DFT Lancaster - Oral Surgery Hands on (NW161021FLN)

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General Dental Practitioner;

I studied Oral Surgery at Newcastle upon Tyne, before moving to the United States where I worked in my husband’s motorcycle business for ten years. I then taught Behavioural Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Since returning to England in 1993 I have worked in General Dental Practice, while maintaining my interest in Oral Surgery, teaching undergraduates at Manchester Dental Hospital, DCT1s in Practice, and providing a Tier 2 MOS Service.

I have been a VT Trainer/Educational Supervisor on 9 occasions, and have been actively involved with the teaching of Communication Skills to FDs. I was TPD in the North West Deanery from 2011 – 2014, and am currently an Appraiser for HEENW and Chair of the Clinical Advisory Group for the dental charity Bridge2Aid.

Mandatory: Foundation Dentist

To help Foundation Dentists provide better Oral Surgery care for their patients, by improving their Oral Surgery skills in the following areas:

· Assessment of surgical dentistry patients in general practice.

· Undertaking simple surgical procedures, fractured teeth and retained roots, effectively and safely.

· Being aware of, and where appropriate, being able to undertake simple third molar removal, apicectomies on anterior teeth, biopsy of small, non-suspicious lesions and primary closure of an ora-antral communication

· Being aware of personal limitations in provision of Oral Surgery

Assess surgical patients

· Demonstrate the principles of Flap design, Bone Removal and Suturing

· Demonstrate principles of third molar removal, apicectomies and biopsies

· Review common complications and their management

· Identify appropriate surgical instruments

· Discuss appropriate referral practice and limitations and patient safety

Be able to assess patient’s surgical needs, and refer where appropriate

· Develop their oral surgery skills as a general dental practitioner to be able to provide simple surgical removal of fractured teeth, retained roots, simple third molars, apicectomies on anterior teeth, biopsy of non-suspicious lesions, and primary closure of an oro-antral communication, where appropriate, and within skill set

· Review surgical instrument needs within a general practice environment

Assessment - Pre and Post Course Questionnaire, Q&A