Friday, July 28, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Course sign-in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of the course.
Course Description
This is a 1-day course specifically designed to address surgical incisions and suturing techniques for teeth and implants with use of Piezo surgery. Incision types, flap reflections and suturing techniques will be covered in detail through lectures and surgical videos to prepare the participants for everyday dental surgery. Clinical scenarios will be used to highlight Piezo surgery technology including minimally traumatic tooth and implant extraction and split ridge techniques. During the hands-on workshop, the participants will perform extraction and ridge preservation as well as various incisions and suturing techniques on pig jaws.
Course Objectives
At the completion of the course participants will be able to:
- Recognize applications of surgical incisions for teeth versus dental implants.
- Perform surgical incisions and flap reflection on pig jaws
- Perform atraumatic extraction and ridge preservation.
- Practice different suturing techniques for teeth and implants.
- Learn different suturing method
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry*
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
Dentist: $395
Allied: $295
Other: $295
University of Detroit Mercy Alumni receive a 10% discount off of course tuition.
A Zoom link and instructions will be included in your course confirmation.
CEUs: 7.5 (Lecture)
AGD Subject Code: 490
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry designates this activity for 3 lecture and 3 Hands-on units of continuing education credit.
