New Protocols For Dental Implant Revision Therapy
Dental implant complications are no longer occasional. Yet, revision therapy is fundamentally different from initial implant treatment.
In primary cases, we often work with abundance—adequate bone, healthy soft tissue, patient optimism, and financial flexibility. In revision cases, however, we face a very different reality: compromised biology with reduced bone and soft tissue, diminished patient confidence following prior failure, and often limited financial capacity for retreatment.
These challenges demand a different mindset, a different protocol, and a higher level of precision.
This full-day seminar introduces a systematic, step-by-step approach to implant revision therapy, grounded in the principles of restoring Dental Implant Vitality: biologic stability, functional success, aesthetic harmony, and patient-centered outcomes.
Through real cases and structured protocols, participants will learn how to navigate complexity with clarity—moving from complication to predictability, and from frustration to confidence.
What Participants Will Learn
- A systematic framework for revision therapy
- Step-by-step protocols for diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment implementation
- How revision planning differs fundamentally from primary implant therapy
- Comprehensive diagnosis of implant complications
- Identifying biological, mechanical, and aesthetic failures
- Understanding the root causes—not just the symptoms
- Management of implant-related complications
- Failed osseointegration
- Peri-implant bone loss and infection
- Implant positioning and biomechanical issues
- Restorative complication strategies
- Managing prosthetic failures and design limitations
- Transitioning from compromised restorations to predictable outcomes
- Bone grafting in compromised sites
- Regeneration strategies in reduced bone volume
- Timing, material selection, and risk management in revision cases
- Soft tissue reconstruction and optimization
- Managing deficient soft tissue architecture
- Techniques to improve aesthetics, stability, and long-term health
- Patient-centered management in revision cases
- Rebuilding trust and confidence after prior failure
- Communicating complexity, setting realistic expectations, and guiding patients through emotional and financial challenges
- Clinical decision-making under constraints
- How to prioritize when ideal conditions are not available
- Creating predictable outcomes in less-than-ideal situations
CE: 8 hours
Date & location
May 16, 2026
The Forum
4825 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda MD, 20814
Speaker
Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi, D.M.D.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Bethesda, MD
Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1990. Following a one-year internship at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, he pursued surgical training at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, where he received his certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Kazemi has practiced in Bethesda, Maryland, since 1997, providing a full spectrum of oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures with emphasis on extractions, dental implants, bone grafting, and corrective jaw surgery.
Dr. Kazemi is a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and an active member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association and Entrepreneur Organization.
He has served as the founder and president of several dental and implant study clubs in the Washington DC area. Dr. Kazemi has published and lectured extensively on dental implants, bone grafting, and practice management. His newsletter, To-The-Point, is read by more than 5,000 dentists every month. He is also the founder Facialart Dental Forum, providing both on-site and online dental education. Additionally, he is a regular contributor, author, and presenter for DentalXP and Vumedi.
Dr. Kazemi served as the team oral and maxillofacial surgeon and dentist for D.C. United, the major soccer league team in Washington, DC from 1996-2017. He provides care for the US national soccer team athletes as well as The Washington Spirit. He is a passionate triathlete having completed more than 150 races, including five Ironman competitions.
Tuition
Tuition:
- $250
Includes:
- All morning and afternoon sessions
- Breakfast and lunch