To re-establish the key principles with regards to oral surgery in dental practice.
A complete guide from safe surgical planning, to using the most appropriate instruments in the correct way and finally dealing with complications.
OBJECTIVES
Expand their medical knowledge and apply it to their assessment of patients, and discuss common anxieties such as the use of bisphosphonates and bleeding.
Identify appropriate surgical instrumentation and how to use them effectively.
To revise standard local anaesthetic techniques, look at reasons why these might fail and how to change your plan accordingly to achieve success
To look at oral anatomy and how it might change our local anaesthetic and surgical techniques
To understand the range of instruments and materials (including sutures and haemostats) available to the surgeon and the best way to use them
Establish a systematic approach to progressing from simple to more difficult surgical extractions
To review basic exodontia techniques (luxators, couplands and forceps)
To progress on to simple surgical (tooth sectioning, principles of flap design, flap raising, bone removal and suturing)
Understand the use of antimicrobials and analgesics in a rational and evidence-based way
Be able to identify key red flags and when it is not appropriate to perform oral surgery in general practice
