Fellow Requirements
The Examination Process:
The Fellow examination has two parts. For those seriously considering applying for Fellowship, download the Fellow Guidebook. The candidate must be proficient in both the surgical and prosthetic treatment.
The examination begins with an oral examination in front of AAID-credentialed reviewers and is clinically oriented. For the oral examination, candidates review a written description, a panograph, and a photograph for six (6) standardized cases, and then respond to questions related to treatment.
For the second part, candidates must submit and defend their own cases. Candidates must submit five (5) cases for in-depth discussion with the examiners. The candidate must have provided the surgical and/or prosthetic treatment for each of these cases. The candidate must be proficient in both the surgical and prosthetic treatment. Each case must be on a different patient and must be complete with the final prosthesis in function for at least one year by the beginning of the examination period. The submitted reports become the property of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and will not be returned.
Prior to the examination, for each of the five (5) cases submitted, candidates need to include:
- A step-by-step written narrative of how the treatment was completed, why the candidate chose these methods and materials, and what this means to the patient.
- Diagnostic value photographs that clearly depict the soft tissue relationship to the implant prosthesis. The tooth (teeth) of interest must be shown in each of the photographs.
- Radiographs of diagnostic quality with minimal distortion. Bone levels must be obvious.
Case Requirements
- The cases presented for the examination must include implants that are at least three (3) mm in diameter.
- Each case must be on a different patient.
- Candidates may not submit the same case(s) as another candidate.
- Each case must be complete with the final prosthesis of the candidate’s choice.
- The case must be in function for at least one year by the beginning of the examination period. Function is measured from the date of the final prosthesis to the first day of the examination period.
- A patient release is required for each case submission.
The candidate will submit cases that meet the following criteria:
- Edentulous mandible or maxilla with a full arch removable implant overdenture, utilizing two (2) or more implants.
- Edentulous posterior maxilla with pneumatized maxillary sinus requiring at least five (5) mm of sinus augmentation and two (2) or more implants and their restorations.
- Anterior maxilla with one (1) or more root form implants and its restoration.
- Any extraction with immediate implant placement or extraction with ridge preservation and delayed implant placement and its restoration.
- Edentulous mandible or maxilla with four (4) or more root form implants supporting a fixed complete implant prosthesis.