Clinical for implants R£LAX
Dr David Offord and Dr Louise Henvey explain how an implant training programme can benefit practices’ bottom line
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training programme called R£LAX which has already resulted in a number of its referring dentists now restoring single implant cases. The idea behind R£LAX is that
ermilion, the referral clinic that opened in west Edinburgh one year ago, has intro- duced an implant
the GDP refers a patient who has a single tooth gap or failing crown. The implant is placed by the specialist at the referral hub; the patient then returns to their own dentist to have the implant impression taken and the crown fitted. Vermilion has launched this initia-
tive in conjunction with Dentsply Friadent, through hosting a series of R£LAX nights, which offer free
training in the Ankylos implant system to help get GDPs started in dental implant restoration for straightforward single-tooth cases. Historically, a GDP would refer
an implant case to a specialist clinic for both the implant surgery and the restoration, but increasing numbers of dentists are finding that restoring their own implant cases is an excel- lent practice-builder. In addition to being able to offer their patients a wider range of restorative options and enhancing their long-term patient relationships, dentists are discovering that restoring dental implants can create a new and profit- able revenue stream for their clinic. Undertaking the restorative phase of the treatment enables general practitioners to benefit from the
“Restor- ing dental implants can create a new and profitable revenue stream for
clinics” David Offord
continuing expansion of the implant market without having to learn how to place dental implants. David Offord, a specialist in oral
surgery and practice principal at Vermilion, has hosted a number of R£LAX evenings over the past year with his specialist prosthodontist colleague, Grant Mathieson. The events, which normally attract about 10 to 12 referring GDPs and include food and refreshments, start off in the seminar room where delegates learn the basics of case selection and treatment planning. GDPs are taught how to take an
Ankylos implant impression and how to fit a screw-retained implant crown, before they move through to the surgery to observe Grant with an implant patient who is scheduled
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