Viraj Patel

Ridge Preservation for Successful Long Term Implant Outcomes

Abstract

During this session we aim to review past and present literature on the topic of Socket grafting and discuss current best practice when considering this technique in the clinical setting

Learning Objectives

• Treatment planning based on socket anatomy and classification

• Material science with regards to the Hard Tissue component of Socket Grafting

• Material science with regards to the Soft tissue component of Socket grafting

• Outline a predictable protocol for ride preservation

Biography

Having qualified as a dentist in 2012, Viraj has set out to gain the necessary experience to help him with his goal of becoming one of the lead Implantologists in the UK for the future.

Viraj undertook hospital training in Maxillofacial and Oral surgery in 2014 and since has attended multiple Dental Implant courses within the UK.  In 2018 his passion for implants led him to New York City in, where he enrolled for 2 years at New York University (NYU), on the renowned Advanced Implant Dentistry Program.

Since moving back to the UK, on completion of the Program, in 2020 Viraj has been working as a dental implantologist in private practices across London.

He was awarded the "ITI Future Star" prize by the International Team of Implantology in 2021 and received an award for "the Best Young Implant dentist in the UK 2022".

He has also become a key opinion leader for some of the leading implant companies within the UK and is now lecturing and presenting internationally.

The majority of cases referred to him are those requiring implants in conjunction with complex ridge augmentation procedures.