Abstract
Implant installation training was introduced as a trial during the postgraduate residency program aiming to make residents recognize the importance of acquiring profound knowledge and training based on scientific evidence concerning implant treatments.
Forty residents participated in the training program using phantom models and answered questionnaires with visual analog scale (VAS) both before and after the program.
After a small group discussion about the implant installation and a lecture on the basic implant surgical procedure, residents installed three screw-type implants (3.75×13 mm) into the designated area of the phantom model. Variances of installed angle of implants among residents were also measured three dimensionally.
As a result, most residents understood the aim of the training program by recognizing the need for further knowledge and training. They also showed interest in applying implants in their own individual field of dental practice in future. Regarding implant installation angle, there was a tendency to incline in the mesial and lingual direction along with large variation.
