SEHA to host the American Academy of Implant Dentistry MaxiCourse in Abu Dhabi

In its efforts to meet global standards AHS is also working towards updating the clinical, technical and practical skills of its practitioners. The AAID MaxiCourse® will help the Implant Dentistry professionals upgrade their skills as per the newest developments in the field.

Implant Dentistry is now considered the medical standard in replacing missing teeth, either partial or complete, in selected patients. This method is often considered a conservative form of replacing missing one, two or more teeth without any changes to the adjacent teeth.

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has been advancing the standards of this field since 1951. AAID's MaxiCourses are among one of the most respected and comprehensive training programs in Implant Dentistry, offered in university settings throughout the United States and internationally. The team of course presenters includes renowned university faculty, world-class clinicians and some of the world's top authorities in the field.

AAID stands for excellence in education, scientific development and patient care. The course will prepare the participants to obtain the bona fide credentials in implantology to meet the minimum educational requirements to take the Associate Fellow and Fellow Examinations of the AAID.

MaxiCourses provide 300 or more hours of lecture, laboratory sessions, live surgical demonstrations and home/office assignments. It is a non commercial, non sponsored course covering a wide spectrum of implant types and systems giving an in depth review of surgical and prosthetic protocols.

The program will be presented in five modules of six days each, over a 10-month period from October 2009 till August 2010. The faculty for the upcoming program in Abu Dhabi will be coming from the USA, Japan, the UK, France, Canada and Lebanon, and has been accredited by the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) for 251 CME hours.

MaxiCourses are currently offered in Medical Colleges of Georgia, Loma Linda University, Oregan, South Korea, University of Puerto Rico, Howard University Washington DC, Toronto, India and Malaysia. AHS has been instrumental in bringing this coveted course to Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

Dr. John Evangelista, Director of Ambulatory Healthcare Services for SEHA said:

"AHS is in the process of upgrading its dentistry services by renovating the Mafraq Dental Center to become a state-of-the-art facility with all specialties and a fully-equipped dental laboratory. The dental clinics within the AHS Ambulatory Healthcare Centers are also in the process of providing specialty dentistry services to their patients."

Elaborating on the advantages of MaxiCourse, Dr. Ninette Banday, Head of Dental Services AHS said, "This program will assist dental practitioner in keeping abreast of the developments in the field of implantology. It demonstrates that it is essential for health professionals to be committed to life-long education and provides them an opportunity to achieve this. AHS is proud to be presenting this opportunity. We are sure that this will help in delivering the highest quality and standard of dental care at our healthcare centers."

Speaking at the opening session, Dr. Shanker Lyer, Course Director - The American Academy of Implant Dentistry MaxiCourse Abu Dhabi and Clinical Professor at New York University and University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, stressed the model of evidence based dentistry expressed appreciation on behalf of AAID to AHS-SEHA for co-sponsoring the program and taking the initiative to bring the MaxiCourse to the UAE and to Abu Dhabi University for hosting the program.

Presently, the specialty services offered by AHS Dental Clinics include orthodontics (straightening of the teeth), gum treatment, oral surgery, Implantology services, root canal treatment, special care for the pediatric patients, prosthetic treatment and preventive services, including routine dental care.