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the difference & use between short & ultra-short implants
  • To understand the concept of ultra-short implants
  • To understand & use (ultra-)short implants in daily practice
Topic 11: Long Implants (Zygoma & Pterygoid)

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the indications and use of zygoma implants
  • To understand the indications and use of pterygoid implants
Topic 12: Ceramic Implants

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the difference between zirconia and titanium as implant material
  • To understand the indications & advantages of zirconia as implant material
  • To understand and apply protocols for placing & restoring ceramic implants

Unit 6: Problems & Business

Topic 13: Complications

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand all possible complications with dental implants
  • To be able to avoid all possible complications when using dental implants
Topic 14: Medication

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand the impact of patients’ medication on implant surgery
  • To be able to prescribe the right medications at the right moments
  • To understand the role of antibiotics in implant dentistry
  • To comprehend the options for sedation during implant surgery
Topic 15: Peri-Implantitis

Aims & Objectives:

  • To understand & recognise the difference between peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis
  • To understand & preform diagnosis of both diseases
  • To understand & perform therapy for both diseases
  • To understand & perform maintenance for dental implants

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Professor Paul Tipton

BDS, MSc, D.G.D.P RCS, Dip Rest Dent, Dip Imp Pros, Dip Pros, Dip Aesth Dent, FCGDent. Specialist in Prosthodontics. Visiting Professor of Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry, City of London Dental School.

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Professor Paul Tipton is an internationally acclaimed Prosthodontist who has worked in private practice for more than 30 years. He is the founder of Tipton Training, Europe’s leading private dental training institution and the author of over 100 scientific articles for the dental press. A passionate and charismatic speaker, Paul has been teaching for over 30 years, both in the UK and internationally.

He was voted one of the ‘most influential dentists in the UK’ by his peers in Dentistry Magazine in 2013 and in the top 3 dentists in Aesthetic Dentistry’s 25 poll, November 2012. 

In 2021 Prof Tipton was voted one of the “World’s Top 100 Doctors” by the Global  Summits.

In 2022 Prof Paul Tipton was amongst the few awarded for the “Dentistry’s Top 50 Dentists 2022”.

Most recently in November 2022 Professor Paul Tipton won the Kimberley Finlayson ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in recognition for his outstanding contributions to private dentistry and dental education.

Professor Tipton qualified from Sheffield University in 1978 and in 1982 opened his own referral practice in Manchester. He continued to build his skills, studying at Eastman Dental Hospital in London, where after 2 years of study, he obtained a Masters Degree in Conservative Dentistry in 1989. In the same year he started teaching on the University of Manchester’s MSc in Restorative Dentistry. He is now a lecturer on their MSc programme in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry and also lectures at Kings College London (LonDEC).

In 1991 Professor Tipton founded his private dental training academy, Tipton Training. During this time, Tipton Training have successfully trained over 5,000 dentists and this number continues to rise year after year.

In 1992, Professor Tipton was awarded an honary Diploma in General Dental Practice from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was appointed a member of the British Dental Association’s Independent Practice Committee. In 1999, he was certified as a Specialist in Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council.

Professor Paul Tipton is on the editorial board of Private Dentistry Magazine, Restorative & Aesthetic Practice and Implant Dentistry and is a medical writer and part of the advisory board at Expert Beauty Magazine and ‘Woman’s’ magazine. He was a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

He is currently the President of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry and was recently elected Fellow of the International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics (IADFE).

Prof. Tipton practices at his clinics in Manchester, Nottingham and London.  Further details can be found at www.drpaultipton.co.uk or www.tclinic.co.uk.

Professor Curd Bollen

DDS , PHD, MSc, PGCert, PGCert

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Professor Bollen studies dentistry at the Catholic University in Leuven (Belgium) where he graduated in 1992. In 1906 he became the youngest dentist receiving his PhD at the same school and between 1992 and 1997 he also finished his Masters Degree in Periodintology and Implant Dentistry in Leuven.
He is Professor at the department of Stomatology at the Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia and visiting Professor at the America University of Iraq, Baghdad. He was also Dean of Dentistry at the American University of Iraq. He has held academic positions in Belgium (Leuven and Liege), The Netherlands (Nijmegen), Germany (Bonn and Düsseldorf) and the UK (Manchester and Birmingham) and is currently a lecturer at the MED Academy in Vilius (Lithuania) and Ambassador for ClenImpolant Foundation.
He is editor-in-chief of 3 international online journals, and has published more tyhan 65 international and more than 25 national scientific publications. He has also published 10 books/chapters in books.
He lectures worldwide on Ceramic Dental Implants, concentrated growth factors and ultra-short implants.
He has aprivatr clinic in Belgium and Manchester, limited tp Periodontology and `Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Hugo Grancho Pinto

BDS (Lisbon) 2004. Specialist in Periodontology, lecturer at Manchester University

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Hugo is a registered specialist in periodontics with the General Dental Council and he focuses his clinical practice around the diagnosis and treatment, both nonsurgical and surgical, of gum disease, aesthetic periodontal surgery and implant dentistry.

Hugo qualified as a dentist from the University of Lisbon, practiced general dentistry for a couple of years and has been working in private practice in the areas of periodontology and implant dentistry exclusively since 2006.

Hugo competed a 3 years full time Specialist Training Program in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry in Lisbon. He has a Diploma in Clinical Periodontology from the Gothenburg University and completed a Post-Graduation in Implant Dentistry at the Oral Rehabilitation Institute, in Lisbon.

Hugo is an academic clinical lecturer in the postgraduate program in periodontics at the University of Manchester. He was a lecturer in the Periodontology Department in the University of Lisbon until 2008. He also lectures nationally and internationally on periodontics and implant dentistry.

He is an active member of the British Society of Periodontology, American Academy of Periodontology and Portuguese Association of Periodontology and Implants.

Outside dentistry he loves spending time with his wife and kids and enjoys playing tennis and travelling around the world

Dr. Maria Hardman

BDS(Birm) DUI(Lille) MJDF RCS(Eng) MFDS RCS(Edin)

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An experienced dental clinician who owns and runs her own state of the art private dental, specialist referral and training facility in Oxford.

Maria has had a particular interest in dental implants since 1996 when she started to attend a number of international courses, culminating in a Master’s degree in Implantology at Lille University Medical School. She received her diploma in 2004.

In 2006 Maria received a Certificate and Diploma of Honour for Clinical Radiological Anatomy of the head and neck.

Maria founded the Oxford Society of Oral Implantology in 2004 which has now been incorporated into the Advanced Dental Training arm of her practice at Clinic 95.

A Member of the British Dental Association, Association of Dental Implantology, Joint Dental Faculties from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Dr Ash Rayarel

BDS, MFGDP(UK), MSc (Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry)

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Dr Ash Rayarel is a highly respected clinician, educator, and mentor with over three decades of experience in dentistry. A graduate of the University of Manchester (1989), he has consistently pursued professional excellence, holding an MSc in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry, the MFGDP(UK) qualification, a PGCert in Medical Education, and, most recently, a Fellowship with the College of General Dentistry (2023).

Dr Rayarel’s career has been defined by an unwavering commitment to teaching and mentorship. For more than 30 years, he has supported the development of both undergraduate and postgraduate dentists. He serves as Clinical Director of the Operative Dentistry course at Tipton Training — the UK’s largest private postgraduate dental training academy, which has trained over 5,000 dentists worldwide. As one of Tipton Training’s most experienced and respected lecturers, he has been instrumental in delivering high-quality education across the UK and internationally for over 15 years. He also holds a long-standing academic post as a Specialty Dentist at the University of Manchester Dental Hospital, where he teaches and mentors final-year students.

Alongside his educational work, Dr Rayarel has made a significant impact in general practice. He was Principal of AshDental & AshAesthetics for more than 25 years, transforming the clinic from a single-handed practice into a thriving multi-clinician team. He has served as an Educational Supervisor to 20 Foundation Dentists and contributed to several postgraduate programmes, including tutoring MSc students and advising the Healthcare Commission on clinical matters.

Ash’s dedication to advancing the profession is reflected in his involvement with key dental organisations such as the BACD, BARD, Salford LDC, and the Faculty of General Dental Practice. His practice was recognised as Best Team North West at the Dentistry Awards in 2010.

Outside of dentistry, Ash is a firm believer in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. He’s a passionate advocate for lifelong learning, both professionally and personally. A keen sportsman, he plays cricket in a local league, enjoys football, and regularly runs to stay active and unwind. His ability to balance a demanding career with meaningful personal pursuits reflects the value he places on wellbeing—something he actively encourages among his students and peers.

A true ambassador for general dentistry, Dr Ash Rayarel has made an enduring impact on his patients, peers, and the wider dental community—and continues to inspire the next generation of dental professionals.

Dr Adam Toft

BSc (Hons), BDS (Hons), MFGDP (UK), MMedSci (Rest Dent), Dip Aesth (BARD) FBARD PGCertEd (Sheffield)

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Dr Adam Toft is a highly accomplished dental clinician, educator, and mentor with over 30 years of experience in restorative, aesthetic, and orthodontic dentistry. He holds a BDS with Honours from the University of Sheffield, following an earlier Honours degree in Chemistry, and has continually expanded his clinical and academic expertise through postgraduate qualifications including an MMedSci in Restorative Dentistry, the MFGDP(UK), an Honorary Diploma in Aesthetic Dentistry, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. He is also a Founding Fellow of the British Association of Restorative Dentistry (BARD).

As Principal of Cavendish Dental Care in Chesterfield since 1998, Dr Toft leads a well-respected multidisciplinary practice known for ethical, patient-centred care. He combines general dentistry with advanced clinical work in complex restorative cases and full-mouth rehabilitations, including collaborative treatments at the T-Clinic in Manchester alongside Professor Paul Tipton.

Education and mentorship lie at the heart of Dr Toft’s professional ethos. As Clinical Director of Tipton Training’s flagship Restorative Dentistry course, he leads the ongoing design, delivery, and development of the programme—ensuring it reflects the latest clinical advancements and educational best practices. Tipton Training is the UK’s largest and most respected private postgraduate dental training provider, having educated over 5,000 dentists globally across more than 30 years. Since joining the faculty in 2010, Dr Toft has been a key figure in shaping and delivering its restorative, aesthetic, and operative dentistry programmes both nationally and internationally. His teaching is widely recognised for its clarity, precision, and practical, evidence-based approach.

He has also served as a Clinical Tutor at Sheffield’s Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and was an Educational Supervisor for over 15 years, mentoring newly qualified dentists through their foundation training years.

Dr Toft’s dedication to advancing the profession is reflected in his affiliations with the BDA, FGDP, BACD, and BARD. He is widely recognised for his attention to detail, approachable style, and deep commitment to continuous improvement—qualities that resonate in both his clinical and educational work.

Outside of dentistry, Adam values the importance of wellbeing and balance. He maintains an active lifestyle through cycling, yoga, and regular fitness training, and enjoys spending quality time with his two sons. His passion for lifelong learning extends beyond the clinic, enriching both his personal and professional life.

A thoughtful and forward-thinking leader in dentistry, Dr Adam Toft continues to make a lasting impact on his patients, students, and the wider dental community.

Dr Matthew Holyoak

BDS, Dip Rest Dent (RCS Eng), MSc (Rest Dent)

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Dr Matthew Holyoak is an accomplished clinician, educator, and thought leader in the field of restorative and aesthetic dentistry, with a career spanning over three decades. He holds a BDS from the University of Glasgow, a Diploma in Restorative Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, an MSc in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Leeds, and is a Fellow of both the College of General Dentistry (UK) and the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics (USA).

Until his retirement from clinical practice in 2025, Dr Holyoak was Principal Dentist at Woodlands Dental in Lytham St Annes, where he led a private practice with a strong focus on cosmetic and advanced restorative dentistry. Over the course of 30+ years, he built a reputation for delivering high-quality, ethical care, particularly in smile design, composite restorations, minimally invasive ceramics, and implant-based rehabilitation.

Education and clinical mentorship have always been at the heart of Dr Holyoak’s career. He currently serves as Clinical Director of the Certificate in Aesthetic Dentistry course at Tipton Training, where he leads the design, delivery, and continuous development of the programme — ensuring it remains aligned with the latest clinical advancements and educational standards. Tipton Training is one of the UK’s largest and most respected private postgraduate dental training centres, having provided world-class education to over 5,000 dentists globally over the past 30 years. In this role, Dr Holyoak not only shapes the course content but also delivers lectures across the UK and internationally, combining theoretical instruction with hands-on clinical training. His teaching is widely recognised for its clarity, depth, and strong emphasis on real-world, evidence-based application.

Dr Holyoak has also served as a Senior Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), where he was Clinical Education Supervisor for the MSc in Prosthodontics. He was recently appointed Educational Supervisor in Advanced Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry at the School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. His broader teaching portfolio includes work with FGDP, BARD, the North West Deanery, and Ankylos Dental Implants. His international lecturing experience spans the UK, Ireland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Lebanon, and Iran—including an invited presentation at the prestigious Digital Dentistry Conference in Dubai.

As a Clinical Opinion Leader, Dr Holyoak works closely with leading dental manufacturers, advising on the use and development of restorative materials and techniques. He is also the author of Smile Design: Rules, Tools and Strategies (Primary Dental Journal, FGDP, 2013), a well-regarded publication that supports dentists in planning and delivering aesthetic restorative cases.

Throughout his career, Dr Matthew Holyoak has demonstrated exceptional commitment to clinical excellence, education, and innovation—leaving a lasting impact on the dentists he’s mentored and the profession as a whole.

Dr Muataz Osman

BDS, MSc (Clin), PhD (Clin) Oral Implantology

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Muataz A. Osman

Muataz graduated from the University of Benghazi in 2008. He worked as GDP with special interest in periodontics and implant dentistry for 6 years in private practices. During that time he was a clinical and academic tutor in the restorative department at LIMU (2010-2012). Between 2012-2014 he was a TA in the oral biology department at the University of Benghazi, from which he was granted a scholarship to get his PG education.
Dr Osman obtained his clinical Masters in Periodontics from the University of Manchester with distinction (2015-2018) – this grade qualified him for a place in a Clinical PhD studies, which he finished with A2 grade in 2022.
Dr Osman is now an honorary clinical tutor in the PG Periodontology program at the University of Manchester.
Muataz works as DWSI in Periodontics and Implant dentists in different practices in England and Scotland.
Outside dentistry, being a mediterranean he enjoys windsurfing and all kinds of watersports as well as spending quality time with family and friends. 

Dr Wahab Shakir

MClinDent Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry

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Dr Wahab Shakir is the Principal Dentist of Museum Dental suites and also lectures and trains postgraduate dentists for the prestigious Tipton Training Academy nationally.

Wahab qualified at Newcastle University and then moved to London to work in private practice. He has gained a wealth of knowledge in cosmetic and general dental procedures as well as the treatment of TMD (Temporo-Mandibular Joint Disorders). As a professional, Wahab is especially known for cosmetic excellence. He has a strong belief in prevention and will only remove tooth structure after all other avenues have been exhausted.

He returns smiles back to functional aesthetic beauty with minimally invasive techniques such as tooth whitening, bonding, veneers, inlays and crowns. He also has a high level of ability in the treatment of the TMJ jaw joint and its related muscular pain, tension and tooth wear and grinding.

Wahab is passionate about dentistry, has a friendly and caring approach and he is also great at helping nervous patients and children feel relaxed. He is also a certified provider of Invisalign® and Cfast tooth alignment systems.

He is always making sure he keeps up to speed with the constant developments in dentistry. As part of his on-going professional development, he regularly attends courses by other well respected dentists.

Wahab has gained a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry from the Tipton Institute and a second Certificate in Hands-on Dentistry for which he was presented the Best Dentist Award. He is completing a Masters (MClinDent) in Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry.

Dr Andy Carragher

LDS RCS, BDS, MClinDent, CPS

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Dr Andrew Carragher has 25 years experience in Private and NHS Practice, including 21 years as owner and principal of his own clinic.

He completed the Tipton Training courses early in his career and went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Prosthodontics where he discovered his passion for teaching and went onto become Senior Clinical Teacher in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

During his 12 years in that position, Dr Carragher has taught hundreds of students the fundamentals of restorative dentistry and guided them in clinical practice. He is now senior lecturer with Tipton Training and specialising in advanced composite techniques.

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