Portman Healthcare is uncompromising about the clinical ability and experience of the clinicians treating patients in our clinics. We work with some of the most distinguished clinicians in the country, many of whom are actively involved with International and National dental bodies.

The Portman Academy is an education and training program, spanning virtually all phases of implants, restorative and cosmetic dentistry, established to allow our dentists to draw on the theoretical and practical experience of Portman’s senior clinicians. It helps our dentists to stay abreast of the most progressive and advanced techniques in dentistry.

The Portman Academy allows us to ensure that our clinicians are at the forefront of preventative dentistry and are clinically of the highest standards.
Current Training Program:
Topics Covered:

• Laboratory Techniques for Restoration Manufacture
• Theoretical Topics to be Covered:
• The Implant Process
• Surgical Anatomy and Pathological Processes of  Maxilla and Mandible
• Bone Changes Following Tooth Loss
• Hard and Soft Tissue Healing following Surgery
• Medical Conditions Relating to Implant Therapy
• Hard and Soft Tissue Integration
• Implant Design and Selection
• Indications and Contra-indications for Implant Therapy
• Radiographic
• Evaluation and CT scanning
• CT and Surgical Guides
• Emergencies and Pharmacology
• Surgical Instrumentation
• Consent and Medico-legal aspects of Implant Therapy
• Implant Placement Surgery
• Staging of Surgery
• Bone Augmentation, procedures and materials
• Soft Tissue Manipulation
• Aseptic Techniques
• Impression taking
• Restoration Designs
• Laboratory Techniques for Restoration Manufacture
• Restorative Components
• Post Operative Care and Management
• Complications and Failures
• Documentation and Clinical Auditing of Cases

For more information please contact us on info@portmanhealthcare.co.uk