Course Description
The DIRECT Implant Mentorship Program, hosted by the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University in partnership with Nobel Biocare, is an intensive comprehensive training course. It's designed for dentists seeking to elevate their expertise in implant planning, surgical execution, prosthetic restoration, and long-term maintenance. This evidence-based, hands-on program will equip participants with the knowledge, clinical skills, and confidence to perform predictable, esthetic, and functional implant treatment. Participants will gain direct one-on-one mentorship from leading experts in periodontics, prosthodontics, and oral & maxillofacial surgery, ensuring a multi-disciplinary learning experience tailored to real-world clinical practice.
Course Outline
This structured mentorship program consists of four interactive modules delivered over four sessions throughout the year. It comes didactic lectures, live demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and clinical patient treatment.
Module 1 Comprehensive Treatment Planning & Digital Workflow | November 29-30, 2025 (2 days)
Module 2 Surgical Implant Placement & Advance Techniques | January 9-11, 2025 (3 days)
Module 3 Prosthetic Restoration & Implant Occlusion | March 28-29, 2026 (2 days)
Module 4 Final Prosthesis Delivery & Long-term Maintenance | May 2-3, 2026 (2 days)
Participants will receive 34 lecture and 30 hands-on CE credits for a total of 64 CE credits for this course.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this program, participants will:
- Master comprehensive treatment planning for implant cases, integrating surgical and prosthetic considerations.
- Gain knowledge in digital planning, guided implant surgery, and CBCT evaluation.
- Develop skills in surgical techniques, including implant placement, and understanding of bone augmentation, and soft tissue management.
- Learn prosthetic workflows, from provisionalization to final implant restorations.
- Understand how to manage surgical and prosthetic complications effectively. This is important in implementing long-term maintenance protocols to prevent peri-implant diseases and mechanical complications to ensure implant success.
Notes
If you require to take the CBCT certification course, please follow this link to register for the upcoming course we are offering on November 1, 2025.
Instructors:
Dr. Haider Al-Waeli, DDS, MSc Perio, PhD, M Perio
Dr. Haider Al-Waeli is a certified Periodontist, a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and works as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University and is chair of the Dental Science Department. He received a PhD from McGill University and a Master in Periodontics from Dalhousie. He is also a member of many professional and academic association around the world such as American Academy of Periodontology, Canadian Academy of Periodontology, European Federation of Periodontology, and International Association of Dental Research.
Dr. Pierre-Luc Michaud, DMD., M.Sc., Cert. Prostho., F. Oral Onco. & Max. Prostho., FRCDC
Dr. Pierre-Luc Michaud is a full professor and head of the divisions of prosthodontics at the Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry. Dr. Michaud received his dental degree from Université de Montréal in 2007 and completed a Master of Science and specialty training in prosthodontics in 2011. In 2022, he also completed a Fellowship in Oral Oncology & Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Michaud has lectured extensively on local, national, and international platforms. His research interests include biomaterials, surface bonding, implant dentistry, and maxillofacial prosthodontics. He published many scientific manuscripts in peer reviewed journals and serves as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He is a fellow and examiner of the Royal College of dentists of Canada and a content developer for the National Dental Speciality Examination. He actively maintains a private practice in the Dalhousie intramural Faculty Practice, where he covers all aspects of prosthodontics and maxillofacial prosthodontics.
Dr. Chad Robertson, DDS, MD, MSc, FRCDC
Dr. Chad Robertson attended dental school at the University of Western Ontario, graduating with distinction in 1996. He completed his training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) and obtained his MD/MSc at Dalhousie University in 2003. He went on to complete fellowship training in head and neck cancer at the University of California, San Francisco. Upon completion of his fellowship, he returned to Halifax to work at Dalhousie University, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, and the IWK Health Centre. His scope of practice includes oral and maxillofacial pathology, orthognathic, trauma, implant, and dentoalveolar surgery. Chad is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of OMFS at Dalhousie University, as well as the Head of the Department of OMFS with Nova Scotia Health. He is the Chief Examiner in OMFS with the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a Past President of the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.