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2 DAY Oral Surgery Skills for the GP

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 traumaManage
  • 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)

Dates:

  • March 22-23, 2025

  • October 4-5, 2025

Time:

  • 08:00 - 16:30 (ET)

Tuition:

  • Dentist - $1899 CDN (Plus applicable taxes)
  • Dental Assistant - $99 CDN (Plus applicable taxes)

CE CREDIT:

  • 14 Hours of CE Credits

AGD Code:

  • 310

Faculty:

  • Dr. Brian Freund

Sponsored by: