Program Overview
Use your existing concept
- Structured one-on-one or one-on-two mentorship
- Support in candidate’s own practice environment
- Ongoing 12-month support
- Clinical confidence and medico-legal reassurance
Use your existing concept
- Case please lanning
- CBCT review
- Prosthetic discussion
- Implant placement
- Grafting guidance
- Immediate loading
- Torque testing
- X-ray verification
- Review and debrief
- Co-signed logbook
Mentorship Format
ONE-ON-ONE
ONE-ON-TWO
CAPPED INTAKE ANNUALLY
Eligibility Criteria
minimum implant experience
registration requirements
readiness assessment
mentor discretion
patient safety clause
Payment Terms
Candidate Selection Criteria
1. Minimum Clinical Experience
To participate in the Full-Arch Internship Program, candidates must:
- Have placed a minimum of 20 dental implants
- Independently
- Demonstrate foundational understanding of:
- Surgical protocols
- Implant positioning principles
- Basic bone grafting concepts
- Be registered and in good standing with the relevant dental regulatory body
2. Recommended Experience (Preferred but Not Mandatory)
- Exposure to guided surgery workflows
- Experience in flap design and suturing
- Basic understanding of prosthetic-driven implant planning
3. Clinical Readiness Assessment
All candidates are subject to a pre-program assessment, which may include:
- Case history review
- CBCT interpretation discussion
- Treatment planning evaluation
- Clinical confidence and decision-making assessment
4. Mentor Discretion Clause
Final acceptance into the program, and allocation of cases, remains at the sole discretion of GOAT Clinical Mentors.
GOAT reserves the right to:
- Approve or decline participation based on clinical readiness
- Allocate cases appropriate to the candidate's skill level
- Defer participation until further training is completed
- Modify the level of involvement during surgery in the interest of patient safety
5. Patient Safety Priority
All mentorship activities are conducted under strict clinical governance.
At all times:
- Patient safety overrides training objectives
- Clinical mentors may intervene, take over, or alter the procedure as required
- Candidate participation level may be adjusted intra-operatively
6. Code of Conduct
Candidates are expected to:
- Maintain professional behaviour at all times
- Follow mentor instructions without deviation
- Adhere to all clinical, ethical, and safety protocols
- Respect patient confidentiality and consent frameworks
