Track lead
Dt. Mahmut Boran — Implantologist & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dental observership · Turkey · 1, 2 or 3 weeks
Dental Implant Surgery Observership the implant pathway from CBCT review to restoration in Turkey
Chair-side observation of the general implant pathway for qualified dentists: how cases are assessed and selected, how surgical and restorative dentists plan together, and what is decided on the surgical day.
- Qualified dentists
- Observation only
- 1, 2 or 3 weeks
- Working clinical English
- Duration
- 1, 2 or 3 weeks
- Format
- Chair-side observation only
- Who
- Qualified dentists (DDS, BDS or equivalent)
- Setting
- ATDERA Care Network partner practices, Turkey
- Language
- Working clinical English
- Certificate
- Attendance — issuer stated on the document
What can a dentist observe in Dental Implant Surgery?
- CBCT review at the planning workstation: bone volume, the inferior alveolar canal, mental foramen and maxillary sinus, and the restorative space available.
- Case-selection discussion: medical history, periodontal status, smoking, occlusion and expectations, and when an implant is not the right answer.
- Single-tooth implant placement in anterior and posterior sites, observed chair-side where it is on the surgical list during your dates.
- Surgical-day decision points: flap design, implant position against the planned emergence profile, and primary stability assessment.
- Implant-prosthetic handover and provisional prosthesis fitting, where the surgical and restorative phases fall inside your placement window.
- How the pathway branches into full-arch rehabilitation, guided surgery or bone augmentation, discussed through cases on the list.
How is an implant case taken from assessment to restoration?
Implant treatment is planned from the restoration backwards. Before any surgical decision, the team considers where the final tooth needs to sit, how much restorative space there is and how the occlusion will load it. The CBCT is then read against that plan: ridge width and height, bone quality, the position of the inferior alveolar canal, mental foramen or maxillary sinus, and any pathology. Where CBCT records are available, observers can follow this reasoning at the planning workstation, where the decision to place a standard implant, to modify the plan, or to redirect the case towards augmentation or a full-arch pathway is made and explained.
Case selection concerns the patient as much as the bone. Poorly controlled diabetes, heavy smoking, active periodontal disease, a history of antiresorptive medication or head and neck radiotherapy, and parafunction all change the risk, and some cases are deferred or redirected rather than treated. On the surgical day the discussion turns to flap design, implant position relative to the planned emergence profile, and primary stability, which informs whether a provisional restoration is placed straight away or the implant is left to integrate. Where a case reaches the restorative phase inside the placement, the handover shows how surgical and restorative dentists share responsibility for one patient.
How this page differs
The dental observership page describes the whole programme across its three tracks; this page covers the general implant pathway from assessment to restoration. Full-arch immediate loading, digitally guided placement and bone augmentation with sinus lift each have their own focus page for a narrower question.
Who this focus suits
Qualified dentists who restore implants or are starting to plan them, and who want to see how an implant team assesses, selects and sequences cases before committing to further implant education.
Tracks and duration
This focus sits in the implant track led by Dt. Mahmut Boran, implantologist and maxillofacial surgeon. A 1-week placement is a single-track introduction, a 2-week placement allows implants as the primary track with a secondary track, and a 3-week placement spreads across all three tracks.
What an observer does not do
The programme is observation-only by design: observers do not place implants, prepare teeth, fit prostheses or carry out any clinical intervention on patients, regardless of their home qualifications.
- Observation-only: observers do not place implants, fit prostheses or carry out any clinical step on patients.
- Case types are confirmed at scheduling against two- to three-week rolling clinical lists, so a specific implant case cannot be promised at application.
- Surgery and restoration are usually months apart; a placement may show one phase of a patient's care rather than its whole course.
- The certificate records attendance and the tracks observed; it is not an implant qualification and confers no clinical privileges.
Before you enquire
- Open to qualified dentists holding a DDS, BDS or equivalent; final-year dental students and dental therapists are not currently eligible.
- Working clinical English is required; observers self-assess to CEFR B2 or above and language readiness is confirmed at review.
- Enquiries go through the contact form. ATDERA reviews each one individually and asks for a current CV and two professional references.
- Specific case types are aligned with the partner clinician's list at scheduling, not at application; four to eight weeks from application to a confirmed placement is typical.
What do dentists ask about Dental Implant Surgery?
What clinical experience must dentists have?
Applicants must hold a DDS, BDS or equivalent primary dental qualification; final-year dental students and dental therapists are not eligible, because the chair-side discussion assumes independent clinical practice. No minimum number of years is published. The enquiry form records your years of independent practice and indemnity status, and the review requests a current CV and two professional references. Prior implant placement is not listed as a requirement, but stating your current implant experience and objectives helps the scheduling team pitch the case discussion and choose suitable days on the list.
How does implant observation differ from a hands-on implant course?
A course with a practical component is built around the participant's own placements, on models or under supervision on patients. This observership has no such component: observers do not place implants, prepare sites or carry out any clinical step, because partner-practice insurance and patient consent name the partner clinician as the treating dentist. What it offers instead is the reasoning behind real cases, including CBCT review, case selection, surgical decision points and prosthetic handover, discussed with the clinician who made the decisions. It can sit alongside a structured implant course; it does not replace one.
Can I ask to see a particular type of implant case?
Yes. State it when you enquire, for example an anterior single-tooth case, a posterior site close to the sinus or a full-arch day. The scheduling team works with the implant track lead to align your dates with a suitable case, but availability is confirmed at scheduling rather than at application, because the partner practice sets its clinical list in two- to three-week rolling cycles. Shorter placements may not include every case type, and patients sometimes reschedule, so a specific case cannot be promised.
Is the restorative phase discussed as well as the surgery?
Yes. The planning discussion starts from the intended restoration, and implant-prosthetic handover and provisional prosthesis fitting are part of the implant track's case list. Because integration usually takes weeks to months, the surgical and restorative phases of one patient rarely both fall inside a short placement. Observers are more likely to see the surgery of one patient and the restoration of another, and the link between them is made in the end-of-day case review.
What should I prepare before the placement?
Arrive with clear objectives: the case types you want to discuss, the implant decisions you find hardest in your own practice and the stage of implant work you are aiming at. On 2- and 3-week placements the treatment-planning workshop lets you present a case from your own practice, so bring records with identifying details removed. During chair-side days observers keep a structured note template covering case presentation, sequence and decision points, which feeds the end-of-day review.
Interested in this focus?
Tell us which focus and duration you are considering. ATDERA's coordination team reviews every enquiry individually and proposes a placement window aligned with the partner practice's clinical schedule.