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WORLD CONFERENCE 2003 IN RETROSPECT

Auxiliary workshop: Dental Hygiene Implant Certification Program

Abstract
This was a comprehensive program designed specifically for the dental hygienist and/or dental auxiliary. The morning module covered surgical, prosthetic, and treatment planning considerations. The afternoon module was devoted to implant maintenance with specific attention to clinical hygiene procedures. The day ended with practice management and marketing skills in implant dentistry.

The course fulfilled curriculum guidelines for oral implantology in dental hygiene education developed by the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries and Practice Management (ADIA&PM). Additionally, implant practice development through the hygiene department was covered. Tuition included membership and a course certificate from (ADIA&PM). Also, a certificate of completion was presented to the hygienist from the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.

Rik A. Vanooteghem, DDS, MS, Sunnyvale, California

Dr. Vanooteghem received his DDS degree in 1981 from the Catholic University of Leuven Dental School, Leuven, Belgium and his Masters of Science in Periodontics in 1984 from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, California. He has held faculty appointments in the Department of Periodontics at both the University of the Pacific and Loma Linda University Dental Schools.

Dr. Vanooteghem is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, the Academy of Osseointegration, the Western Society of Periodontology and the Academy of Dental Anesthesiology. He has lectured and published extensively and founded the Silicon Valley Study Group in 1992.

Dr. Vanooteghem maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Sunnyvale, California.