Thu. 9.00 & Thu. 13.45
Introduction to Microsurgery- Basic
Micro-suturing Hands-on Course
Review of the fundamentals of microsurgery with brief descriptions of
Instrumentation, posture and tailoring principles, focusing on the
principles and practice of microsuturing.
Course Goals:
1. Introduce participants to basic concepts of microsuturing.
2. Familiarizing participants with basic microsuturing instruments.
3. Understanding the single interrupted suture with correct placement and
knot.
4. To develop proficiency in placement of the interrupted suture.
Course Outline:
1. Anatomy of the suture.
2. Instrument selection.
3. Proper hand grip of instrument.
4. Placement of sutures (7-0) in Practice-pak.
5. Placement of sutures (10-0) in Practice-pak.
Fri. 16.00
Esthetic
Periodontal and Implant Microsurgery: Redefining the minimally-invasive
concept.
Solving
the esthetic challenges we encounter daily during periodontal and implant
treatment with minimal trauma requires an ever more demanding level of
precision. Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Microsurgery have played a
pivotal role in achieving treatment outcomes never thought possible before
with conventional surgical techniques. Examples of innovative techniques
for soft tissue grafting, esthetic anterior crown lengthening, soft tissue
implant rescue, immediate implant placement and provisionalization and
minimally invasive sinus elevation techniques are presented to demonstrate
how a microsurgical approach can enhance the results to new levels of
excellence.
Learning
objectives:
- To
define the surgical factors that lead to tissue trauma.
- To
described the scientific basis for a microsurgical approach.
- To
understand the essential parameters required to avoid trauma.
- To
present the principles of a microsurgical approach to
treatment.
Dr. McGregor holds dual degrees in Periodontology, the most recent one from the University of Southern California where she served on the faculty as a Clinical Instructor from 1990 to 1994. Her interest in Microsurgery began at the dawn of the subspecialty, training under Dr. Dennis Shanelec at the Microsurgery Training Institute in 1994, where she is now the Co-Instructor. She lectures internationally on esthetic periodontal and implant microsurgery. She is President for 2008 of AMED, the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. She maintains a private practice in Westlake Village, California devoted exclusively to esthetic periodontal and implant microsurgery.
