Online, interactive software courses offered

Nov. 12, 2007
The 3D Diagnostix basic and advanced implant planning courses are designed for dentists who want to integrate Computer Guided Implant Planning into their practices.

Utilizing Simplant or Facilitate 3D conversions of CT scans, dental clinicians can visualize a patient's anatomy and plan and place implants with a high level of confidence and accuracy.

To help dental professionals take full advantage of this software, 3D Diagnostix developed one-on-one, interactive courses on using this software for implant planning.

The 3D Diagnostix basic and advanced implant planning courses were designed for dentists who want to integrate Computer Guided Implant Planning into their practices.

Both courses provide interactive, instruction where, using a Web browser, the dentist accesses Simplant or Facilitate software running on the instructor's computer to develop an actual treatment plan while simultaneously talking with the instructor on the phone.

The dentist can create a virtual implant, rotate it, and change its length, view bone quality, edit implant properties, place a virtual abutment going through all the steps involved in planning and placing an implant.

Brian Willson, DDS, of Fayetteville, N.C., took the advanced course. Dr. Willson said, "I worked with the instructor on two cases, discussing each step as we developed a treatment plan. This kind of hands-on training is very different from sitting through a lecture and watching a PowerPoint presentation. The course will more than pay for itself because now I can plan more efficiently to reduce chair time and eliminate many of the problems that can arise during an implant procedure."

3D Diagnostix is the leading provider of conebeam CT scan conversions made using Simplant and Facilitate to provide axial, coronal, and sagittal panoramic and cross-sectional images of the maxilla or mandible for distance and density measurements and the virtual placement and resizing of implants and abutments.

For more information, contact 3D Diagnostix by phone at (617) 820-5279, by e-mail at [email protected] or on the Web at 3D Diagnostix.