Grafting Masterclass
Melbourne

16 CPD | November

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Grafting Masterclass

16 CPD

Build confidence and develop your skill set with a practical hands-on course designed for clinicians who would like to learn and incorporate soft and hard tissue management into their daily practice.

  • Maximise learning with our leading Periodontology team and improve your clinical practice today

  • Appreciate and become proficient at guided tissue regeneration

  • Increase the predictability of a safe, successful and streamlined grafting procedure

  • Recognise, manage and prevent associated complications

  • Limited spaces available.

Dates

Module 1
Nov 14 - 15

$2,699.00 $1,895.00

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Overview

Learning Objectives

  • Comprehensive case assessment and treatment planning for periodontal and peri-implant soft tissue defects

  • Grafting indications for teeth and implants, particularly addressing recession and mucogingival defects

  • Understand the principles of graft harvesting and management of the recipient and donor sites

  • Select and appropriately use the ideal grafting material for each case

  • Appreciate use of autogenous grafts and their alternatives

  • Recognise the ideal grafting material for each case, and how to manage each

  • Practical application of site augmentation, including graft harvesting and managing recipient and donor sites - Use of Ossix Bone, Ossix Plus and Ossix Volumax

  • Recognise, manage and prevent complications associated with soft tissue grafting

  • Understand basic and advanced suturing techniques

  • Learn ridge preservation and horizontal bone grafting approaches for predictable hard tissue outcomes

  • Master gingival grafting techniques, including free gingival grafts (FGG), connective tissue grafts (CTG), and allografts

  • Develop confident flap raising and closure technique for both hard and soft tissue procedures

Don’t be left behind! Patients and practitioners are rapidly becoming more appreciative of periodontal harmony. With the additional growth of implants, it is vital that dentists learn to manage soft and hard tissue defects to help plan implant cases and manage periodontal and peri-implant defects.

This course will teach you the fundamentals of soft and hard tissue grafting. Beginning with a brief revision of the periodontium, you will then learn how to identify patients who would benefit from such surgeries, as well as safe and effective ways to manage them. This includes suture technique and flap design, soft and hard tissue graft materials with specifications on the qualities and handling of each, and post-procedural management. Medico-legal advice and managing complications will also be discussed to help you gain a comprehensive view of this field.

Theory will then be put into practice with afternoon sessions each day dedicated to pig-head practicals. Familiarise yourself with the techniques and materials our periodontic experts recommend, and refine your knowledge with the opportunity for personalised guidance.

This course is led by a faculty of experienced implant and periodontal clinicians — Dr Matthew Youssef, Dr Angelos Sourial, and Dr Matthew Fien (Periodontist, USA). As leaders in their field, you can be assured that you will receive thorough, evidence-based and up-to-date information on advancements in bone and soft tissue grafting. Post-course support is also available from our key organisers to ensure that you can implement and bring your confidence in grafting back to your clinic.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • 16 CPD hours, delivered across 2 days.

  • Day 1 covers hard tissue foundations — anatomical landmarks, defect classification, ridge preservation, bone grafting materials, and guided tissue regeneration. Day 2 covers soft tissue grafting principles, including gingival grafting techniques (free gingival grafts, connective tissue grafts, and allografts), biomaterials, tissue harvesting, suturing, and flap design.

  • Yes. An afternoon is dedicated to hands-on pig-jaw workshops.

  • Ossix Bone, Ossix Plus, and Ossix Volumax grafting materials, alongside guided tissue regeneration principles and both basic and advanced suturing techniques.

  • Clinicians who want to build confidence and skill in soft and hard tissue management, including those planning implant cases and managing periodontal or peri-implant defects.

Lecturers

  • Dr. Matthew Youssef

    PG Dip Implantology

  • Dr. Matt Fien

    Periodontist - USA

  • Dr. Angelos Sourial

    PGDip Clin Dent (Implants), FPFA

Testimonials

  • The best thing about this course is the hands-on components where you get to do suturing on pigs heads and extractions on a real patient. Because the student cohorts are small, it really enables you to get more one-on-one attention with the tutors, pick up tips and tricks, and identify small errors that you might be making and correct them straight away

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Aarushi Joshi

  • The experience definitely made me really confident to get started on the simpler cases of the implants and I feel confident to do it in a safe, predictable way.

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Diluni Perera

  • Before ARIA course I would not know where to start my implant education Previously I had attended other basic implant courses. Afterwards I was still hesitant about placing implants as I wasn’t confident. I couldn’t picture myself performing the procedure from start to finish.

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Daniel

  • My implant restoration and surgery skills have improved a lot. I feel like I can provide a better clinical outcome for my patients after attending the program. I am really happy with the course and would recommend it to my peers. My implant restoration and surgery skills have improved a lot. I feel like I can provide a better clinical outcome for my patients after attending the program. I am really happy with the course and would recommend it to my peers.

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Angela Rigo

  • Caliber is the word that I’m looking for. From the tutors to the pig’s head practicals, I found the course is incredibly well resourced There’s been a lot of discussions and opportunities to ask questions. The clinical educators were incredibly helpful. This really put my mind at ease with regards to the challenges ahead this implant program. I have enjoyed the course thoroughly and definitely would recommend it to my colleagues

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Wynton Perrot

  • Theory component was very comprehensive, and now the practical component is so good because it is a small group of people. It’s such a supportive, nice tight-knit learning environment. I feel comfortable taking these things that I’ve learnt and implementing them in my practice because I’ve done it before now, and with the guidance of a specialist. I feel very comfortable asking questions and making sure that I fully understand the content being taught… that is massive… you can’t put a price on that

    ★★★★★
    Dr. Haya Awni