- Speaker: Dr Chris Waith
- Hours of CPD: 28
- Learning Outcomes: A, B, C, D
- Dentist Fee: £1449
Do extractions leave you in cold sweats? Are you breaking teeth? Do you lack the confidence in your plan or don’t know how to execute it? Do you want to polish your skills so you can start removing more difficult teeth, start implant work or perform ridge preservation?……We have you covered and can help with all of that. We want you to become part of our community and so not just take the course, but help ensure you can take these skills into practice.
An absolutely bumper oral surgery course with everything we could throw at you. Suitable for all levels of experience, you’ll use pigs heads, models and phantom heads to tackle teeth, roots, flaps, suturing, sectioning, bone removal, luxating, elevating, forceps, wisdom teeth and ridge preservation. This course has 8 hours of online pre-course material, 2 hands-on days that are 100% hands-on, and 8 hours of online post-course material.
Mandec, University Dental Hospital, Manchester, January 28th/29th 2027
(If you’re a practice with a few dentists, a corporate or an FD group and would like a custom version of this course for your team, then email chris@theoralsurgerycourse.co.uk and let’s talk! We could even extend this to helping your practice set themselves up for oral surgery and or arrange a practice visit with some mentoring.)
Aims
To look at oral anatomy and how it relates to surgical planning
To understand the range of instruments and materials available to the surgeon (to include types of sutures and haemostats available) and the technique to use them
To look at how we assess different patients and teeth
To review basic exodontia techniques
To progress on to simple surgicals and the principles of flap design, removal of obstructions and bone removal
To discuss different extraction plans for different teeth
Look at the correct terminology and nomenclature for impactions
Look specifically at wisdom tooth removal and the relevant approach to different types of impaction
Look at the surgical approach relating to relevant anatomy like the IDC and lingual nerve
Look at some of the sequelae of treatment and non treatment of wisdom teeth
To provide an overview of key medical conditions relevant to the clinician
To discuss and outline when to refer patients with certain medical conditions (referencing physical reserve and ASA rating)
To understand what sepsis is, its effect on the body and risk factors for developing it
To understand medical histories/assessments for the dental practice
Review our role in antibiotic stewardship and promote best practice in oral surgery
Revise some basic nerve anatomy, relating to innervation of the teeth and jaws
Revise different local anaesthetic techniques (including IDB v infiltrations in the mandible)
Look at reasons for failure of anaesthesia
Show some top tips for successful LA and patient anxiety management
The role of ridge preservation in general practice
Look at the planning, materials involved and execution of ridge preservation
Objectives
At the end of the module delegates will be able to:
Understand how oral anatomy relates to oral surgical procedures
Identify appropriate surgical instrumentation and use them effectively
Establish a systematic approach of progressing through controlled simple to more difficult surgical extractions
Identify the different types of impactions we commonly encounter
Advise their patients appropriately about behavioural management and medical issues surrounding treatment of these cases
Choose an appropriate treatment approach for individual patients
Use a systematic assessment to plan a surgical approach for the removal of wisdom teeth
Understand the risks involved in wisdom tooth removal, how to plan to avoid them and deal with them should they arise
Manage surgical removal of wisdom teeth
Understand some key medical conditions and how to assess such patients
Explain the importance of medical histories/assessment in dental practice
Understand the affect that sepsis has on a patient, be aware of those patients most at risk and the symptoms a patient may present with
Demonstrate application of the principles of sound antimicrobial stewardship to common clinical scenarios
Choose appropriate management strategies for dentoalveolar infections
Explain the anatomy and nerve supply of the teeth and jaws
Carry out several different local anaesthetic techniques
Recognise common reasons for failure of anaesthesia
Define dental anxiety, fear and phobia and understand the options available to help anxious patients
Utilise some basic language, rapport and communication skills with anxious patients
Assess a patient's suitability for ridge preservation
Know how to execute that ridge preservation treatment