Rationale for Surgery course for Dental Practice

This session will cover the rationale for surgical procedures on periodontal tissue, when surgery should be performed, the indications and contraindication to surgery and what surgical techniques may be appropriate.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Explain the principles of periodontal surgery
• Describe periodontal surgical indications, contra-indications and other factors to consider
• Describe the basic surgical technique in periodontal treatment
• List some of the common surgical techniques and postoperative complications

In this session, we will discuss periodontal surgical indications, contra-indications and other factors to consider. We will also describe the basic surgical technique in periodontal treatment and list some of the common surgical techniques and postoperative complications. A more detailed outline of periodontal surgical techniques will be discussed elsewhere.