Overview:
Foundations of Exodontia: A Clinical Approach to Minor Oral Surgery with Live Patient Experience. A one-day intensive course for GDC-registered General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) wishing to strengthen knowledge and hands-on skills in exodontia and minor oral surgery. Delivered by Dr. Vinika Patel, combining focused theoretical learning with supervised live-patient training.
Why choose this course:
Practical and relevant real experience performing extractions under local anaesthesia; expert supervision from a mentor with extensive MOS expertise; personalised learning limited to one delegate; comprehensive coverage from case selection and anaesthesia to complication management and paediatric extractions; CPD accredited (6 verifiable hours).
Learning outcomes: identify and assess suitable extraction cases in general practice; apply safe and effective exodontia techniques; deliver local anaesthesia effectively and understand sedation support for anxious patients; manage complications such as root fractures, bleeding and oro-antral communication; communicate effectively with paediatric and anxious patients; perform extractions under LA and observe advanced cases under IV and RA sedation.
Eligibility:
Registered GDPs with basic knowledge of exodontia and dental anatomy, current professional indemnity, willingness to work under direct supervision during live-patient procedures, and commitment to clinical/safeguarding protocols.
Post-course benefits:
Verifiable 6 CPD hours certificate, mentor guidance for post-course queries, optional peer support via WhatsApp group.
Chronology:
Registration & Induction (welcome, course aims, confidentiality, consent, safeguarding, patient flow);
Lecture – Clinical Foundations covering
Module 1 Case Selection & Risk Assessment,
Module 2 Local Anaesthesia,
Module 3 Extraction Techniques & Instrumentation,
Module 4 Complication Management,
Module 5 Paediatric Extractions & Behavioural Techniques;
Refreshment Break & Gowning Up;
Hands-On Clinical Exodontia on Live Patients (Phase 1: mentor demonstration; Phase 2: delegate practice under LA, observation of IV/RA sedation cases); Debriefing & CPD Certificate (feedback, reflective log, certificate distribution).