Hands-on
Bologna
17 - 18 Nov 2025
English

Reconstructive periodontal and plastic surgery in the aesthetic zone. Seminar+Live Surgery. "VIP" option

Giovanni Zucchelli
Course details
Lecturers
Venue
ADA CERP

Program

 

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Full immersion into reconstructive and plastic surgery of soft tissues around teeth and implants awaits you in a practical course with the legendary Giovanni Zucchelli!

 

Theoretical sessions, hands-on practice, live surgeries, and video demonstrations — all of this will be included in the course.

 

During the two intensive days of theoretical sessions, you will learn: 


– Treatment protocols of single and multiple recessions in the upper and lower jaw
– The author's techniques of mucogingival surgery 
– Treatment of recession around implants
– Soft tissue augmentation prior to implant placement.

 

On the second day of the course, Professor Giovanni Zucchelli will demonstrate live surgery on patients.

 

IMPORTANT: the “Seminar. Standard”, “Seminar. Comfort" and ”Seminar + Live Surgery + workshop" participation options is also available for purchase.

 

Advantages of the “VIP” participation option:

– Participation in the scientific program

– Live surgery demonstration
– Coffee breaks
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request 
– Lunch
– Priority seats in the venue
– VIP certificate 
– VIP badge

– Access to Homa Zadeh's online training “Updated VISTA technique”

– Access to Radoslaw Jadach's online training “Removal of cysts and foreign bodies from the maxillary sinus”

– Access to Anton Sculean's online training “Treatment of soft tissue defects around crown restored teeth and dental implants”

– Access to Roberto Rossi's online training “Periodontal plastic surgery”.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Day 1, topic – "Aesthetic mucogingival surgery" 

 

09.00-11.00 

– Combined restorative-periodontal treatment for the aesthetic goal
– Surgical treatment of a single type recession defect.

 

11.00 - 11.30

Coffee break

 

11.30 - 13.00

 

– Coronally advanced flap
– The use of Emdogain®️ in mucogingival surgery
– Connective tissue graft harvesting techniques
– Bilaminar techniques.

 

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

 

14.00 - 16.00

 

– Surgical treatment of multiple recession defects in the upper jaw
– Coronally advanced flap with no vertical releasing incisions
– Site-specific connective tissue graft or collagen matrix application.

 

16.00 - 16.30

Coffee break

 

16.30 - 18.00

 

– Surgical treatment of multiple recession defects in the lower jaw:


- lower incisors
- the area of mental nerve emergency.


– Video of all surgical procedures.

 

 

Day 2, topic – “Soft tissue plastic surgery around implants”

 

09.00 - 11.00

 

– Biology of bone: alveolar vs bundle
– Keratinized tissue height and soft tissue thickness in the prevention of gingival recession around implants
– Treatment of gingival recessions around implants
– Coverage of soft tissue dehiscence/dis-alignment around implants.

 

11.00 - 11.30

Coffee break

 

11.30 - 13.00

 

– Increase in soft tissue thickness during delayed implant installation with immediate loading
– Increase in soft tissue thickness during immediate post-extraction implant with immediate loading
– Video of all surgical procedures.

 

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

 

14.00 - 16.00

 

– Live surgery. Part 1.

 

16.00 - 16.30

Coffee break

 

16.30 - 18.00

 

– Live surgery. Part 2.

Lecturers 1

Professor of Periodontology and Implantology at the University of Bologna, Italy (since 2000).

 

Graduated from the University of Bologna in 1988 and received a PhD in Medical Biotechnology from the same university in 1999. Has more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience, with a primary focus on periodontal plastic surgery and soft tissue management around teeth and implants.

 

Author of more than 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals. His clinical and research work has significantly contributed to the development and refinement of surgical approaches for the treatment of gingival recession and soft tissue reconstruction.

 

Recipient of several international awards for clinical research, including the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation E. Bud Tarrson Research Award in Oral Plastic Surgery (2006, 2008) and recognition from the European Federation of Periodontology.

 

Associate Editor of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and member of editorial boards of leading periodontal journals.

 

Author of the book Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery (Quintessence, 2012), widely used as a reference in the field.

 

Active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP), Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP).

 

Regular speaker at international congresses and hands-on courses, including live surgical demonstrations.

 

Venue

The address of the venue will be added later, approximately 30 days before the start of the seminar.

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Recommended for: Periodontists, Implantologists, Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, General dentists.

Total CE credits: 10.5

Total lecture time: 10 h 30 min

 

Course created: 11/12/2024. OHI-S receives no commercial support for this program.

 

The articles:

1. Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery - Giovanni Zucchelli - 2013
2. A novel surgical-prosthetic approach for soft tissue dehiscence coverage around single implant - Giovanni Zucchelli, Claudio Mazzotti, Ilham Mounssif, Monica Mele, Martina Stefanini, Lucio Montebugnoli - 2013.

 

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