Hands-On Periodontal Surgery Course I: Allogenic Soft Tissue Grafting, Root Coverage & Socket Preservation

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Next Dates: March 20 - 21, 2009
September 25 - 26, 2009
Location: Baltimore, MD
Price: $2,300.00
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Hands-On Surgery Videos

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Course Objective

This two-day hands-on course includes lecture, discussion, videos of periodontal soft tissues procedures and a unique, hands-on training with freshly frozen cadavers (1). This lecture provides an overview of head and neck anatomy pertinent to each respective procedure, biology of wound healing, advanced surgical techniques and related periodontal plastic procedures. These surgical procedures will be taught with clinically proven step-by-step teaching procedural surgical guides.

Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:

  • Describe anatomy and biology of periodontal tissues around natural teeth and dental implants
  • Describe the procurement and processing of allogenic tissue for dentoalveolar surgery
  • Identify indications and the application for acellular dermis grafting, palatal gingival grafting, subepithelial connective tissue grafting, soft tissue adjunctive procedures and socket preservation procedures
  • Describe the types of soft tissue allogenic material available, harvesting of masticatory mucosa, and the various surgical closure materials and techniques
  • Understand the most up to date techniques for successful placement of soft tissue allografts and autografts, and autogenous & allogenic root coverage
  • Learn the rationale and use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) as an adjunct to soft tissue grafting
  • Describe the management post-operative complications
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Course Schedule

Friday

7:30Registration
8:00Anatomy & biology of periodontal tissues around teeth & implants
9:00Indications & applications for different soft tissue grafting materials and their techniques
10:00Surgical Consent
10:15Break
10:45Pre- & post-operative patient instructions; medical considerations, management of post-operative complications
12:00Lunch
1:00Surgical principles for successful soft tissue grafting
2:00Harvesting of masticatory mucosa
2:30Soft tissue grafting with palatal tissue
3:15Break
3:40Pedicle & transpositional grafting
4:00Techniques for use of acellular dermis around teeth & dental implants

Saturday

8:00Acellular dermis for predictable root coverage
9:00Acellular dermis tunnel grafting
10:00Coronally repositioned pedicle graft
10:15Break
10:40Socket preservation using Hard & soft tissue allograft material
12:00Lunch
1:00Cadaver Surgery

Corporate Sponsors

  • Salvin Dental Specialties
  • BioHorizons

How to Register

Register online at adeseminars.com.
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Contact Dr. Emma Galvan at
10635 Gramercy Place Ste 339
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 301-332-4889
Fax: 301-862-1981
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This course is limited to 30 participants in order to maximize personal attention and keep a high caliber of education. Program includes course materials, hands- on model, cadaver dissection, refreshments, and lunch each day.
16 CE credits.