The VSSAcademy was founded by Dr Fadi Barrak who has been mentoring and training dentist colleagues since 2002. As a dental practitioner seeking to further his career through upgrading his own skills, Fadi realised that fellow practitioners frequently find it hard to get out of the box of the daily practice routine to expand their skill base – just like Fadi himself did.
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Welcome to the VSSAcademy
It’s not enough to be good at what you do; to teach well, you also need to be able to convey your skills and experience in an effective way. Our lecturers are all practiced educators who are passionate about their subjects.
VSSAcademy provides specialist training courses for dentists and specialist dental procedures including dental implants and more. Our training is for all dentists.
Practical & theory
An integrated mix of vast practical experience and clinical theory in an exciting field of dentistry
Weekend learning
Intensive, focused weekend modules; no days out of your practice and the best return on your time investment
Our mentoring
Courses combined with mentoring provide excellent preparation for the RCS Edinburgh Diploma in Implant Dentistry
Networking opportunity
An ideal opportunity to network: We’ve been passing on our professional and business experience for many years
Our lecturers
Only well-respected, innovative lecturers who are passionate about sharing their knowledge are selected
Never stop learning
Our courses are designed to give you the maximum required knowledge over the course duration.
Our Lecturers
Only well-respected, innovative lecturers who are passionate about sharing their knowledge are selected.
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Dr Fadi Barrak
Founding CEO
Dr Fadi Barrak is registered as a specialist in oral surgery and he is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He is the academic lead for the...
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Dr Fadi Barrak
Founding CEO
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Professor StJohn Crean
Visiting Lecturer
StJohn has recently been appointed as the Dean of the newly-established School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). This role makes StJohn responsible for both...
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Professor StJohn Crean
Visiting Lecturer
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Dr Carl Horton
Lecturer, Mentor, Course Director & Clinician
Carl has a Masters in both Periodontology and Dental Implants. He lectures for the ITI, and is a mentor for Straumann and Visiting Specialist Services. He qualified from Birmingham in...
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Dr Carl Horton
Lecturer, Mentor, Course Director & Clinician
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Neel Patel
Speaker/Faculty
Neel is a registered Specialist in Prosthodontics and after graduating from the University of Bristol in 2002, he subsequently completed 4 additional years of specialist training in Fixed and Removable...
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Neel Patel
Speaker/Faculty
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Dr Nicola Ritchie
Visiting Lecturer
Dr Ritchie qualified in 1990 from Guys’ Hospital. She attained her Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1994. Dr Ritchie has, until recently, run her own...
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Dr Nicola Ritchie
Visiting Lecturer
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Dr Charlotte Stilwell
Visiting Lecturer
Dr. Charlotte Stilwell is a specialist in prosthodontics and joined VSS in a training capacity. She qualified from The Royal Dental College in Copenhagen in 1983 and then moved to...
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Dr Charlotte Stilwell
Visiting Lecturer
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Colin Burns
Speaker/Faculty
Colin is a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology, a Straumann Clinical Mentor, and ITI Speaker, and is the Chairman of the UK and Ireland Section of the ITI. ...
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Colin Burns
Speaker/Faculty
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José Zurdo
Training Centre Mentor and Faculty
José graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bilbao in 1983 and completed his medical speciality in Estomatology and Dentistry at the University of Barcelona in 1986. He...
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José Zurdo
Training Centre Mentor and Faculty
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Vinit Gohil
Speaker/Faculty
Vinit is recognised as a specialist in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council. He graduated with honours from the Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Dental Institute, King's...
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Vinit Gohil
Speaker/Faculty
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Dr Manoj Bhatia
Training Centre Mentor and Faculty
Having completed his initial dental education (BDS) in 1995 from India, Dr Bhatia has been practicing General Dentistry and Dental Implantology. He is a registered dentist with the GDC (UK)...
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Dr Manoj Bhatia
Training Centre Mentor and Faculty
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Dr Malcolm Edwards
Visiting Lecturer
Dr Malcolm Edwards was awarded his BDS from Cardiff in 1981, having been student president and winner of the alumni prize. Having gained experience in general practice, and after holding...
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Dr Malcolm Edwards
Visiting Lecturer
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Professor Zoran Stajčić
Visiting Lecturer
Professor Zoran Stajčić is Chief Surgeon at the Beograd-centar Dental/Medical Center for Maxillofacial Surgery. Zoran joined VSS in a training capacity. He is a Fellow of and registered lecturer for...
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Professor Zoran Stajčić
Visiting Lecturer
Reviews from Course Attendees
Read some of the fantastic positive feedback we have had from our course attendees.
All the sessions take place on Saturdays which means you don’t need to take any time out from your clinical practice, keeping costs low and meaning, for me, that I can come straight back into my practice on Monday morning, fresh from the course and ready to put my new learnings straight into my clinical practice. In my opinion, there is no better way to learn.
Martyn Cox
Since the VSS course I have developed the confidence to go and place implants and I’ve even done a couple unmentored now. I feel that I now have the knowledge and confidence to discuss implant treatment options with my patients, rather than say 'I don't know'.
Dr Suraj Dhanda
I would definitely recommend the VSSAcademy Certificate in Implant Dentistry course to anyone interested in getting ahead in dental implants. I’ve talked to several of the people who did the course alongside me and they were all really happy with it also.
Dr Malaak Al Rawi
I’m very happy with the outcome of the course and am more than happy to recommend it to others. Fadi himself is not just giving courses, he is very keen for his students to learn from his experience and pays great attention to the details. It’s not just about implants either, he’s taught from zero to give all his experience.
Dr Ahmed Said
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