Title: Anterior Implant Esthetics: A Practical Guide to Single-Tooth Implant Placement, Principles, and Pitfalls in the Esthetic Zone
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Delivery: In-Person Lecture & Hands-On
Speaker: Pedram Paul Towfighi, D.D.S., M.S.
Location: Washington AGD Global Learning Center, 19415 International Blvd, 410, SeaTac, WA
Subject Codes: Esthetics (780)
Credit Hours: 8.0
Course Format: Participation
Tuition
AGD Member Tuition: $495.00
Non-AGD Member Dentist Tuition: $795.00
Included with Tuition: A light breakfast, lunch, parking, and all hands-on materials are provided for attendees.
Course Description
This full-day, interactive program is designed to help clinicians approach anterior implant placement with greater clarity, confidence, and clinical success. Focused on the unique challenges of the esthetic zone, this course blends evidence-based protocols with real-world experience to guide participants through risk assessment, ideal case selection, digital diagnostics, and step-by-step surgical planning.
Attendees will receive practical instruction on smile design principles, gingival biotype evaluation, CBCT-based treatment planning, and soft tissue preservation techniques. In the hands-on portion of the course, participants will place anterior implants into typodont models using Nobel Biocare’s active implant system. The session will also include guided bone regeneration (GBR) and soft tissue management exercises using regenerative biomaterials, providing a comprehensive, simulated experience in esthetic implant placement.
Whether you’re placing implants regularly or just beginning to expand your surgical scope, this course delivers a clear, simplified framework for achieving esthetic, functional, and long-term success in the smile zone.
Learning Objectives
*Apply evidence-based case selection criteria to distinguish between ideal, borderline, and high-risk cases in the esthetic zone.
*Understand the importance of atraumatic extraction and its role in preserving esthetic outcomes.
*Evaluate how gingival biotype, smile line, and soft tissue thickness influence anterior implant planning.
*Learn when to implement immediate versus delayed implant placement and how each impacts esthetic results.
*Understand key principles of guided bone regeneration (GBR) and soft tissue grafting techniques for long-term esthetic success.
*Evaluate and select biomaterials appropriate for site preservation, augmentation, and soft tissue support.
*Utilize CBCT, 3D printing, and surgical guides to enhance planning accuracy and precision during implant placement.
*Reverse-engineer implant positioning based on the desired final restoration.
*Recognize common esthetic complications and how to prevent or manage them.
*Gain hands-on experience placing Nobel Biocare implants into typodont models with simulated GBR and soft tissue management.
Hands On Learning Objectives
*Placement and restoration of N1 Nobel Biocare implant with chairside 3D-printed temporization
*Placement of a temporary restoration for an All-on-4 case using in-office 3D printing.
*Demonstration of ICAM 4D and Fast Mapping for photogrammetry scanning
This program offers a practical, step-by-step approach to elevating your digital capabilities while enhancing patient care through innovative, efficient techniques.
Meet Your Speaker: Pedram Paul Towfighi, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Towfighi is a board-certified periodontist with nearly 30 years of clinical experience, dedicated to providing the highest standard of modern, evidence-based periodontal and implant care. Known for his meticulous attention to detail and commitment to long-term success, he has placed over 17,000 dental implants utilizing a wide range of systems and techniques, with a particular passion for site development, guided bone regeneration, and soft tissue management.
Raised in the Bay Area, Dr. Towfighi received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco. He completed advanced specialty training at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he earned a Certificate in Periodontics, a Master of Science in Periodontics, a Certificate in Oral Implantology, and certification in IV Sedation.
Dr. Towfighi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of both the Straumann Institute at the University of Berne in Switzerland and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is an active member of numerous professional organizations.
He has also served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Periodontology at UCSF School of Dentistry, where he embraced his belief that knowledge should be shared openly and generously. For Dr. Towfighi, teaching is not only a responsibility but also a way to give back to the profession.
He strongly advocates for integrating modern digital tools such as CBCT imaging, 3D printing, and surgical guides into daily practice while remaining adaptable to new innovations. Beyond his professional achievements, Dr. Towfighi enjoys reading about finance and real estate, playing the drums, and reflecting on the balance between work and life. Although he doesn’t get to spend as much time with his son, Parhom, who is currently residency for plastic surgery, he misses him daily and is deeply proud of the compassionate, driven physician he has become.
Hosted by AGD-Washington
19415 International Blvd Ste 410
SeaTac, WA 98188-5366
AGD Provider ID # 219331
(206) 212-4969
www.washingtonagd.org
Nationally Approved From 6/1/2024 – 5/31/2028
Approved PACE Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement.
The Washington AGD Continuing Dental Education Committee gratefully acknowledges corporate partners of our programs for their generous support. CE program providers and instructors will disclose to participants any monetary or other special interest the program provider may have with any corporate partners products they are discussing in CE activities. Disclosure will be made in publicity materials and at the beginning of the presentation itself in accordance with our PACE Commerical Support Guidelines.
Sponsored by Nobel BioCare and Salvin Dental Specialties
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