Welcome to a special gIDE Unlocked Podcast recorded in Melbourne, Australia, where Dr. Sascha Jovanovic sits down with Dr. Stephen Chen and a surprise drop-in from Prof. Daniel Buser. From Melbourne’s coffee culture to the Straumann conference floor, the trio tackles some of implant dentistry’s most pressing realities: training standards, complication control, prosthetic design, and long-term biological success.

Across this candid roundtable, they trace the journey from early Brånemark centers and specialist-only workflows to today’s GP-driven market—then ask the hard question: How do we keep outcomes excellent at scale? You’ll hear sharp, practical guidance on education pathways, case selection, restorative design, and why thinking biology before technology is the mindset that prevents most problems.

• Training & regulation: Why weekend courses aren’t enough; building progressive learning pathways (foundation → intermediate → advanced), and how group practices can centralize complex surgery under a highly trained surgeon.

• Peri-implantitis reframed: Treat it as a complication of treatment (not a “disease”)—which refocuses responsibility on operator, design, and maintenance.

• Where complications arise: The surgical phase leads, then restorative design (emergence/profile/cleanability), and lab execution—especially when prostheses are designed remotely.

• Connections, gaps, and cement: Precision connections and platform switching reduce microleakage; beware ill-fitting parts and excess cement.

• Case selection & boundaries: Grow skill sets progressively; don’t exceed your personal limits.

• What success looks like long term: Team with technicians, prioritize cleanability and biology, and adopt systems that keep you in the 30–40-year success club.

🎥 Watch the full conversation for straight-talk pearls you can apply on Monday—whether you’re a specialist building a referral hub or a GP expanding into implants the right way.

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