Recap of the Live Zygomatic Implant Training in Australia
- David Pastorino
In April 2024 the Live Zygomatic Implant Training travelled to Australia: four days in Melbourne, then four days in Sydney. Dr. Andre Sakima and Dr. Peter Ilg from ZAGA Center Sao Paulo taught both, in the same format as the São Paulo editions: theory, practice on 3D models, then surgery on real patients with the mentors at the table.
If you want to join the next live patient zygomatic implant training, the upcoming dates are on the course page.
Theory and models
The lectures covered patient selection, treatment planning, the surgical technique and post-operative protocols, with the anatomical and biomechanical reasoning behind each decision. Then the 3D models: the same osteotomies and trajectories, practised until they were repeatable, before any patient was involved.
From consultation to surgery
The core of the training was the surgeries. Each participant followed a patient through the whole process with the mentors: the consultation and planning, the zygomatic implant placement itself, and the post-operative follow-up.
The takeaways people reported at the end: more confidence with complex cases, better surgical technique, and a clearer sense of what a fixed rehabilitation means for an edentulous patient once you have followed one from consultation to follow-up.
Learn the ZAGA Concept Now
Online course
Eleven modules with quizzes, available the moment you enrol. Study at your own pace; complete all the quizzes and you receive a 15 CE certificate for 15 hours of learning.
Cadaver course
Three to four days in Barcelona or New York with Dr. Carlos Aparicio: lectures on the ZAGA Concept, practice on 3D patient models, then surgery on cryopreserved heads.
Live Surgery Training
Operate on real patients at ZAGA Center São Paulo with Dr. André Sakima and Dr. Jan Peter Ilg at the table. The closest thing to your first zygomatic case, with a mentor.
