Live Dental Implant Training
& Advanced Surgery Courses

Founded by Trinon Collegium Practicum, the TCP Implant Marathon is a 5 day hands-on practical course focusing on implantology. All course sessions are live surgery participation under supervision.

Since 2003, more than 190 Implant Marathon sessions have been conducted, with 120,000 implants placed and thousands of patients helped! Unlike other courses, the Implant Marathon focuses on hands-on learning with a guaranteed number of cases performed by each participant.

Each Implant Marathon session is a 5-day course with live surgery under supervision. The course begins with a short lecture and hands-on model work, followed by 5 intensive days of implant surgery. 

Level 1: Implant Placement
Participants are guaranteed to perform 30 implants in 5 days as the main surgeon, plus additional cases to assist with. Participants will perform a wide variety of implant cases, ranging from easy to moderately-difficult.

Level 2: Sinus Elevations
Participants are guaranteed to perform 7 advanced cases focusing on sinus elevation techniques. Cases may also include ridge splitting, advanced grafting, PRP and management of complications.

Level 3: Demanding Cases
Participants will learn perform various advanced grafting techniques such as block/onlay grafting, titanium mesh reconstruction and management of sinus and/or implant complications.

To attend our live surgery courses, you must be a licensed dentist and must provide proof of a valid dental license/registration from the country where you practice. Other required documents are copies of your diploma, passport and CV, as well as results for infectious diseases (depending on location).

For Level 1, no previous implant placement experience is required but basic knowledge of implant theory and anatomy is expected. Preparation materials to help refresh theoretical knowledge are provided prior to the course.

Please inquire for specific experience requirements for Level 2 and Level 3.

The Implant Marathon sessions are held in:

1.Dominican Republic
2.Cambodia
3. Brazil

Each location holds 4-8 sessions a year. For more information regarding the dates and specific locations, please contact us!

The Implant Marathon is an international program and all locations are suitable for dentists from all over the world!

US-based dentists tend to choose our Dominican Republic and/or Brazil sessions, due to shorter travel times.

The course curriculum and level guarantees are the same across all of our locations. We invite you to attend the session/location that works best for you!

We are proud to have an amazing team of instructors! Our TCP team is comprised of oral and maxillofacial surgeons and implant masters, all hand picked by our course directors. Our instructors rotate throughout the sessions, for more info please inquire about the location/date of your choosing. 

The Implant Marathon is the only course in the world that guarantees attendees a specific number of live surgeries. Our focus on practical learning is unlike any other course.

We promise unlimited learning potential during each course session! We aim to provide you with full confidence so that you can return to your own practice and put your newly learned skills to work.

Being a practical hands-on course, we expect our participants to be ready for surgery! It is best to practice/perfect your incision and suturing skills before the course. Additionally, basic implant theory and anatomy should be studied before the course. We provide our participant with basic preparation materials prior to the course as well as recommended reading to brush up on some theory.

Scrubs, loupes (recommended, not required) and comfortable op-shoes! Everything else is provided. 

The wellbeing of our patients is always a top priority! We partner with local universities and clinics that bring in local patients that could otherwise not afford these procedures. All patients are evaluated and screened by our local staff at each location. Only local patients are accepted and scheduled for treatment. Follow up and restorative care is also provided by the university and local clinics. 

The first Implant Marathon was held in Santa Clara, Cuba in December of 2003. 

Since then, we have organized more than 190 courses across multiple locations, with over 3,500 dentists trained. We estimate that thousands of local patients have received more than 120,000 implants during all Implant Marathon sessions.

The number of participants depends on the date/session/location, and the number of op-booths available (10 op-booths = 20 participants working in teams of 2). Most sessions fill to maximum capacity. 

Yes, provided you completed a minimum of 50 Implant Cases in the last 2 years. This is a must since Level 2 Cases are more advanced in nature.