International Implantology Program Batch #5 (2021/2023) started 11th of March 2021. The 25 candidates enrolled in the program are from different universities such as Ain-Shams University, Future University in Egypt, and Pharos University in Alexandria.
The IIP aims to familiarize the candidates with the required knowledge in the field of Oral Implantology from basic to advanced treatment modalities. It also aims to teach the students how they can design and perform treatment plans for implant placement cases in partially edentulous sites. The program also demonstrates how to plan and execute the restorative phase after the implants are functional. The candidates are taught how to manage complications from dental implant placements. The program director is Dr. Ahmed Aboul Fetouh from the Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department at MIU. He holds a Diplomat from the American Board of Periodontology, Master of Science in Periodontics-from Tufts University – Boston, MA, USA. Prof. Daniel Buser, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, University of Bern, Switzerland is one of the visiting instructors for the program in addition to Prof. Tarek Salah, Fixed Prosthodontics Division, Restorative Department and the Vice Dean for Post-Graduate Studies and Research.