Description
This 2 day didactic and hands-on program is for the GP who wants to improve their fundamental surgical skill set. Participants will be able to experience a wide variety of surgical procedures typically seen in a GP office, but the emphasis will be on developing effective clinical skills in flaps, suturing and extractions.
This course is limited attendance with a low instructor to student ratio and will take place in our simulation lab where you will learn on phantom heads, special dental models, and pig mandibles.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Effectively assess patient and procedural risks
- Develop proficiency in the selection and use of surgical instruments
- Learn and apply surgical approaches to minimize tissue trauma
- Recognize and manage complications
Simulation lab experience will include:
- Flap design
- Suturing (interrupted, continuous locking, figure of 8)
- Biopsy techniques
- Simple extractions (forceps and elevators)
- Surgical extractions (bone and soft tissue sparing)
- Impactions (lower mesio-angular and horizontal)
- Root removal
- Incision and Drainage (drain placement)
- Tongue and lip tie revision
- Socket preservation and basic GB
- Sinus bump (Summers procedure)
- Connective tissue grafting
- Introduction to implant placement (guided and freehand)