Practical Oral Surgery for the General Dentist: Impacted Third Molars

Practical Oral Surgery for the General Dentist: Impacted Third Molars is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.

Released: 10/18/2005
Review Date: 6/30/2022
Expiration Date: 6/30/2025

Overview:
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 in this third module include presurgical planning, local anesthesia, design, and use of surgical flaps, classification of third molar impactions, sectioning techniques for impacted teeth, and management of the surgical site. Subsequent chapters will cover the management of intraoperative and postoperative complications, biopsy indications and techniques, and management of odontogenic infections.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Be able to discuss the controversial issue of elective removal of impacted wisdom teeth.
• Understand the issues to decide whether they should be performing impaction surgery.
• Be better able to treatment plan surgical impaction cases to reduce wasted surgical time and frustration.
• Know which patient and anatomical factors facilitate third molar removal, and which complicate the procedure.
• Know which local anesthetic techniques are needed for impacted third molars.
• Understand the design of surgical flaps to improve access and visualization of the surgical site

Note: The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

2.0 CE Credits