Advanced Implant Surgery Course (Cadaver Hands-on)
An advanced course for dentists ready to treat more complex cases: grafting, sinus lifting, immediate implants, the Khoury and Urban techniques, ridge expansion and soft tissue surgery, practised step by step on fresh human cadavers.
After a short theory introduction to each procedure, you follow the lecturer’s live surgery on a screen beside you, detail by detail and in real time. You then carry out the same procedure on the fresh cadaver, guided step by step. A well-trained team is always close by to help.
Most of the course is hands-on practice after an in-depth explanation. There is always a focus on pitfalls and danger zones for each procedure. You do not need to worry about your anatomy or surgical knowledge, because you are guided through the whole process.
Language. Lectures are taught in Turkish, with simultaneous translation into English. During the hands-on practice, the faculty work with you one-to-one and give you instructions in English.
In this course the hands-on work is on the upper jaw (maxilla), including sinus lifting. Work on the lower jaw is part of the Basic Implantology Course.
Four key techniques you will practise
These are the heart of the course. Each one is explained in theory, shown live on screen, then carried out by you on a fresh cadaver.
1
Ridge augmentation
Khoury technique
A bone augmentation method described by Dr Fouad Khoury. It rebuilds a ridge that is too thin or too short to hold an implant, using the patient’s own bone in thin, carefully fixed layers. It is well known for predictable results in difficult cases.
2
Guided bone regeneration
Urban technique
A guided bone regeneration method described by Dr Istvan Urban. It rebuilds bone width and height in the same area, using a graft mixture under a membrane that is held firmly in place. You learn the flap design, the grafting steps and how to close without tension.
3
Posterior maxilla
Sinus lifting
Open sinus elevation for the posterior maxilla, where the bone is often too low for an implant. You raise the sinus membrane through a small window, place the graft and cover it with a membrane. You also study the sinus anatomy and how to avoid membrane tears.
4
Aesthetic zone
Immediate implants
Placing an implant on the day the tooth is removed. You learn how to choose the right case, position the implant, manage the gap and soft tissue, and protect the aesthetic result, including in the front of the mouth.
Programme at a glance
Date
What happens
Where
17 April 2027
Theory
Hotel meeting room, Istanbul
18 April 2027
Hands-on on fresh human cadavers
RMK AIMES Anatomy Lab (Koç University), Istanbul
Venues and timings are confirmed with delegates before the course. The organiser reserves the right to change the venue.
What you will learn
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following learning outcomes.
Planning and difficult cases
Plan implant treatment in difficult implant-prosthetic and aesthetic cases
Decide where, when and how to place implants in the aesthetic zone
Recognise and manage cases with inadequate bone
Bone and grafting
Understand bone healing and the main bone graft and membrane materials
Apply the principles of guided bone regeneration
Place implants immediately, or at the same time as bone augmentation
Work with autogenous and block bone grafts
Apply the Khoury and Urban techniques for bone augmentation
Expand the alveolar bone crest
Posterior maxilla
Describe the anatomy of the maxillary sinus
Carry out maxillary sinus elevation techniques, including open sinus lifting
Place implants in the maxilla
Soft tissue
Explain why soft tissue matters in implantology
Use a double-layered flap technique
Harvest epithelial-connective tissue grafts from the palate
Apply periplastic surgery and advanced suturing techniques
Safety and complications
Dissect the anatomical danger zones of the maxilla, including the maxillary sinus
Understand and manage peri-implantitis
Course content
Theory
Aims of the advanced course
Difficult cases in implant-prosthetic surgery and aesthetic challenges
Implants in the aesthetic zone: where, when and how
Bone defects after tooth loss
Bone healing and bone graft materials
Membrane materials and guided bone regeneration
Immediate implantation, and simultaneous implant placement with bone augmentation
Khoury technique and Urban technique for bone augmentation
Managing inadequate bone, and autogenous and block bone grafts
The posterior maxilla: sinus anatomy and open sinus lifting
The importance of soft tissue, and periplastic surgery techniques
Peri-implantitis
Hands-on on fresh human cadavers
Immediate implant placement
Dissection of anatomical danger zones in the maxilla, including the maxillary sinus
Placing implants in the maxilla
Double-layered flap technique
Expansion of the alveolar bone crest
Maxillary sinus elevation, with graft and membrane application
Khoury technique (bone augmentation procedures described by Fouad Khoury)
Urban technique (guided bone regeneration for ridge augmentation, described by Istvan Urban)
Epithelial-connective tissue graft harvesting from the palate, and soft tissue management
Suturing techniques, periplastic surgery and peri-implantitis
The detailed programme is confirmed by the faculty and may change slightly before the course.
One cadaver for every two delegates. One of you operates while the other assists, so you practise every surgical stage. Other courses often have four or five people on one cadaver, or demonstrations only.
Fresh human cadavers, kept frozen only. They are not embalmed or treated with formalin, so the tissue keeps its natural structure.
Each procedure is first shown by the faculty. You then carry out the same procedure yourself, with the faculty beside you, working with you one-to-one and explaining in English.
Work takes place at the RMK AIMES Anatomy Lab (Koç University) in Istanbul, a laboratory built for this kind of training. If your anatomy needs support, you are guided through the dissection. A quick look at head and neck anatomy beforehand will help.
Donors are tested for infectious disease and their history is not shared. Please still follow the safety guidance you are given.
Out of respect for the donors, photography and filming are not allowed in the dissection room.
There is no exam. You receive a certificate.
Our ethical commitment
Cadaveric training is possible because people chose to donate their bodies to education. We treat every donor with respect and dignity, follow the law wherever training takes place, and work only in licensed anatomical centres.
Dentists with basic knowledge and skill in implant placement, who treat implant patients often or occasionally.
Dentists who want to move on to more complex cases but feel their knowledge or skills are not yet enough.
Prices
Option
Price
Course only
£1,850
Course and travel package
£2,450
Secure payment with StripeStripe is one of the world’s most trusted payment providers. We accept all major credit cards, and you can pay in instalments with Klarna where available.
and more
The course fee includes: one day of theory and one full day of hands-on cadaver training, consumables, hand instruments, equipment, training documents, lunch, tea and coffee, and a certificate.
The travel package adds: 3 nights in a 4- or 5-star hotel in Istanbul, airport transfer and breakfast each morning. Flights are not included. We will confirm the hotel and exact nights with you when you reserve.
What to wear and bring
Comfortable everyday clothes. Shorts and sandals are not allowed in the laboratory.
Trainers or closed shoes with a good grip, as the floor can be slippery. The laboratory is kept cool, but protective clothing can feel warm.
We supply all materials and instruments, so you do not need to bring anything. If you prefer to work with your own instruments, you are welcome to bring them.
Your own hypoallergenic gloves, if you have a latex allergy.
Your own instruments (optional)
We provide all the instruments and materials you need, so you do not have to bring anything. If you prefer to work with your own instruments, this list is a guide.
2 × Langenbeck retractors, long and short
2 × periosteal raspatories, wide and small
2 × surgical forceps, long and short
Anatomical forceps
Needle holder and scissors
Scalpel blade handle
Excavator
Universal extraction forceps
Dental probe and mirror
Round burs of different diameters
Bone burs and fissure burs of different sizes, for bone block harvesting
Protective glasses
Hammer and chisels in different sizes
Instruments for preparing the sinus membrane
Luer forceps
Faculty
Dr Becen Demir
Periodontist. Graduated from Hacettepe University in 1999 and became a periodontologist in 2005. He teaches implantology, sinus lift, PRF, suturing and mucogingival surgery on fresh cadavers, in Türkiye and abroad.
Dr Abdullah Özel
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Lecturer at Istanbul Medipol University. His interests include orthognathic surgery, virtual planning, bone augmentation and implantology.
From our CEO
Why implant dentists should train on cadavers
Dr Bülent Manav has spent more than fifteen years building cadaveric courses. He explains why they are worth doing whether you are about to place your first implant or your thousandth.
