Association for Dental Education in Europe

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Graft to Growth: Teaching the New Paradigm in Hard Tissue Augmentation

Friday, 22nd August 2025 - 09:00 to 10:30
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Dargan B TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 3: Organised, planned and delivered by a corporate partner without input from ADEE
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Session synopsis: 
This session examines the evolution of hard tissue augmentation in regenerative dentistry, highlighting the shift from traditional autogenous bone block grafting to modern biologically enhanced, digitally guided, and minimally invasive techniques.

Through direct comparisons of old versus new approaches, participants will gain insight into current biomaterials, biologics, and 3D planning innovations, along with effective strategies for teaching these advances. Attendees will leave equipped with updated clinical perspectives and practical tools to modernize and elevate their dental education programs.

This session is delivered by:

 

Speakers: 

Viraj Patel

Implantologists

Having qualified as a dentist in 2012, Viraj has set out to gain the necessary experience to help become one of the lead Implantologists in the UK for the future.

He underwent hospital training in Maxillofacial and Oral surgery in 2014 and has since attended multiple Dental Implant courses within the UK. In 2018 his passion for implants led him to New York City, where he enrolled for 2 years at New York University (NYU), on the renowned Advanced Implant Dentistry Program.

Since moving back to the UK, on completion of the Program, in 2020 he has been working as a dental implantologist in private practices across London.

Along the way he has been awarded multiple accolades including "ITI Future Star" prize by the International Team of Implantology in 2021, he received prizes for "the Best Young Implant dentist” in the UK 2022, 2023 & 2024. On the international stage he has also won the “European Prize for Clinical Innovations in Implant Dentistry” as well as winning the award for the best Clinical Case for the “Complex Implant treatment” Category and single implant tooth category at the prestigious “Clinical Dentistry Awards” years 2023 and 2024.

He is a key opinion leader for some of the leading implant companies within the UK including (Biohorizons Camlog, Geistlich and Zimvie) and is now lecturing and presenting internationally.

He also sits on the board of notable Junior Implant Organisation committees including The NextGen Committee with the Association for Dental Implantology (ADI) UK and the Junior Committee for the European Association of Osseointegration (EAO).

His passion within implant dentistry lies in Regenerative Implant dentistry including Bone and Soft tissue Augmentation.

Learning Outcomes: 
  1. Biology behind hard and soft tissue augmentation
  2. Rules of surgery and how mastering basics will lead to better treatment of complex cases
  3. An update on material science in hard and soft tissue augmentation
  4. Give an understanding on the timeline in terms of progression of GBR and soft tissue grafting techniques.

 

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