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3 Days of Non-Stop Surgical Extractions- Live Patient Treatment Course

November 14, 2019 2:15 pm Published by

Eight lucky dentists will be escaping the cold, frozen winter and trading it for 3 days of valuable continuing education in a beautiful, tropical setting. KCSI's live patient treatment course takes place in picturesque Managua, Nicaragua at the state of the art Implant Live Training Center. The modern facility is well equipped with all the amenities and equipment you expect. Course participants will enjoy a low instructor to student ratio, daily case review and preparation, personal instruction throughout their day, and daily case critique at the end of each day. Course instructors include KCSI founder Dr. Karl Koerner, Dr. David Roberts, and is facilitated by experienced surgery instructors, which includes a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Sectioning Maxillary First Molars

July 16, 2019 10:24 am Published by

Has this scenario ever played out in your dental practice? Your schedule is full including half an hour for an extraction in the afternoon – an upper first molar. As you get into the procedure… first, it won’t go numb. When it finally does, the tooth shatters with forcep pressure, roots are now broken off at the bone level, and things keep going downhill from there…. you’re struggling and the patient knows it.

Should General Dentists Even Be Extracting Teeth?

June 24, 2019 2:04 pm Published by

As a result of changes in dental culture and training, there are now many dentists who are inadequately prepared to provide this core dental service, but basic office oral surgery is still included within the scope of practice for general dentistry. Is this a freedom that could change in the future?