Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery...Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps, and Splitting Teeth
Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery...Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps, and Splitting Teeth is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.
Released: 04/25/2017
Expiration Date: 06/30/2025
Overview:
This presentation will covers the basics of oral surgery for the general practitioner. The typical dentist’s training in oral surgery is usually quite rudimentary, but in private practice, referral to a specialist may not be an option in every case. Yet, should a problem arise, general practitioners are held to the same standard of care as the specialist. This course aims to increase the knowledge level and comfort zone of the general dentist when performing surgical procedures. Topics to be covered include evaluation of the patient’s medical history, management of the patient on anticoagulants, antibiotic prophylaxis, informed consent, presurgical planning, local anesthesia, design and use of surgical flaps, handpieces and hand instruments, atraumatic extraction instruments and techniques, surgical extractions, splitting teeth, and retrieving root tips. Many of the surgical techniques will be illustrated using video of the procedures discussed.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:.
• Have a better knowledge of the relationship between a patient's medical history and medications and his or her dental care.
• Be more knowledgeable about how to plan and execute surgical extractions and removal of impacted teeth.
• Understand how to avoid complications that occur during and after surgery, and know how to appropriately manage those that do occur.
• To understand the how and why of surgical flaps.
• To better understand how to use a large variety of oral surgery instruments.
• To understand how to split teeth for easier extractions
• Learn how to retrieve root tips.
Note: The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.