DA_M5: Advanced series for DAs (Oral surgery): Dental assisting knowledge, skills and efficiencies required to assist for dental surgical procedures (8.5hrs of content)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Price quoted is per person for an Online-Self Paced course.
- If there are 3 or more members from the same group who wish to attend, then this course can be delivered Online-Live (9am-5pm)
- Group discounts are also offered. Please contact us before purchasing the course.
- Alternatives: If you prefer that I deliver the course Face-to-Face onsite or at premises of your choice – please contact me re: travel costs. (Note: I am based in the Southern Gold Coast region and there are no additional costs to travel within a 150km radius.)
- Please contact us on 0407732297 or send an email to admin@justexcel.com.au with your needs and let us help you
Fast track a new staff member through our 1 day fast paced practical workshop on dental assisting. Best suited to newcomers who have had a minimum of 4 weeks in your practice. Save time and get them up to speed with surgical procedures.
Let us do all the hard work. A hands-on practical workshop approach with basic templates and practice sessions allows them to learn and cement the information quickly.
4-handed dental assisting skills will be taught for each procedure
The workshop can be tailor made to what you may use in your practice and some home work is necessary
Content:
Lesson 1: Basic Dental Anatomy (Tooth Root-Crown-Nerves-Gum-Bony Alveolus)
• Dental terminology, Anatomy and it’s relevance to Oral surgical procedures
• Understand what is in the mouth – basic structure of teeth, jaw bone, nerves, and soft and hard tissues
• Tooth numbers, surfaces, ADA item codes for oral surgery
• Furcation areas, root curvature, fusion, ankylosis, vertical fractures, and fractured tips
• Caries and Periodontal Disease and Reasons why some teeth are removed and complexity
Lesson 2: Extraction Procedure, Instruments and set up (Simple and Surgical)
• Knowledge of the principles of how teeth are extracted
• Setting up for X-rays and other tests
• Instruments: Extraction Forceps, Elevators, Luxators, Root picks, surgical burs, and surgical instruments
• Healing packs, Bone grafting material, and dressings
• Flap design, Suturing material and methods
• Incisions for drainage of abscessesM5)
Lesson 3: 4-handed Dental Assisting for Oral surgery procedures
• Complications of dental surgery and assisting for these problems
• Morning huddles and anticipation
• 4-handed dental assisting for extractions
• Charting and ADA item numbers for extractions
• Record keeping, medical history checks, and note writing
• Consent paperwork
• How to retract tissues, how to have a clear field of vision, How to support the TMJ
• Communication and support of patient during procedures
• Post op instructions following extractions
• Time and stress management under difficult conditions
• Dental terminology
Lesson 4: Principles of Infection control, PPE, WHS, Waste management, and tracking
• Infection control and sterilisation principles around blood-soaked instruments
• Concept of Universal and Standard precautions, hand washing and minimising cross contamination
• Critical instruments and instrument tracking, Bagging and Loading instruments in autoclaves
• WHS, PPE, Sharps injury prevention and management, Inoculations
• Waste segregation and disposal
• Cleaning up surgery after a patient and setting up for new patient – turnaround time
• Dental terminology
• NOTE: Lesson 4 is an overview of general principle rather than detailed sterilising procedures as every practice needs to follow their own protocol as per recommended guidelines.
Course Features
- Lectures 6
- Quizzes 6
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 345
- Assessments Self