Dental Tribune U.S. Edition

Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | October 2012 A23INDUSTRY NEWS Oral surgery 101 How many times have clinicians started an oral surgery procedure or faced a medi- calchallengeonlytoreachthelimitoftheir expertise and comfort level? How many times have clinicians started surgical pro- cedures and needed to call an oral surgeon for help? Sound familiar? While dental schools expose students to surgery, their goal is not to make them oral surgeons. Our surgical experiences are limited in school. Some are fortunate to continue their education in a general practice residency, the armed forces or in a specialty residency. Others learn by trial and error. But there is always more surgery we need to learn and appreciate. Comprehensive three-part series on oral surgery Aspartofitsseriesofcontinuingeducation modules offered in partnership with the Dental Tribune Study Club, xpAPce is pre- senting a comprehensive three-part series on oral surgery that is clearly and concisely delivered by Jay Reznick, DMD, MD, who is both a dentist and physician. Eachmoduleisthreehourslong.Thepro- gram runs the gamut of surgical teaching, including: hot-to-handle emergencies; new instrumentation that make procedures easier; medical complications; bisphospho- nates; flap and suture design; removing third molars; and much more. Every practicing dentist can benefit from these modules. The first module, “Oral Sur- gery 101 (Basics of Oral Surgery),” which is accessible through both www.xpapce.com and www.dtstudyclub.com, has the follow- ing course objectives. Course objectives Upon completion of module one, the learn- er will: • Have a greater understanding of how to “think like a surgeon.” • Know in detail the basic instruments necessary to successfully perform office- based oral surgical procedures. • Be more comfortable recognizing and managing the most common medical emergencies that occur in the dental office. • Understand principles of surgical man- agement of impacted third molar teeth. •Beabletoobtain“informedconsent”for surgery after discussion of risks, benefits, and alternatives of treatment. •Knowhowtoapproachremovalofteeth using atraumatic surgical techniques. Instructor: Jay B. Reznick, DMD, MD Reznick, a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, received his dental degree from Tufts Uni- versity and MD degree from the University of Southern California. He trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center. Reznick's specialized clinical interests are in the areas of facial trauma, jaw and oral pathology, dental implantology, sleep disorders medicine, laser surgery and jaw deformities. He also has expertise in the integration of digital photography, 3-D im- aging and CT-guided implant surgery in clinical practice. Reznick frequently lectures at continu- ing education meetings, and has published articles in the JADA, Journal of the Califor- nia Dental Association, Oral Surgery-Oral Medicine-Oral Pathology, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, DentalTown magazine, CE Digest, and Gas- troenterology and is on the editorial and advisory boards of a number of journals and organizations. He is the Director of the Southern California Center for Oral and Fa- cial Surgery (www.sccofs.com) in Tarzana, Calif.,andaconsultantformanydentaland surgical manufacturers. He can be reached at jreznick@sccofs.com. XPsquared: Online dental community In addition to posting monthly courses on the Dental Tribune Study Club web- site, www.dtstudyclub.com, xpAPce uses a unique format to provide e-learning for the dental profession: a dental community where courses may be taken anytime it is convenient for the learner. First-time users should register at www-2.virtualevents365.com/xpsquared; and be sure to visit the xpAPce eLearning booth in the site's “Exhibition Hall.” (Sources: xpAPce, XPsquared and Dental Tribune Study Club) Jay B. Reznick, DMD, MD, through xpAPce, offers 3 C.E. modules Oral surgery instructor Dr. Jay B. Reznick Ad