Surgical competence in implant dentistry
19/07/15 11:12 Filed in: Training
"The same manner that the blind man worketh in hewing a log so does the surgeon that knoweth not the anatomy…" Guy de Chauliac 1363
A knowledge of anatomy is fundamental to surgery.
Without this basic anatomical knowledge the surgeon is dangerous as was recognized as early as 1363 in the quotation above. PID-Academy organised their second spectacular anatomy course at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre using fresh frozen cadavers - the ultimate simulation model - for instruction in surgical anatomy.
Who better to demonstrate this than a working head and neck surgeon. Nick Kalavrezos (see picture above), who ably demonstrated key anatomical structures relevant to budding implantologists.
This module is designed to differentiate between the blundering buffoon and a competent responsible surgeon meeting the requirements as set out by the FGDP training standards in implant dentistry, adapted by the GDC.
The secondary aspect of the anatomical cadaver course was the development of surgical skills for dental implant placement, sinus lift, bone grafts, bone expansion, soft tissue grafts, and Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) with the unique and ultimate simulation model - fresh frozen.
Below: Participants during anatomical dissection.
Below: Director Naresh Sharma giving guidance during the cadaver course.
Who better to demonstrate this than a working head and neck surgeon. Nick Kalavrezos (see picture above), who ably demonstrated key anatomical structures relevant to budding implantologists.
This module is designed to differentiate between the blundering buffoon and a competent responsible surgeon meeting the requirements as set out by the FGDP training standards in implant dentistry, adapted by the GDC.
The secondary aspect of the anatomical cadaver course was the development of surgical skills for dental implant placement, sinus lift, bone grafts, bone expansion, soft tissue grafts, and Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) with the unique and ultimate simulation model - fresh frozen.
Below: Participants during anatomical dissection.
Below: Director Naresh Sharma giving guidance during the cadaver course.
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