After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Discuss the principles of wound healing

• Describe the steps involved in the extraction of erupted teeth (including instrument selection, flap design, osteotomy and tooth sectioning)

• Recognize conditions requiring a biopsy and describe biopsy techniques

• List and describe the surgical techniques for preprosthetic surgery

• Assess patients with the following conditions and discuss their surgical management

  • Impacted teeth

    • Pathosis of the head and neck (especially odontogenic cysts and tumors)

      • Dental and dentoalveolar trauma

        • Soft tissue injuries

          • Fractures of the jaw and mid-face

            • Facial skeletal deformities

• Achieve surgical asepsis

• Anesthetize a patient for dentoalveolar surgery

• Refer patients requiring consultation with an Oral Surgeon