PERIO-PROSTH COURSE: From Basics to Complex with Dr Paulo Carvalho March 2027 – 3 Day Course

PERIO-PROSTHO COURSE: From Basics to Complex FP1

Join Dr Paulo Carvalho for a comprehensive three-day program designed to bridge periodontal and prosthodontic principles, from foundational concepts to advanced full-arch FP1 rehabilitation.

Location: Australasian College of Dental Practitioners (ACDP), Sydney
Dates: 5th–7th March 2027

Course Agenda

Day 1 – Perioplastic surgery around implants and pontic sites

• Biology and basic principles of mucogingival surgery
• Peri-implant complex and biologic width
• Reverse planning and prosthetic guided implant surgery
• Immediate implants: when and how?
• Soft tissue grafting techniques around implants and pontic sites
• Digital tools in modern Implantology

Hands-on session: surgical techniques on perio-plastic procedures

• Connective tissue harvesting techniques
• Tunneling procedures (VISTA approach, palatal sliding flap, rotated pedicled flap)
• Modified coronal advancing flaps
• “Platform” technique concepts
• Managing tension-free flaps for regenerative procedures

Day 2 – FP1 approach in full mouth implant rehabilitations

• Fundamentals behind the philosophy
• Lab communication and multifunctional guide design
• Immediate loading and provisionalization in FP1 full arch
• Prosthetic guided soft tissue healing concept
• Second stage approaches
• From provisionals to the definitive bridge

Prosthetic soft tissue management

• Provisionalization in Implant Dentistry
• Emergence profiles shaping in implants and pontic sites
• Digital prosthetic workflow

Day 3

• Hands-on demo: prosthetic management of emergence profiles in provisionalization

Resolution of peri-implant aesthetic complications

Prevention of soft tissue recessions around implants

• Diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment planning
• Pre-surgical prosthetic preparation
• Surgical approaches on soft tissue dehiscences around implants
• CAF vs Tunnel