Newport Study Club

25 September 2024 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Soft Tissue Management Around Dental Implants

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Presented by: Dr Amit Patel
Host: Dr Raid Ali
Date: 25 September 2024 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Time: 1900 Refreshments 1930 Lecture
Location: Coldra Court Hotel , Chepstow Road, Langstone, Newport, NP18 2LX GB

We have seen an increase in Peri-implantitis and one factor that helps increase the risk of this disease is a lack of keratinised tissue around our implant. The evidence suggests that soft tissue thickness greater than 2mm is necessary to prevent peri implant soft tissue complications.

Biography

Amit is the principal specialist and director at Birmingham Dental Specialists in Birmingham. His special interests are dental implants, regenerative and aesthetic Periodontics.

Amit graduated from the University of Liverpool and completed a 4-year specialist training programme in Periodontics at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Dental Institute. Amit was an Associate Specialist in Periodontics at the Birmingham Dental School for 9 years and is still an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry . He has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including lecturing to dental practitioners both in the UK and internationally. Amit is currently the Priesident ofthe Association of Dental Implantology.

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