Course summary
This new course, and the first dental postgraduate programme at BSMS, draws upon the experience of senior and established dental implant surgeons and restorative specialists in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Who is the course for? The course is aimed at postgraduate level dentists who are interested in developing their dental implant experience: from early-stage dental implant surgeons to more experienced clinicians who want to consolidate their knowledge with a PGDip in implant dentistry. Key areas of study
- Patient assessment
- Treatment planning
- Principles of surgery and implant surgery
- Occlusion and restorative perspectives of implant dentistry
- Bone preservation, bone grafting and soft tissue techniques
- Managing partially dentate and edentulous cases
- Emerging techniques in implant dentistry
- Setting up and maintaining your own personalised dental implant practice
Assessment method
The main emphasis on assignments will be on clinical case presentations and short essays. Students who do not have access to their own patients will be invited to observe clinical sessions and all modules will have live surgery components, with hands-on experience in simulation settings and cadaveric training.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a dental degree (or international equivalent) and be registered with the General Dental Council (or international equivalent). Normally, applicants will have a minimum of two years’ experience as a General Dental practitioner. Applications are welcomed from International students with appropriate qualifications and experience. Students for whom English is not a first language must demonstrate an acceptable standard of comprehension and communication in the English Language (IELTS; minimum overall score of 7.0 and 7.0 in the writing element).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH
Course contact details
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