Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery...Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps, and Splitting Teeth.

Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 1.5 hours of CE credit by Farran Media.
AGD Code: 310.

The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

Synopsis:
This presentation will covers the basics of oral surgery for the general practitioner. The typical dentist’s training in oral surgery is usually quite rudimentary, but in private practice, referral to a specialist may not be an option in every case. Yet, should a problem arise, general practitioners are held to the same standard of care as the specialist. This course aims to increase the knowledge level and comfort zone of the general dentist when performing surgical procedures. Topics to be covered include evaluation of the patient’s medical history, management of the patient on anticoagulants, antibiotic prophylaxis, informed consent, presurgical planning, local anesthesia, design and use of surgical flaps, handpieces and hand instruments, atraumatic extraction instruments and techniques, surgical extractions, splitting teeth, and retrieving root tips. Many of the surgical techniques will be illustrated using video of the procedures discussed.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

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• Have a better knowledge of the relationship between a patient's medical history and medications and his or her dental care.
• Be more knowledgeable about how to plan and execute surgical extractions and removal of impacted teeth.
• Understand how to avoid complications that occur during and after surgery, and know how to appropriately manage those that do occur.
• To understand the how and why of surgical flaps.
• To better understand how to use a large variety of oral surgery instruments.
• To understand how to split teeth for easier extractions
• Learn how to retrieve root tips.

Description of Speaker:
Dr. Jay Reznick received his undergraduate biology degree from the University of California-Berkeley, dental degree from Tufts University in Boston, and his M.D. degree from the University of Southern California (USC). He did his internship in general surgery at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, and trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center. He is an assistant clinical professor at USC and is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He can be reached through e-mail at jreznick@scofsg.com.

Disclosure:
he speaker declares that neither he nor any member of his family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program nor has a financial arrangement with any product or service mentioned in this course. The speaker discloses that he has a financial interest in consulting dental professionals in the subject matter that he is lecturing on.

This CE activity is supported by an educational grant from Core Scientific.

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CE Contact
For any questions, please contact Nareg Apelian, DMD, Director of Continuing Education at nareg@farranmedia.com