Advanced Bone & Soft Tissue Augmentation with Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman
Two intensive hands-on days for experienced clinicians: Day 1 focuses on advanced bone augmentation concepts, and Day 2 focuses on advanced soft tissue augmentation around implants.
- Date: 13 & 14 November 2026
- Location: NH Heidelberg, Germany
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman
- Limited to: 24 participants
Course Fee: €2,400
Experience Advanced Implant Education in Heidelberg
Two intensive days of hands-on surgical training focused on advanced implantology, regenerative procedures, soft tissue management and modern Partial Extraction Therapies — led by Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman in a focused small-group environment.
Advanced Implantology & Regenerative Dentistry — Heidelberg
Train in a focused small-group environment and learn modern implantology, soft tissue management, bone reconstruction, and Partial Extraction Therapies directly from one of the most internationally recognized educators in implant dentistry.
- Immediate Implant Placement & Loading
- Socket Shield, Pontic Shield & PET Concepts
- Soft Tissue Management & Bone Reconstruction
- Language: English
- Location: NH Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 91
Two-Day Hands-On Program — Heidelberg
A focused expert course with Prof. Howard Gluckman covering bone augmentation and reconstruction on Day One and advanced soft tissue management on Day Two.
Day One — Bone Augmentation & Reconstruction
08:30Meet at the Education Center.
09:00–10:30Welcome and introductions
Your expectations, questions and challenges
Advanced bone augmentation concepts: horizontal and vertical augmentation
Treatment planning for complex defects
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–13:00Advanced bone augmentation concepts
Bone harvesting techniques
Bone shell concepts
Autogenous bone grafting and the Khoury technique
Decision making in complex regenerative cases
13:00–14:00Lunch
14:00–15:30Hands-On Part I on synthetic models and pig jaws:
Bone harvesting using the bone collector
15:30–16:00Coffee Break
16:00–17:15Hands-On Part II on pig jaws:
The Khoury technique: bone harvesting and block preparation
Block fixation; horizontal and vertical bone augmentation
Soft tissue management of the grafted site
17:15–17:30Discussion
Day Two — Advanced Soft Tissue Management
08:30Meet at the Education Center.
09:00–10:30Lectures
Principles of soft tissue surgery: wound healing biology, flap design, microsurgery and suturing
Soft tissue management around implants: classification of defects and creating ideal soft tissue
Development of attached gingiva around implants
Soft tissue at immediate placement and implant exposure techniques
10:30–11:00Coffee Break
11:00–13:00Lectures
Soft tissue harvesting: anatomy of the palate and tuberosity
Free gingival grafts, sub-epithelial and de-epithelialised connective tissue grafts, tuberosity grafts
Autogenous versus synthetic tissue
Correcting peri-implant soft tissue defects: biotype enhancement, coronal repositioning of the gingival margin, tissue closure and re-exposure; vestibuloplasty concepts
13:00–14:00Lunch
14:00–15:30Hands-On Part I
Microsurgical suturing techniques
Harvesting from the palate: connective tissue and free gingival grafts
Socket closure with a connective tissue graft
15:30–16:00Coffee Break
16:00–17:15Hands-On Part II
Tunnel and VISTA techniques around implants
Vestibuloplasty, apically repositioned flap, roll flap, rotated palatal flap and palatal pedicled flap
Advanced soft tissue management
17:15–17:30Certificates and Close
Key Topics Covered
A clinically focused two-day program covering advanced hard and soft tissue management around implants through lectures, discussions and hands-on exercises.
Day 1 — Advanced Bone Augmentation
- Bone Harvesting Techniques
- Horizontal Bone Augmentation
- Vertical Bone Augmentation
- Bone Shell Concepts
- Treatment Planning for Complex Cases
- Semilunar Tunnel Approach (SLT)
Day 2 — Advanced Soft Tissue Augmentation
- Soft Tissue Management Around Implants
- Connective Tissue Management
- Kazanjian Vestibuloplasty
- Apically Repositioned Flap
- Roll Flap
- Palatal Pedicled Flap
- Advanced Suturing Techniques
Heidelberg — 13 & 14 November 2026
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman
Two intensive days focused on Advanced Bone Augmentation and Advanced Soft Tissue Augmentation through lectures, clinical concepts and hands-on training.
Course Fee: €2,400
Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman
Periodontist, Implantologist & Founder of the Implant and Aesthetics Academy
Prof. Dr. Howard Gluckman is a Cape Town-based periodontist and implantologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience in implant dentistry, soft tissue aesthetics, oral medicine and bone reconstruction.
He is the founder of the Implant and Aesthetics Academy (IAA), an internationally recognized educational platform for advanced implantology, periodontal plastic surgery and regenerative dentistry.
Through the IAA, Prof. Gluckman has trained thousands of dentists worldwide and lectures internationally at major dental congresses and educational events.
- 25+ years of clinical experience
- Founder of the Implant and Aesthetics Academy (IAA)
- International lecturer in implantology and regenerative dentistry
- Expert in bone augmentation and soft tissue management
- Scientific Board Member of DentalXP
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