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ITI Curriculum Centers are education institutes authorized by ITI to run the ITI Curriculum Foundation and or Intermediate level program together with their implant courses.

The ITI Curriculum Foundation Level Onsite is done with a Center of your choice.

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What will you learn during the Foundation level:

Learn to assess, treatment plan, and restore straightforward implant cases with confidence, and to carry out day-to-day implant monitoring and maintenance with our internationally standardized curriculum.

The Foundation level provides a solid theoretical basis in implant dentistry preparing you for implant restoration, and its structured learning approach includes a preclinical hands-on introduction to essential clinical skills.

The ITI Curriculum will be awarded on completion of the hands-on session and passing the online exam. The education content is based on the evidence-based approach embodied in the ITI Philosophy and leads to the internationally recognized ITI Certificate: Foundation level.

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Program structure:

The six domains of the ITI Curriculum Foundation level form a standardized, structured and certified learning pathway that enables newcomers to acquire core knowledge across all key aspects of implant dentistry. It forms the basis from which participants will go on to treat patients with competence and confidence.

Online Curriculum - Accordion - Foundation level didactic structure and topics

Domain 1: Introduction to Implant Dentistry

Modules

Role of Implants in Dentistry	Stephen Chen
Implant-Supported vs Conventional Fixed Dental Prostheses – Comparison and Outcomes	Paul van Zyl
Tissue Integration of Dental Implants	David Cochran
Implant Designs and Characteristics	Christoph Hammerle
Loading Protocols	German Gallucci
Healing of the Extraction Socket	Nikos Mardas
Pharmacology with Relevance to Dental Implant Therapy	Stephen Barter

Domain 2: Practicing Implant Dentisty and Self Directed Learning

Module

Selecting an Implant System

Steven Eckert

Domain 3: Structured Assessment and Treatment Planning

Modules

Structured Assessment and Treatment Planning	Hans-Peter Weber
Patient Social Factors	Jocelyne Feine
Patient Medical Factors	Simon Storgård Jensen
Patient Dental Factors	Shakeel Shahdad
Site-Specific Clinical Examination	Shakeel Shahdad
Basics of Radiographic Assessment in Implant Dentistry	Michael Bornstein
Additional Diagnostic Investigations	Christiaan Vorster
The SAC Classification	Anthony Dawson
Treatment Options, Prognosis and Proposal	Anthony Dawson

Domain 4: Prosthodontic Planning and Procedures

Modules

Prosthodontic Planning Principles for Implant Placement	Christopher Evans
Digital Implant Impression	Wiebe Derksen
Transitional Prostheses Used During Implant Therapy	Daniel Thoma
Implant-Supported Provisional Prosthesis	William Martin
Conventional Implant Impressions for Fixed Dental Prostheses	Frank Lester Higginbottom
Abutment Selection for Fixed Dental Prostheses	Julia-Gabriela Wittneben Matter
Dental Materials Selection for Fixed Dental Prostheses	Anthony Dawson
Occlusion on Fixed Dental Prostheses	Charlotte Stilwell
Design Principles for FDPs	Charlotte Stilwell
Protocol for Fixed Implant-Supported Prostheses Delivery	Eoin O'Sullivan

Domain 5: Surgical Planning and Procedures

Modules

Flap Closure	Aileen Bell
Minimally Traumatic Extraction Techniques	Eduardo Lorenzana
Principles of Ridge Preservation	Merete Aaboe
Biological Principles of Bone Grafting	Andreas Stavropoulos

Domain 6: Treatment Outcomes and Continuing Care

Modules

Implant and Prosthesis Survival and Success	Alvin Yeo
Monitoring Peri-Implant Tissue Health	Thomas Oates
Managing Biological Complications	Lisa Heitz-Mayfield
Principles of Managing Hardware Complications Associated with Fixed Dental Prostheses	Thomas Taylor

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Hands-on program

Curriculum - Hands-on exercises

The ITI Curriculum Foundation level is supplemented by an on-site hands-on program that provides the practical clinical skills required for the routine monitoring of existing implants as well as those for the assessment, treatment planning, and restoration of SAC straightforward patient cases. Hands-on exercises are supported by dedicated teaching videos in the two categories shown below.

Routine monitoring	Restoration
Assessment and Maintenance of Implants and Their Prostheses Refitting of Cement-Retained Implant Prostheses Retrieval of Implant Prostheses Healing Abutment Management	Conventional Implant Impressions Abutment Selection Occlusal Registration Fitting Screw-Retained Implant Prostheses

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Case-based learning exercises

Case-based learning exercises 10 patient assessment cases, 6 of which are implant therapy support scenarios.

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Examination & certification

A sequence of assessments ensures that learning objectives are achieved for each Domain before participants can move on to the next. The final examination is a multiple-choice exam consisting of 80 questions to be completed in 90 minutes. The pass mark for this exam is 60% and must be completed successfully to be awarded the ITI Certificate.

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Curriculum Foundation level - Sign up for the ITI Curriculum Foundation Level

Sign up for the ITI Curriculum Foundation Level

Take the ITI Curriculum Foundation level with an ITI Curriculum Center

A number of education institutes have been authorized by the ITI to provide the ITI Curriculum: Foundation level. The course program offered by each institute is unique, but covers the 6 Domains of the ITI Curriculum Foundation level and provides access to the ITI learning platform with 35 Learning Modules, domain assessments, and clinical case-based learning.

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