Presented by: Dr Guy McLellan, Dental Implant Surgeon BDS FDS RCS (Eng) MBBS GDC 69883 and Mike Fuse, Clinical Dental Technician GDC 169522
Designed to provide a team approach to immediate load full-arch placement where a surgeon, restoring dentist and dental technician/CDTs attend the course together to gain a common understanding of how to achieve successful patient outcomes, this course offers an unmatched opportunity to understand more about this exciting topic.
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Delegates: This course is designed for teams of 2 or 3 people and is not suitable to be attended as an individual. The course will host a maximum of 4 teams made up of a surgeon, restoring dentist and technician/CDT, or a surgeon and technician/CDT.
Costs: Team of 2 delegates – £3000
or Team of 3 delegates – £3500
Fees include all course equipment, material and refreshments during the day. Accommodation and dinner are at the delegates own cost.
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Course structure
Aims & Objectives
Delegates will gain a greater understanding of all clinical and technical aspects of full-arch immediate placement. This course is designed to develop practical experience and theoretical knowledge of the full-arch immediate load protocol.
Understand more about Immediate Load
Delegates gain a comprehensive understanding of immediate load with the opportunity to see live surgery via a video link.
- Treatment and digital planning
- Full arch principles and prosthetic considerations
- Live surgery demonstration
- Material selection and handling
- Hands-on Sessions on models
- Restorative procedures for immediate and final prosthesis
- Biomechanical issues and complications
- Medico-legal considerations
- Case reviews and examples
- The ideal patient journey
- Patient marketing ideas
- On-going support and mentoring
Dr Guy McLellan, Dental Implant Surgeon BDS FDS RCS (Eng) MBBS and Mike Fuse, Clinical Dental Technician
Dr Guy McLellan and Mike Fuse are one of the UK’s most experienced immediate load teams. Between them they have treated hundreds of immediate load cases and are keen to share their knowledge and experience in this demanding field.
CPD: 16 Hours/Development Outcome C
Once delegates have attended the course they also benefit from the following:
- On-going support and mentoring from the Fusion team including the opportunity to bring a patient to the practice for implant placement and reconstruction*
- Membership of the Southern Implant “EXTRA” *programme and they enjoy the full support of the UK Southern Implant team
- Delegates are admitted into an “SI Extra” WhatsApp group where they can receive support from Guy/Mike/Rob and Southern Implant staff
About the speakers

Dr Guy McLellan Dental Implant Surgeon
BDS FDS RCS (Eng) MBBS
GDC 69883
Guy is doubly qualified in dentistry and medicine and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has over 10 years’ hospital experience, including training in ENT and plastic surgery, and currently holds an honorary consultant post in oral implantology at Charing Cross Hospital where he runs the dental implant clinic.
Guy’s experience in implants dates back to 1994 and includes extra-oral implants to retain facial cosmetics/reconstruction following facial cancer surgery, as well as intra-oral cancer rehabilitation and facial deformities such as cleft lip and palate. He continues to work as a member of the Cranio-Facial team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He limits his private practice to surgical implantology and augmentation procedures including complex intra-oral and extra-oral grafting.
Guy is a mentor for Nobel Biocare and is actively involved in implant education. He is a member of the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI), the European Association of Osseointegration and a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is a mentor for Nobel Biocare and the ADI.
Guy enjoys running and often competes in long-distance races such as the London Half-Marathon.

Mike Fuse Clinical Dental Technician
GDC 169522
Guy is doubly qualified in dentistry and medicine and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has over 10 years’ hospital experience, including training in ENT and plastic surgery, and currently holds an honorary consultant post in oral implantology at Charing Cross Hospital where he runs the dental implant clinic.
Mike Fuse has over 20 years’ experience in dentistry, with a focus on complex dental implantology and full-mouth rehabilitation. He quickly built a reputation for creating natural-looking teeth and superior levels of craftsmanship.
Mike established Fusion Dental Ceramics in Cardiff in 2005. The award-winning laboratory was founded on his passion for digital dentistry, dental implants, cosmetic restorations and prosthetics. Mike qualified as a Clinical Dental Technician Dip CDT RCS and graduated from The Royal College of Surgeons England.
This has opened up his broad skillset within the dental industry and Mike is one of only a handful of CDTs in the country able to offer All-on-4 or same-day fixed teeth.
Mike continues to participate in training events and courses globally to further his knowledge and skill levels. He has been involved with Nobel Biocare and Procera for well over a decade and is a lecturer for them, as well as for the Association of Dental Implantologists (ADI). He is a member of the Dental Laboratories Association, the Association of Clinical Dental Technicians, European association of Osseointergration, as well as the ADI.
After working with specialist dentists and surgeons nationwide, Mike was inspired to open a highly specialist, private dental practice in his hometown of Cardiff. He felt that South Wales would benefit from creative, advanced dental services and so Fusion Dentistry was born.