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Implant Recognition System aim
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IMPLANT RECOGNITION SYSTEM aim
The innovation is based on the problem that patients commonly present at a practice
with dental implants but are often unaware which system has been used in their mouth.
Dental implant work has expanded from being a very specialist procedure carried
out by a limited number of dentists some years ago to being widely available from
a large number of dentists worldwide.
This dental implant identification software works on the principle of a dataset
being stored in a stand alone database and several questions being used to detect
possible implant systems. Once the nine questions have been answered even if not
all the information is known then the databank will be searched and those implant
systems which meet the criteria outlined will be listed.
To check if this is indeed the implant system present then radiographic images of
the system, clinical images of the implant from above showing the trans-mucosal
connector, and clinical images of the implant itself can be checked against the
patient. If the search has identified the system then a summary report of that implant
system outlining all the implant features, contact details for the implant manufacturer
(e-mail addresses, web- page and conventional address and phone numbers) is provided.
This website should simplify clinicians and technicians jobs when identifying any
dental implant systems which a patient may present with as well as having potential
uses in the field of forensic dentistry. Body identification, after mass disasters
or single murders can often be complex and frequently the facial bones and teeth
are often the only clue to identity. If a body has a dental implant present, the
forensic dentist could identify the system, the site, length and diameter of implant
and this would be a significant lead in terms of body identification. Finally, for
this database to be clinically useful in the long term, the databank of implant
systems will be updated annually.
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Contributors
Dr Craig William Barclay
Craig qualified BDS in 1986 in Glasgow and after a variety of junior hospital
posts started his Restorative training as a career registrar in Liverpool Dental
Hospital. In 1994 he was appointed as a Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at Birmingham
during which time he gained an MPhil, a PhD in dental material testing, and the
diploma and membership in restorative dentistry from The Royal College of Surgeons
of Edinburgh. He completed his training and gained the IFSE intercollegiate examination
in Restorative Dentistry before moving in 2002 to his present NHS consultant post
at Manchester. He is also Associate Dental Postgraduate Dean for Specialist Training,
A Dental Tutor for North West Deanery and Director of Education for Manchester Dental
Education Centre. He has published over 20 refereed papers, written three books
and has lectured both nationally and internationally.
He is the clinical
lead for Central Manchester in oral rehabilitation of oral oncology patients and
has been placing and restoring implants for sixteen years now. He developed the
idea for IRS back in 2003. He is currently a member of the Association of Dental
Implantology, and President Elect 2009-2010 for the British Society for the Study
of Prosthetic Dentistry.
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George Michelinakis
George was born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece in 1974. He was awarded
a DDS from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Dentistry
in 1999. He completed his 3-year training programme in the Specialty of Prosthodontics
at the University of Manchester Dental School and Hospital, UK (2001-2004) and was
awarded an MSc in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics (2003) and an MPhil in Fixed
and Removable Prosthodontics (2005) from the same University.
Since 2005 he maintains
a private practice in Heraklion, Crete specializing in Prosthodontics and Implant
Dentistry
www.crete-implants.com
He has published in both English and Greek dental journals and has lectured
both nationally and internationally. He is currently a member of the International
College of Prosthodontists, the British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry
and the Stomatologic Society of Crete.
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Payment
The IRS can be accessed by susbscribers only. Payment is made via Paypal and we
do not store any financial information (credit card details etc) on our webserver.
You can pay using a Paypal account if you have one or by credit card. The cost for
a year's subscription is 30 British pounds.
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