Oral Surgery for the General Practitioner: Faster, Easier, and More Predictable

Friday, October 23, 2020 & Saturday, October 24, 2020 | Hybrid Course  |   9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (both days) |  Register now

Webinar lecture and live-stream hands-on demonstration. Limited attendance.

Notice: Must register by October 15th to ensure delivery of course materials prior to course. We cannot guarantee receipt of materials if registration occurs after that date.

Instructor: Andrew Drollinger, DDS

Full time oral surgery faculty at Roseman University College of Dental Medicine, Director of Utah Oral Surgery Services, and one of the instructor with the Koerner Center for Surgical instruction.  Dr. Drollinger has presented didactic and participation oral surgery courses for dental societies, AGD meetings, and private group practices.  His hands-on courses use life-like models on which participants do several different surgeries. Though not an oral surgeon, he has practiced oral surgery for the majority of his career.

Overview:

Many extractions look easy but can soon become difficult, time consuming, and lead to complications.  This course reviews the best techniques and instruments to perform “surgical” extractions easily and quickly while conserving bone. From that primary emphasis, Dr. Drollinger branches to other related surgery subjects that use many of the same instruments and principles.

These include:

  • The most common suturing techniques and materials
  • Avoiding sinus problems
  • Predictable socket grafting techniques (without company hype)
  • Ridge preparation for immediate dentures
  • Bleeding management during surgery
  • Review of moderate third molar impaction essentials (anatomy and step-by-step guidelines)
  • Anxiety control for apprehensive surgery patients
  • I&D in general practice, discussion of antibiotic usage
  • Incisional/excisional biopsies
  • Bisphosphonates
  • Other discussions as time permits

Live-steam hands-on session will include:

This part of the course uses life-like dentoform models on which surgical procedures are performed.

The following procedures will be done on the models:

  • Full-thickness mucoperiosteal flaps (envelope and triangular)
  • Suturing (interrupted/surgeon’s knot, cross-suture, continuous-lock)
  • Surgical extractions (multiple root-tip removals with several different methods)
  • Alveoloplasty
  • Socket grafting (bone graft and barrier membrane)
  • Moderate third molar impaction (mesioangular)
  • Excisional biopsy
  • Incision and drainage

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, participants will be better able to:

  • More easily do “surgical” or difficult extractions that frequently occur in general practice
  • Be more proficient at ridge preparation for immediate dentures
  • Select appropriate socket grafting cases and have the knowledge to do them successfully
  • Prevent and/or manage bleeding problems that can occur during oral surgery
  • Understand patient selection and risks of third molar surgery along with step-by-step – how to do moderate third molar impactions
  • Perform oral surgery according to current standards of care

Teaching Method: Lecture and participation

Recommended for: General dentists and specialists

Testimonials:

“I had a wonderful time, a very clinically relevant course and the instructor was excellent.” – Dr. Ariane Namiranian, November 2017

“Great course! I will be recommending this course to my colleagues.” – Dr. Tanvi Kapadia, December 2016

“The hands-on component of this course really brought the lecture material together and was a great experience for anyone interested in using surgical skills to aid in predictable, atraumatic exodontia.” – Dr. Michael Goldie, December 2016

Dates Friday, October 23, 2020

Saturday, October 24, 2020
Time 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (both days)
Price $895
CEUs 14
AGD codes 310 (10 hours), 490 (2 hours), 730 (2 hours)

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