Autogenous Bone Augmentation and Soft Tissue Management with Thomas Hanser

Dental Iceberg hosts Thomas Hanser for a two-day course on autogenous bone grafting and the soft-tissue techniques used to protect augmentation sites. The programme runs on 15-16 October 2027, from 09:00 to 17:00, at the Danubius Hotel Regents Park in London. Teaching divides equally between lectures and practical work.

Bone augmentation

• Review graft-healing biology, diagnosis and planning for horizontal and vertical ridge defects through cases and surgical video.
• Study retromolar bone harvesting and the Khoury split bone block or shell technique, including graft preparation, recipient-site adaptation and fixation.
• Learn the trephine bone-core approach to minimally invasive harvesting from the implant bed, grafting and fixation.
• Discuss small-to-moderate defects, guided bone regeneration, ridge augmentation and sinus-lift applications, including severe alveolar atrophy.

Soft tissue throughout implant treatment

• Consider socket preservation, free and pedicle connective-tissue grafts, tunnelling and recession management for aesthetic contour.
• Examine second-stage flap design, papilla reconstruction and correction of implant-related failures.
• Plan keratinised tissue and functional stability using vestibuloplasty, free gingival grafts and connective-tissue grafts.
• Use flap design, tension-free closure and suturing to protect bone and soft-tissue grafts from exposure and other postoperative complications.

Practical exercises

Delegates work on animal jaws and models, harvesting blocks and bone chips, splitting cortical blocks, adapting and fixing grafts, practising the trephine bone-core technique and managing soft tissue for closure. These are simulation exercises, not advertised delegate treatment of patients.

Fee and CPD

The advertised fee is GBP 1,599, with 14 verifiable CPD hours. VAT treatment is not stated on the checked programme or booking product; confirm the final payable total and inclusions. Hotel parking is charged separately.