Block Grafting Course

This intensive course is designed for implant dentists who want to develop the knowledge, surgical skills and confidence required to manage deficient alveolar ridges using autogenous block-grafting techniques.

Combining evidence-based teaching with extensive hands-on training, the programme guides delegates through the complete surgical workflow—from clinical and radiographic assessment to donor-site selection, bone harvesting, graft preparation, adaptation and rigid fixation.

Delegates will explore the biological principles of bone regeneration and learn how block grafts can be used to reconstruct horizontal and vertical ridge defects before implant placement. The course will also examine the Khoury split-bone block, or shell, technique, including the preparation of cortical bone plates and their application in three-dimensional ridge augmentation.

Particular emphasis will be placed on flap design, soft-tissue handling and achieving tension-free primary closure—essential principles for protecting the graft, reducing postoperative complications and supporting predictable healing.

Through closely supervised practical training, delegates will have the opportunity to perform the key stages of block-grafting surgery in a realistic anatomical setting. Small delegate numbers and a high tutor-to-delegate ratio ensure personalised guidance, direct feedback and meaningful hands-on experience throughout.