10 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST C M Y CM MY CY CMY K NEWS As patient demand for implant treatment continues to rise, so too does the need for high-level clinical education capable of preparing dentists to deliver safe, predictable and evidence-based care. Increasingly, Australian clinicians are searching not merely for implant courses, but for credible mentorship from educators actively operating at the highest levels of contemporary implant practice. It is within this context that Professor Paul Greham, founder of the Institute of Clinical Implantology (ICI), has emerged as one of the country’s most recognised voices in implant education. In recent months, Professor Greham has received two major professional distinctions recognising both his clinical and educational contributions to implant dentistry. Most notably, he was awarded Advanced Implant Education Leader of the Year 2026 – Australia at the prestigious LUXlife Magazine Global Private Education Awards – an international program recognising excellence, innovation and leadership in professional education worldwide. e award follows another major national recognition received only Australian implantologist recognised for leadership in Advanced Implant Education The landscape of implant dentistry in Australia is changing rapidly. months earlier, when Professor Greham was formally recognised as Australian Implantologist of the Year 2025 at the Australian Dentistry Awards in Melbourne. Together, the awards represent an increasingly rare combination within modern dentistry: high-level clinical achievement combined with recognised educational leadership. For many clinicians, the distinction matters. Implantology, the educational organisation founded by Professor Greham to provide advanced implant training for Australian and New Zealand dentists. Unlike many commercially driven programs, the ICI has been built around a mentorship-based model that emphasises clinical judgement, evidence-based protocols and practical hands-on learning. e Institute’s agship educational program, Implantology Foundations, has been speci cally developed for general dentists seeking a structured and realistic entry into implant dentistry. e course combines surgical principles, treatment planning, restorative concepts and handson practical training within a highly immersive educational environment. Importantly, the philosophy of the program is deliberately grounded in realism rather than hype. “ ere is too much pressure in modern education to create the illusion that implant dentistry is easy,” says Professor Greham. “It is not easy. It is highly rewarding, but it requires discipline, biological understanding and sound decisionmaking. Good education should build con dence gradually and responsibly – not recklessly.” at message appears to resonate strongly with clinicians. Participants who have trained under Professor Greham frequently cite the practical nature of the education, the openness surrounding complication management, and the emphasis on realworld clinical decision making as key e implant education market has become crowded in recent years, with an explosion of short-format courses, commercial training programs and heavily marketed educational events. Yet many dentists remain uncertain about where to seek training that is genuinely credible, clinically rigorous and grounded in realworld practice. Professor Greham believes the issue is not simply the quantity of implant education available – but the quality and philosophy behind it. “Implant dentistry is not something that should be oversimpli ed,” he explains. “Patients are trusting clinicians with complex biological, surgical and restorative treatment. Education in this eld carries a profound responsibility. e goal should not be simply teaching somebody how to place an implant. e goal is teaching them how to think critically, diagnose appropriately and deliver treatment predictably and ethically.” at educational philosophy has become central to the Institute of Clinical
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