Introduction to Dental Surgery Course with Karl Koerner

This course will equip you with answers to:

• How do I loosen roots quickly?
• How do I preserve the buccal plate?
• What if the root structure chips away?
• Where is it acceptable to remove bone?
• What are the best instruments for extractions?
• How do I suture efficiently and effectively?

Access:

• This webinar will be available in the Washington AGD Learning Portal.
• Log in at https://washingtonagd.org/my-account/
• Click ‘My Courses’ from the Account Dashboard

Outline

Five “Must Have” Surgery Instruments – 1.0 hour

1. Luxator / Periotome Bur Combination
2. Alternative to the “Surgical Highspeed” When Needed
3. Spear Point System
4. Mini-Cryers
5. Cogswell B / Purchase Points

Bleeding with Extractions – 1.0 hour

1. Hemostatic Management, Case Studies, PT
2. Case Studies, Hemostatic Agents, Dental Literature
3. Case Studies, Emergency Protocols, Plavix/Pradaxa vs. Coumadin, Herbal Supplements and Bleeding

Bone Grafting for Socket Preservation – 1.0 hour

1. Introduction
2. Socket Grafts and Periosteal Release
3. Failures, Healing Process, & Grafting Materials
4. Ridge Augmentation & Adjunctive Bone Grafting Supplies

Multiple Extractions – Steps to Prevent Patient Pain and Other Problems – 1.0 hour

1. Introduction
2. Treatment Sequence
3. Alveoplasty Procedure
4. Exostosis
5. Frenectomy

Flaps and Sutures for Routine Exodontia  – 0.5 hour

1. Flaps
2. Sutures

Extracting Single Rooted Teeth – 1.25 hour

Extracting Difficult Lower Molars – 1.25 hour

Why Do Canine Extractions Have to Be So Difficult  – 0.50 hour

1. Introduction and General Techniques
2. Bone Removal Considerations
3. Techniques for Root Tip Removal

Taking the mystery out of Sectioning Molars – .25 hour

CE Credits: 7.5 Hours

Surgical Introductory Course (Online) is the lead-in to the four-part KCSI certification program, enabling general dentists to master office dental surgery and to make it easier, more predictable and more profitable.