About this Event
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Course Date: 6-7 November 2026, London
Join us for an exclusive, first-time-ever masterclass in the UK with one of the world’s most influential figures in implant dentistry – You will apply these concepts in your practice from the very next day.
Prof. Linkevičius is internationally renowned for his research on crestal bone stability, vertical soft-tissue thickness, and his pioneering philosophy, Zero Bone Loss Concepts (ZBLC). His scientific contributions have fundamentally reshaped modern implantology, equipping clinicians with predictable, evidence-based protocols to achieve long-term bone and soft-tissue stability around implants.
This intensive hands-on programme is designed for clinicians who want to refine their surgical and prosthetic skills with methods proven to improve long-term implant success and soft-tissue health. Over the course of two training days, participants will gain deep insight into delayed and immediate implant protocols, vertical soft-tissue enhancement, and prosthetically driven implant planning – supported by extensive hands-on practice.
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DAY 1 – Delayed Implants & Vertical Soft-Tissue Enhancement
I. Crestal Bone Stability & Soft-Tissue Influence
- Development of crestal bone stability through surgical concepts
- Impact of vertical soft tissue on crestal bone preservation
- Platform switching: does it truly protect bone?
- Influence of implant placement depth
- Importance of implant–abutment connection stability
- Bone remineralisation & corticalisation in thick tissues
II. Four Novel Methods to Increase Vertical Soft-Tissue Thickness
a) Subcrestal implant placement
b) Flattening of the alveolar bone
c) “Tent Pole” technique
d) Vertical soft-tissue thickening
III. HANDS-ON: Vertical Soft-Tissue Augmentation
Practice on pig jaws:
- Incision design
- Blunt flap release for tension reduction
- Preparation of allogenic membranes
- Membrane positioning
- Matrix-suture stabilisation
Techniques performed:
- Subcrestal implant placement
- Tent pole method
- Alveolar bone flattening
- Vertical soft-tissue thickening
Additional Hands-On
- Soft-tissue profile creation with individual healing abutments
DAY 2 – Immediate Implants & Implant Prosthetics
I. Immediate Implants
- Rationale for immediate implant placement: benefits and risks
- Why immediate implants can fail—and how to prevent it
- Biological success factors
- Osseointegration
- Emergence profile
- Peri-implant tissue response
- Achieving primary stability & controlling crestal bone levels
Case-Specific Protocols
- Immediate molars (Types A, B, C):
- Implant depth
- Bone grafting
- Stability
- Healing abutments
- Soft-tissue grafting
- Immediate premolars
- Immediate anterior implants
- Complications and how to avoid them
HANDS-ON: Immediate Implant Placement
Practice with models:
- Extraction socket evaluation
- Elimination of thin septum
- Determining implant diameter & thread width
- Implant placement in molars & premolars when standard apico-coronal positioning is not possible
- Fabrication of individual healing abutments
II. Implant Prosthetics
- How to control cement remnants after cementation
- Supragingival margins & custom abutments
- Relationship between cement and peri-implant disease
- Screw-retained restorations vs. cement-retained
- Use of Ti-bases in restorations
- Best cements for Ti-bases
Prosthetic Materials
- Subgingival: zirconia, titanium, ceramics—pros & cons
- Use of ultra-polished zirconia
- Peri-implant soft-tissue composition
- Supragingival materials (ceramics, e.max, monolithic zirconia): indications and selection
HANDS-ON: Advanced Impression Technique
- Implementation of Prof. Linkevičius’s special impression method for deeply positioned implants
- Stabilisation of the transfer using occlusal registration materials
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Danubius Hotel Regents Park, 18 Lodge Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 2499.00












