Tuesday
Mar162010

Introduction

The 2012 Implant LLU/AAID MaxiCourse® offers over 300 hours of lectures, hands-on workshop sessions, live surgical demonstrations, online lectures and clinical experiences placing dental implants on patients. The LLU/AAID MaxiCourse® brings the experience of renowned instructors and clinicians from Loma Linda University and around the world.

Monday
Mar152010

Program Description

For more than 30 years, the Advanced Education Program in Implant Dentistry through the Continuing Dental Education Department has provided part-time didactic and clinical training in imlant dentistry to general practitioners and specialists.

The 10 month sessions (two days per month) helps to prepare the participant to take the written portion of the AAID Associate Fellow Membership Examination. the didactic portion of the course includes basic science information in anatomy, microbiology, and histopathology, all geared toward implant dentistry.

About the AAID

Advancing the standard of care for comprehensive implant dentistry since 1951

Founded in 1951, the Academy is the first professional organization in the world dedicated to implant dentistry.  Its membership includes general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists and others interested in the field of implant dentistry. As a membership organization, we currently represent over 3,500 dentists worldwide.

The Academy's mission is simple:  To advance the science and practice of implant dentistry through education, research support and to serve as the creditialing standard for implant dentistry for the benefit of mankind. 
 
Through our educational offerings and credentialing program, we provide valuable expertise in the field of oral implantology - expertise that ultimately benefits the patients dentists serve. If you are a patient interested in dental implants, I encourage you to visit our Find a Dentist section.

Having entered the 21st century, there has never been a more exciting time in implant dentistry.  The advances in technolgy and techniques that have occurred, and those we are currently exploring, are making implant dentistry more sophisticated and successful, bringing it to the forefront of the dental field.  Through this site, you can learn more about implant dentistry, dental implants and the services provided by the Academy.