Advanced PRF Education

Enroll in the most complete course on PRF from the world’s leading researcher on Platelet Rich Fibrin, Richard J Miron, DDS, MSc, PhD.

The course is webcast on-demand and always available in your library: welcome to Advanced PRF Education. The use of platelet concentrates has had a long-history of use in various elds of medicine as an autologous source of growth factors fabricated utilizing whole blood. While platelet rich plasma (PRP) was proposed as a rst-generation platelet concentrate over 3 decades ago, over the past 10 years, platelet rich brin (PRF) has seen a steady increase in utilization for a variety of medical procedures, due to its lack of anti-coagulation factors favoring brin clot formation and faster wound healing. More recently, the development of a liquid PRF provides a new formulation of liquid PRF without using anti-coagulation factors that may specically be combined with currently available bone biomaterials favoring particle stability, angiogenesis and tissue integration. Advanced PRF Education course aims to highlight the recent advancements made with respect to the newest formulations of platelet concentrates including recent developments in horizontal centrifugation and liquid concentrated-PRF (C-PRF) to further speed wound healing and tissue regeneration for various clinical indications faced in routine daily dental practice. Furthermore, protocols to extend the working properties of PRF from 2-3 weeks to 4-6 months are discussed (e=PRF) including their current clinical applications.

This global approach to the treatment will lead you to: – Optimization of protocols for any centrifugation device – Learn all clinical indications for when, where and why to use PRF either alone or in combination with other biomaterials – Update on Bio-Heat technology and the ability to extend the working properties of PRF from 2-3 weeks to 4-6 months – Improve cell and growth factor release using concentrated-PRF (C-PRF) protocols when compared to traditional injectable-PRF (i-PRF) on any centrifugation device – Understand the importance of PRF tubes for the fabrication of PRF

Video lectures program:

Video Lecture 1 Biology of Wound Healing Description: This first lecture, titled: “Biology of Wound healing”, will cover the various aspects of wound healing and specifically the importance of angiogenesis during the events of healing. Furthermore, many novel biomaterials utilized in regenerative dentistry will be discussed in relation to their role in implant dentistry.

Video Lecture 2 Understanding Platelet Concentrates Description: In this second lesson titled: “Understanding Platelet Concentrate”, participants will be provided an overview of all the research over the years from the first generation platelet rich plasma (PRP) towards the developmental phases of platelet rich fibrin (PRF). Furthermore, a better understanding and the benefits to using horizontal centrifugation of PRF are described along with the appropriate publication downloads.

Video Lecture 3 Unboxing and Programming a PRF system Description: This lecture titled: “Unboxing and Programming a Bio-PRF system” will focus on the various tools, protocols, and instruments found in a common PRF kit. Furthermore, the ability to program protocols on the actual system will be discussed and presented.

Video Lecture 4 Basics of Phlebotomy Description: In this 4th lecture titled: “Basics of Phlebotomy”, an introduction into performing blood draws will be provided. Furthermore, downloadable files including step-by-step instructions is provided for participants and staff members Video Lecture 5 Clinical Indications of PRF Description: In lesson 5 titled: “Clinical Indications of PRF” a broad overview of all the uses of PRF in regenerative dentistry are provided. An evidence-based practical approach to utilizing PRF either as PRF-membranes, PRF-plugs or PRF sticky bone is presented along with their indications. Various roles of liquid PRF are also provided.

Video Lecture 6 Use of PRF in Facial Esthetics In this 6th class, a brief introduction to the uses of Platelet Rich Fibrin in Facial Esthetics are provided.

Video Lecture 7 Understanding PRF Tubes Description: The focus of this 7th lecture is on “Understanding PRF Tubes”. All the research and development to date on developing tubes that clot more effectively (Solid-PRF tubes) as well as understanding the differences in (Liquid-PRF tubes) is introduced. Furthermore, the negative impact of adding either silica or silicone to Advanced-PRF protocols are discussed with appropriate scientific reference downloads.

Video Lecture 8 Harvesting C-PRF and Alb-PRF Description: In this 8th lecture titled: “Harvesting C-PRF and Alb-PRF”, an overview of protocols depicting the methods to isolate over a 10 fold increase in platelets and leukocytes is described. These newer protocols, termed concentrated-PRF (or C-PRF for short), have been found over 3 times more effective when compared to original injectable-PRF (i-PRF) protocols developed previously. Furthermore, by heating the liquid albumin layer of platelet poor plasma (PPP), a novel protocol was recently developed utilizing the Bio-Heat Technology favoring extended resorption properties of PRF which typically last 2-3 weeks, up to 4-6 months.

Video Lecture 9 Live Demo of Alb-PRF Production Description: In this final 9th lecture, a presentation including the step-by-step protocol depicting how to produce Alb-PRF is presented along with the Bio-Heat technology