The ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry is aimed at dentists who want to validate their competence in implant dentistry. It takes participants through a credentialing program based on case submissions and an oral examination.

The ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry is intended for experienced dentists who want to join a select circle of distinguished professionals in implant dentistry, benefit from the ITI’s world-leading reputation and take their careers to the next level.

It is an opportunity for you to validate your professional competence with a group of experts in this field through the ITI and show your peers and patients that you have a recognized level of competence in implant dentistry. It also underlines your commitment to striving for excellence in implant dentistry for the benefit of the patient.

Yes, you must complete the ITI Diploma online entry exam or have done the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course. In addition to one of these 2 options, we recommend that you have a minimum of 3 years’ experience practicing implant dentistry.

Yes, anyone who fulfills the following entry requirements:

You must pass the ITI Diploma online entry exam or have passed the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course. In addition to one of these 2 options, we recommend that you have a minimum of 3 years’ experience practicing implant dentistry.

The ITI Diploma will be held in English.

No, the ITI Diploma does not qualify you as an expert in implant dentistry and will not provide you with additional skills and expertise. It validates your competence in the field of implant dentistry through a diploma based on the review of your clinical case submissions and an oral examination.

The ITI Diploma is a supplementary international diploma from the ITI that validates your competence in the field of implant dentistry.

The ITI Diploma is not recognized and accredited as a degree. Local legal and academic regulations apply to practice and maintain a license in implant dentistry.

No, the ITI Diploma is not an education course as it does not provide additional skills and expertise. It is a credentialing program that validates your experience in implant dentistry.

The diploma provided by the ITI does not in any way officially qualify participants to place dental implants. The ITI Diploma is not recognized and accredited as a degree. Local legal and academic regulations apply to practice and maintain a license in implant dentistry.

No, as the ITI Diploma is a credentialing program and not an education program or course, it does not provide additional skills and expertise. Therefore, no credit hours will be documented

We recommend that participants have a minimum of 3 years’ experience practicing implant dentistry.

No, the ITI Diploma is not recognized and accredited as a degree. Local legal and academic regulations apply to practice and maintain a license in implant dentistry. The ITI Diploma is a supplementary international diploma from the ITI that validates your competence in the field of implant dentistry.

No, you do not need to be an ITI Member to register for the ITI Diploma. However, ITI Members profit from a significant discount on the course fee, and an ITI membership offers you access to excellent content and services that are likely to support you towards your Diploma. Click here to find out more.

The ITI Diploma is not an online course, it is a credentialing program with two main components:
a) Submission of documentation for 4 clinical cases via a SharePoint folder created by the ITI, and

b) An oral examination that is conducted online.

To obtain the ITI Diploma, no on-site presence is required. All communication with ITI Headquarters takes place by email and the entry exam at the beginning of the ITI Diploma as well as the oral exam at the end of the ITI Diploma are online.

It is perfectly fine for you to enroll as a surgeon, i.e., having performed only the surgical aspects of treatment of the cases you plan to submit. We ask participants who have performed only the surgical or restorative part of a treatment to sign a form for the respective case in which they declare that they have performed only a part of the treatment and outline which part. The doctor they collaborated with on the treatment also needs to sign a form in which she/he declares that he she/he has performed part of the treatment and indicate which part this was.

Your cases will be reviewed and scored by a team of 2 ITI Board of Studies members. The ITI Board of Studies is made up of reputed implant dentistry professionals from all over the world who are ITI Fellows.

Yes, you need to document both the surgical and the restorative part of the treatment. Where documentation/information is missing, you must describe the clinical situation/status to the best of your ability in the case submission form.

It is perfectly fine for you to enroll as a prosthodontist, i.e., having performed only the restorative aspects of treatment of the cases you plan to submit. We ask participants who have performed only the surgical or restorative part of a treatment to sign a form for the respective case in which they declare that they have performed only a part of the treatment and outline which part. The doctor they collaborated with on the treatment also needs to sign a form in which she/he declares that he she/he has performed part of the treatment and indicate which part this was.

The cases need to be submitted to a dedicated SharePoint folder created by the ITI in the form of photographic and radiographic documentation along with the completed ITI Diploma case submission template that is provided by the ITI.

If both you and your colleague would like to register for the ITI Diploma, this would be fine. You can also submit the same cases. However, when it comes to completing the case submission forms (each participant has to complete such a form provided by the ITI for each case he/she needs to submit for the ITI Diploma), the contents must not be identical. This means that you would need to elaborate on both the surgical and restorative part of the treatment, but with much more detail when it comes to describing the restorative aspects. Your colleague, in his/her forms, would also need to elaborate on both the surgical and restorative aspects of the treatment, but with much more detail when it comes to describing the surgical part.

Yes, preferably. If not, you must pass the ITI Diploma online entry exam.

Yes, if you are specialized in one area (for example, a prosthodontist), and the surgical part of the cases you plan to submit was done by another doctor, you need to indicate this and provide a signed declaration of collaborative work for that case. The form will be provided to you by the ITI.

The ITI Diploma Terms and Conditions can be found here.

The entry examination will be held in English.

The entry exam will be held online.

Yes, preferably. If not, you must pass the ITI Diploma online entry exam.

The ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry is aimed at dentists with an advanced level of competence in implant dentistry and a recommended minimum of 3 years’ experience placing and/or restoring implants. Since we aim to maintain the high standard of the ITI Diploma, we make sure that everyone who participates in the program has this level. This is why you must take the ITI Diploma online entry exam or alternatively have completed the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course. You have a total of 2 attempts to pass the entry exam.

The entry exam must be taken within 2 weeks of registering for the ITI Diploma.

After you register for the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry, we verify that you have completed the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course. If that is not the case, you will need to pass the online entry exam for the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry. You have a total of 2 attempts to pass the exam. You will receive a link and a PIN to access the exam. The online entry exam is not held on a specific day or time – you can take it whenever it suits you best. The entry exam must be taken within 2 weeks of registering for the ITI Diploma. The exam consists of 90 questions that are taken from both the ITI Curriculum Foundation level and ITI Curriculum Intermediate level courses. The entry exam must be completed within 90 minutes and at least 70% of the questions must be answered correctly. If you fail the entry exam, you will be notified and given a new link and PIN for a second attempt. The second exam must be taken within 2 weeks of receipt of the new link and PIN. Anyone who fails a second time will not be able to proceed with the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry but can register again for the program after a suitable period of time.

If you have not taken the online entry exam within 2 weeks of registration for the ITI Diploma, you will not be able to start the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry at that time. We charge a processing fee of CHF 500 that will be deducted from your registration fee and transfer the remainder of your registration fee back to you.

The difficulty level is high and should not be underestimated.

You have a total of 2 attempts to pass the entry exam. The entry exam must be taken within 2 weeks of registration for the ITI Diploma.

If you fail the entry exam, you will be notified and given a new link and PIN for a second attempt. The second exam must be taken within 2 weeks of receipt of the link and PIN to access the exam. Anyone who fails a second time will not be able to proceed with the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry but can register again for the program after a suitable period of time.

The best way to prepare for the ITI Diploma is to take the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course. ITI Curriculum Intermediate level certificate holders do not need to take the entry exam.

ITI Members can prepare for the exam by going through the following online Learning Modules (or part of them) and/or the respective Assessments: Learning Modules

Non-ITI Members should go through the free Assessments that accompany the above Modules as they cannot access the Modules themselves. However, doctors who are not ITI Members and need to take the entry exam are advised to become ITI Members to benefit from all the content on the ITI’s e-learning platform, including free access to all Learning Modules.

The entry exam must be taken within 2 weeks of registration for the ITI Diploma. You have a total of 2 attempts to pass the exam. If you fail the 1st entry exam, you can take it a 2nd time. The second exam must be taken within 2 weeks of receipt of the link and PIN to access the exam.

The entry exam must be taken within 2 weeks of registration for the ITI Diploma. You have a total of 2 attempts to pass the exam. If you fail the 1st entry exam, you can take it a 2nd time. The second exam must be taken within 2 weeks of receipt of the link and PIN to access the exam.

If you have not done the ITI Curriculum Intermediate level course, then you will need to pass the online entry exam – you have a total of 2 attempts to pass the exam. If you fail the entry exam twice, you will not be able to start the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry at that time. We charge a processing fee of CHF 500 for the entry exam that will be deducted from your registration fee and transfer the remainder of your registration fee back to you.

If you have not taken the online entry exam within 2 weeks of registration for the ITI Diploma, you will not be able to start the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry at that time. We charge a processing fee of CHF 500 that will be deducted from your registration fee and transfer the remainder of your registration fee back to you.

Diploma participants who have paid their course fee can submit any questions they may have to the ITI Board of Studies via ITI Headquarters by email to [email protected]

Coaching or mentoring will not be available as everyone who participates in the ITI Diploma program is expected to have a level of professional expertise that allows them to successfully participate in the program without being mentored or coached. However, as part of the Diploma service, the ITI Board of Studies will look at and comment on one of your cases within 4 weeks of the start of the program in detail before you submit the case for review. This step is intended as a help to ensure that all the formal criteria for submission have been fulfilled as required, i.e., that all the requested material is complete and appropriate. Your case will not be reviewed at this point in time.

You must read and follow the completed sample template that will be provided to you by the ITI after registering for the program. You can also find the sample case submission here. This clarifies the submission standards, quality, criteria, and format. You will also have the opportunity to watch various videos that describe what is expected of you in terms of the cases to be submitted.

Yes, we have prepared a case submission template that shows the requirements for case preparation. You can find the sample case submission here.

Yes, a first case must be submitted for comment from the ITI Board of Studies. The case must be submitted within 4 weeks of the start of the ITI Diploma program. The case will only be commented on. It will not be reviewed at this point in time.

You are responsible for ensuring that all the necessary documentation is included and correctly completed. However, to support you in the best possible way, your cases will be commented on and checked for completeness so that you have the possibility to adapt the documentation as necessary before the review of your cases starts.

You have 2 years to complete this program as of the starting date shown on the ITI website for your cohort. Your first case must be submitted for comment within 4 weeks of the start of the Diploma program. You should submit all four clinical cases within 1.5 years of the start of the program so that the whole program including the oral examination can be completed within 2 years.

Once you have submitted four cases that have been successfully reviewed, and have passed the online oral exam, your ITI Diploma will be sent to you by email as well as by post and announced at an ITI event. Should you be present at the event, you will be officially awarded your ITI Diploma on stage.

Information on the event at which the ITI Diploma will be awarded will be announced online on the ITI Diploma webpage.

You will have 1.5 years from the starting date of the program as shown on the ITI website for your cohort to submit all 4 cases. Your first case must be submitted for comment within 4 weeks of the starting date of the diploma program. The whole program including the oral examination must be completed within 2 years.

Yes, we strongly recommend that you already have a first case documented at the time of registration as you need to submit your first case for comment within 4 weeks of the starting date of the ITI Diploma program shown on the ITI website for your cohort.

Your cases will be reviewed and scored by a team of 2 ITI Board of Studies members. The Board of Studies is made up of reputed implant dentistry professionals from all over the world who are ITI Fellows.

Your first case must be submitted for a completeness check and comments within 4 weeks of the starting date of the ITI Diploma program shown on the ITI website for your cohort. You will then have 2 weeks to apply the feedback and submit the case for review to the ITI Board of Studies.

Whether your first case is a pass or a fail, you will receive a document with comments from the ITI Board of Studies review team (your cases will be reviewed by a team of 2 Board of Studies members). In this way you will be able to apply the review team’s comments for your additional case submissions.

Should the case be a fail, you can amend the case and put it up for review again (together with the 3 other cases) or upload a different case from the same category for review together with the 3 other cases. Should the case be a fail, it will not count. Whether your first case submission is a pass or a fail, you will receive a document with comments from the ITI Board of Studies review team (your cases will be reviewed by a team of 2 Board of Studies members). In this way you will be able to apply the review team’s comments for your additional case submissions.

You have 2 years to complete this program, counted from the official starting date of the program as shown on the ITI website. Your first case must be submitted for comment within 4 weeks of the starting date of the ITI Diploma. You should submit all four clinical cases within 1.5 years so that the whole program including the oral examination can be completed at the latest 2 years after starting the program.

Once your four case submissions are successfully reviewed, and you have passed the online oral exam, your ITI Diploma will be sent to you by email as well as by post and announced at an ITI event. Should you be present at the event, you will be officially awarded your ITI Diploma on stage.

As part of the Diploma service, one of your cases will be looked at and commented on in detail before you submit the case for review. This step is intended as a help to ensure that the documentation is complete and that all the formal criteria for submission have been fulfilled as required, i.e., that all the requested material is complete and appropriate. Your first case must be submitted for comment within 4 weeks of starting the ITI Diploma. Your case will only be commented on. It will not be reviewed at this point in time.

Yes, a first case must be submitted for comment by the ITI Board of Studies to make sure that the documentation is compete and it is up to the standard required before uploading it and the other 3 cases for review by the Board of Studies. The case must be submitted within 4 weeks of the start of the program. The case will only be commented on. It will not be reviewed at this point in time.

For the ITI Diploma assessment, 4 clinical cases need to be submitted as follows:

The following 3 cases with fixed prosthesis must be submitted:

1. 3 – 4 teeth posterior space (incl. implant-borne bridge)

2. Single tooth maxillary esthetic zone (FDI 13 – 23)

3. 2 – 4 teeth anterior space (FDI 13 – 23 or 33 – 43)

1 of the following 3 cases with removable prosthesis must be submitted (you are free to choose the case you would like to submit):

4. Mandibular complete overdenture supported by 2 or more implants

5. Maxillary complete overdenture supported by 4 or more implants

6. Partial dental prosthesis with strategic use of single implant

A team of 2 members of the ITI Board of Studies will review the 4 cases. The Board of Studies is made up of highly reputed implant dentistry professionals from all over the world who are ITI Fellows.

Yes, as you will need to submit your first case for comment within 4 weeks of the start of the program, we strongly recommend you have a first case ready (i.e., photographically documented) by the starting date of the ITI Diploma.

Diploma participants who have paid their course fee can submit any questions they may have to the ITI Board of Studies via ITI Headquarters by email to [email protected]

It sometimes happens that a patient who wears a partial removable dental prosthesis, loses one of the teeth that hold the prosthesis. In such clinical situations an implant can be placed and used for retention of the removable dental prosthesis together with the remaining teeth. This approach allows for the existing prosthesis to be adapted to incorporate the retention element for the implant rather than having to produce a new prosthesis.

You will need to submit your first case for comment within 4 weeks of the start of the program. Therefore, you need to have a first case ready (i.e., photographically documented) then. Ideally, you should already have a first case ready by the starting date of the ITI Diploma.

The cases need to be submitted to a dedicated SharePoint folder created by the ITI in the form of photographic and radiographic documentation along with the completed ITI Diploma case submission template that is provided by the ITI. The clinical photographs must be provided in high resolution and as .jpgs.

You will have 1.5 years from the start of the program to submit all 4 cases. Your first case must be submitted for comment within 4 weeks of starting the ITI Diploma. The whole program including the oral examination must be completed within 2 years.

Yes, the dental & periodontal chart should be filled out for every patient.

The clinical photographs must be provided in high resolution and as .jpgs

Yes, if you are specialized in one area (for example, a prosthodontist), and the surgical part of the cases you plan to submit was done by another doctor, you need to indicate this and provide a signed declaration of collaborative work for that case. The form will be provided to you by the ITI.

You must read and follow the completed sample template that will be provided to you by the ITI after registering for the program. You can also find the sample case submission here. This clarifies the submission standards, quality, criteria, and format. You will also have the opportunity to watch various videos that describe what is expected of you in terms of the cases to be submitted.

Yes, we have prepared a case submission template that shows the requirements for case preparation. You can find the sample case submission here.

Please provide the clinical photographs in high resolution and as .jpgs

Your cases will be reviewed by a team of 2 ITI Board of Studies members. The Board of Studies is made up of reputed implant dentistry professionals from all over the world who are ITI Fellows.

You have to submit a first case to the ITI Board of Studies for comment in regard to formal requirements and completeness of documentation within 4 weeks of the start of the program. You must then submit this case for review within 4 weeks of receiving feedback.

Please refer to this flowchart for an in-depth overview of the process.

Your cases will be reviewed within 6 weeks of submission.

If the Board of Studies fails one of your cases, you are allowed to resubmit it. You have 4 weeks to work on the case and re-submit it for a second and final review. Alternatively, you can also submit a new case of the same type.

Only 1 failed case can be resubmitted, and only once. The case must be re-submitted within 4 weeks. If more than 1 of your cases is a fail or if one case fails twice, you are considered to be not ready for the ITI Diploma and will need to improve your skills and experience and then register again for the program after a suitable period of time.

You can either re-submit the failed case together with the additional information requested and your other 3 cases, or submit a new case together with your other 3 cases. Should you decide to submit a new case, the new case must be of the same case type as the failed case (e.g., if the failed case was a fixed prosthesis in a single tooth anterior site the new case must also be a fixed prosthesis in a single tooth anterior site case).

Yes, you can choose to submit a new case, but the case type must be the same as the failed case. If the topic of the failed case was a single tooth replacement in the esthetic zone, the topic of the new submitted case must also be a single tooth replacement in the esthetic zone. The new case must be submitted within 4 weeks of receipt of fail notification. A failed case can only be re-submitted once.

If more than 1 case is failed, you are considered to be not ready for the ITI Diploma and will need to improve your skills and experience and then register again for the program after a suitable period of time.

A failed case can be resubmitted only once. If the resubmitted case is failed again, you are considered to be not ready for the ITI Diploma and will need to improve your skills and experience and then register again for the program after a suitable period of time.

The case submissions must be made in English, i.e., the case submission template for each clinical case and all required accompanying information must be filled out in English.

6 weeks are needed to review the 4 cases and then inform you of the final result.

The registration fee will not be reimbursed.

The oral examination will be held in English.

The oral exam will be held online. You will be presented with 4 unseen cases to prepare within 60 minutes, and the examiners will then discuss them with you and ask questions. The oral examination lasts 90 minutes.

Yes, there is a sample case available. Please click here to download it.

The oral examination is conducted online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

The oral exam will be conducted by 2 examiners who were selected and appointed by the ITI Board of Studies.

The oral examination will be held in English only.

The date of the oral exam will be communicated to you by ITI Headquarters together with the result of the review of your case submissions by the Board of Studies.

You will be presented with 4 unseen cases from the following case types:

Cases with fixed prosthesis:
· Single tooth posterior site
· 2 to 4 teeth posterior space
· Single tooth maxillary esthetic zone
· 2 to 4 teeth anterior space

Cases with removable prosthesis:
· Mandibular complete implant overdenture
· Maxillary complete implant overdenture
· Strategic use of single implant

Cases concerning continuing care:
· Management of hardware complications
· Management of biological complications

The examination result will not be provided to you directly after the oral exam. You will be informed of the examination result by ITI Headquarters within 6 weeks of your oral exam.

Information on the event at which the ITI Diploma will be awarded will be announced online.

Once you have received confirmation from ITI HQ that you have passed the oral exam, your ITI Diploma will be sent to you by email as an attachment as well as by post and announced at an ITI event. Should you be present at the event, you will be officially awarded your ITI Diploma on stage.

Information on the event at which the ITI Diploma will be awarded will be announced online.

Once you have submitted four cases that have been successfully reviewed, and have passed the online oral exam, your ITI Diploma will be sent to you by email as well as by post and announced at an ITI event. Should you be present at the event, you will be officially awarded your ITI Diploma on stage.

No, neither travel nor accommodation costs will be covered by the ITI, neither will congress tickets.

The program fee is CHF 4,400 for ITI Members and CHF 5,900 for non-members (incl. VAT and all fees).

ITI Members profit from a significant discount on the course fee and an ITI membership offers you access to excellent content and services that are likely to support you towards your Diploma. Doctors who are not ITI Members and need to take the entry exam are advised to become ITI Members to benefit from all the content on the ITI’s e-learning platform when preparing for the entry exam. Click here to find out more.

The registration fee for the ITI Diploma is to be paid by credit card at registration. The following credit card providers are accepted: Mastercard, Visa, Union Pay, JCB.

In exceptional cases, we can issue an invoice that can be paid by bank transfer. You are not registered for the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry until payment is received. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

No refunds are possible.

Exception:

If you fail the entry exam twice, you will not be able to start the ITI Diploma in Implant Dentistry at that time. We charge a processing fee of CHF 500 for the entry exam that will be deducted from your registration fee and transfer the remainder of your registration fee back to you.

No, the registration fee must be paid in full at the time of registration.