Live Patient Training
Comprehensive Implant Residency Program (CIRP) – Year-Long Implant Residency
Transform your clinical skill set with true, high-volume live surgery. Designed specifically for US dentists ready to specialize, this comprehensive year-long residency blends elite mentorship with intensive hands-on practice. You won’t just watch you will place 20–30 implants daily on live patients, fast-tracking your mastery and your practice's revenue.
This Course
Elevate Your Implant Skills with CIRP Dive into our year-long advanced implant surgery course designed for dentists aiming to specialize in implantology. High-Volume Practice: Place 20-30 implants daily. Interactive Learning: Engage in study-club discussions for peer review. Elite Education: Experience top-tier, unparalleled training.
Why Choose AIE CIRP?
Elite Year-Long Implant Training
CIRP is a year-long dental surgical training course for gaining expertise in advanced implants. It is intended for those dentists who want to focus on implant dentistry in their practice. Our delegates regularly place 20-30 implants in a single day. These cases are discussed and reviewed in a study-club-style environment. The course offers an unparalleled learning experience for those wanting an elite implant education program.
Master Advanced Implant Techniques
One Year for Gaining Insights and Skills. During the course duration of a year, various advanced implant topics are covered. The structure and design, of course, help clinicians with a significant focus on implant dentistry to gain valuable insights. As the course progresses, residents learn critical skills to perform successful implant procedures. These include ridge width grafting, sinus elevation, and immediate implant placement in aesthetic areas. The didactic education, clinical application, followed by case review form the steps towards achieving excellence in delivering dental implant procedures.
Immersive Implant Mastery Experience
In our Comprehensive Implant Residency Program we operate every session.* Patients are provided for these experiences and you will follow the patients post-operatively. It is common for our delegates to place 20-30 implants in a day. Delegates then review and discuss their cases in a study club environment. This completes the learning loop and provides an unparalleled learning experience.
CIRP (2026 - 2027)
- Session 1: August 6 - 8, 2026 ✓
- Session 2: September 10 - 11, 2026 ✓
- Session 3: October 8 - 10, 2026 ✓
- Session 4: November 5 - 7, 2026
- Session 5: January 7 - 9, 2027
- Session 6: February 18 - 20, 2027
- Session 7: April 8 - 10, 2027
- Session 8: May 6 - 7, 2027
Upcoming CIRP Dates (2027 - 2028)
- Session 1: August 19 - 21, 2027
- Session 2: September 16 - 18, 2027
- Session 3: October 21 - 23, 2027
- Session 4: November 18 - 20, 2027
- Session 5: January 13 - 15, 2028
- Session 6: February 10 - 13, 2028
- Session 7: March 16 - 18, 2028
- Session 8: April 13 - 14, 2028
Meet Our Doctors
Michael McCracken, DDS, PhD
Dr. McCracken currently serves as a Professor at The University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He received his dental degree from The University of North Carolina and completed a prosthodontic residency at The University of Alabama Birmingham. Also, he earned a Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering for research related to growth factors and healing of implants in compromised hosts. His past roles with the University include serving as Director of Pre- Doctoral Implant Education, Director of Graduate Prosthodontics and Director of the UAB Implant Training Program. Dr. McCracken lectures Nationally and Internationally on topics relating to implant dentistry and the restoration of complex dental patients. He is known for his ability to explain difficult concepts in a practical way, and for a realistic approach toward continuing education. He lectures in an entertaining and relaxed manner, and makes the topics useful and real.
Guy Rosenstiel, DMD, MAGD
Dr. Guy Rosenstiel is a graduate of the UAB School of Dentistry, and completed a residency in general dentistry at the Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Rosenstiel has a passion for continuing education. He has completed coursework in dental anesthesiology, dental implants, endodontics, and CAD/CAM restorations. He earned a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry in 2007. Dr. Rosenstiel has built a successful private practice with a strong emphasis on dental implants. He brings a wealth of practical experience with him to this course, including insight on how to implement dental implants into a private practice setting, and how to manage the business aspects of implant dentistry. He has served as President of the Alabama Academy of General Dentistry, and teaches part-time at the UAB School of Dentistry. Dr. Rosenstiel is active as a faculty member in the LMC sponsored AEGD program at the Foundry Dental Center, where he also teaches IV sedation.
