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Third Molar Impaction Surgery Course
January 26 @ 7:00 pm - January 29 @ 5:00 pm CST
$50.00 – $2,500.00
Description
Course Instructors
Dr. David Roberts and Dr. Andrew Drollinger
Tuition
In-Person Attendee: $3,700 COVID SALE PRICE $2500
Bring a Friend (2+ Registering At the Same Time*): Bring a colleague and get $600 off two registrations: $2,200 Each – Discount applied automatically in cart
*If you don’t want to pay for both registrations with one credit card, call us for a discount code to offer to your friend.
Instructions
- Read articles before you arrive. Will be sent to you as PDF files.
- You are encouraged to bring x-rays of cases you anticipate doing in the future.
- Course content will primarily be with mild to moderately difficult cases. The principles presented will be applicable to more advanced practitioners who perform more difficult cases.


Outline
Zoom Sessions (Didactic)
- Intro
- Review some info from articles you read prior to coming.
- Review handout on what you will do on the models.
- Instruments.
- Suturing.
- Age, anatomy and other diagnostic factors
- Avoiding and managing complications
- Bleeding, teeth that can be lost in anatomic spaces
- Avoiding, dealing with nerve injury
- Other complications
8-Hour Hands-On (Model Surgery)
MODEL 1 (2 teeth): Mandibular mesioangular impactions and mandibular vertical impaction/coronectomy
- Patient forms used for third molar surgery
MODEL 3 (2 teeth): Maxillary vertical and mesioangular impactions
DISCUSSION OF MILD TO MODERATE CASES WITH DR. ROBERTS AND DR. KOERNER:
- Benefits of sedation for oral surgery
MODEL 2A (1 tooth): Mandibular horizontal impaction
- Technique for complete bony impactions (vs. partial bony)
- Technique for distoangular third molar impactions.
MODEL 2B (1 tooth): Mandibular distoangular third molar impaction
If necessary, we will provide additional information in a follow up webinar or have the information available in the KCSI Learning Portal.
DISCUSSION OF DIFFICULT CASES WITH DR. ROBERTS AND DR. KOERNER:
- Identify difficult cases
- Knowing when to refer
KCSI does not accept responsibility for the misuse of knowledge, poor judgment, or patient harm from performance outside the standard of care which we teach.


Schedule
Zoom Sessions
Didactic
- Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 7:00-10:00 PM CT (3 hours)
- Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:00-10:00 PM CT (3 hours)
8-Hour Hands-On
Model Surgery and Live Patient Treatment – Demo
- Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT
Venue in Dallas, TX
Location: Dallas, TX (in-person) or via Zoom
FORTE Implant Center
424 Maplelawn Dr
Plano, TX 75075
*Lunch and light refreshments will be provided for in-person participants.
Maximum In-Person Attendees: 15 dentists
Access to Zoom Meeting
You will receive access to the Zoom meeting through your account on the KCSI Learning Portal.
Please contact us if you have any questions or need help accessing your KCSI account.
Instruments You Will Need
Zoom-Only Participants
Supplies Provided by KCSI (For Zoom Only Participants)
- 3 models (6 impactions)
- Burs
- #15 scalpel blades (Quantity: 2)
- Sutures (4 packs)
You will be responsible for providing all instruments and common office supplies from this list.
Instruments easy to have ready (as listed or similar):
- Periosteal elevator: sharp point, sharp on sides, prefer curved on each end as a Molt #9
- Needle holder: 6” long is standard
- Surgical scissor: 6 “ long is standard
- 301 elevator: could be a different small elevator, about 2mm wide
- Luxator 3mm straight: sharp at tip, thin for 4mm, curved at tip
- Surgical spoon curette: long shank, 4mm wide at tip, sharp
- Root tip picks (2): like Heidbrink (#2-3) medium size
- Scalpel handle for 15 or 15c blade: prefer flat with ruler
- Retractor: Seldin 23 or Minnesota
- Rongeur and bone file: Prefer Blumenthal 30 degree rongeur and HF 2X bone file as it is very sharp.
- Curved hemostat
Instruments harder to get, which you may need to borrow or buy:
- Mini Cryers: as HF 21-22 (5mm back to front, 5mm wide at base
- Cogswell B
Other items you will need:
- “Surgical” highspeed handpiece (could use a regular highspeed (not standard of care) OR slowspeed straight handpiece or surgical straight handpiece. We will send burs to match.
- Cabinet space in operatory to work on.
- Gloves
- Masks
- Barrier gown to protect clothing from model dust.
- Air (air/water syringe) or compressed air in a can
- Overhead light and/or headlight
- Sharps container
A/V Equipment (for Web Cast Participants):
- Strong WiFi
- Computer near the work area (usually a laptop with camera)
- Webcam (optional, but allows better view of work)
Instruments You Will Need
In-Person Participants
If you are attending in-person, instruments and supplies will be provided by KCSI.
You will need to bring your own:
- Loupes
- Headlight or light source
- Eye protection
COVID Policies and Procedures
KCSI is prioritizing your safety for this In-Person or Zoom Only course. To protect you and all participants, we will be implementing the following:
- Temperature check: An assistant will take your temperature prior to the start of the course.
- Hand sanitizer: We will provide a hand sanitizing station. We ask you to sanitize your hands when entering the classroom.
- KCSI will provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). You must wear your PPE, covering your mouth and nose at all times, unless actively eating or drinking in the classroom.
- Social distancing: All participants must stay 6 feet apart from each other. We will be implementing seating arrangements to maintain social distancing.
- Lunch and light refreshments: all items will be individually packaged for each participant.
If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or feel unwell, please contact us immediately and stay home.
Continuum 1: 22 Hours Online (8 Hours Didactic – Prerequisite, 14 Hours Hands-On Model Work)Instructor: Andrew Drollinger, DDS (Click here to learn more about Dr. Drollinger.) Location: Houston, TX or Online via Zoom Location in Houston, TX: Dental Health Products, Inc (DHP) 1631 Gillingham Lane Suite 100 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 https://bit.ly/3rTsy0J *Lunch and light refreshments will be provided for in-person participants. Part 1: 8 Hours Online, Didactic – Prerequisite (Included in Continuum 1 registration), Surgical Introductory Course (Online)
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- Complete at your own pace before Friday, November 12, 2021.
- Date: Friday and Saturday, November 12-13, 2021
- Time:
- 7 AM-3 PM PDT (Lunch break at 12 PM with a few short breaks.)
- 8 AM-4 PM MDT (Lunch break at 1 PM with a few short breaks.)
- 9 AM-5 PM CDT (Lunch break at 2 PM with a few short breaks.)
- 10 AM-6 PM EDT (Lunch break at 3 PM with a few short breaks.)
- Location: Zoom (Links are found in the online lab course)
- Day 1 – Friday, November 12, 2021: Intermittent Didactic/Participation
- Dental Operatory or lab location with WiFi. Can be conducted in your home if you have an electric motor and handpiece (such as a lab bench engine or implant motor with straight attachment.) You may also use a high-speed drill in your office.
- Day 2 – Saturday, November 13, 2021: Intermittent Didactic/Participation
- Dental operatory or lab with WiFi.
- Day 1 – Friday, November 12, 2021: Intermittent Didactic/Participation

- Periosteal elevator: sharp point, sharp on sides, prefer curved on each end as a Molt #9
- Needle holder: 6” long is standard
- Surgical scissor: 6 “ long is standard
- 151 forcep: “apical” style is the current standard (thin, tapered)
- 301 elevator: could be a different small elevator, about 2mm wide
- Luxator 3mm straight: sharp at tip, thin for 4mm, curved at tip
- Surgical spoon curette: long shank, 4mm wide at tip, sharp
- Root tip picks (2): like Heidbrink (#2-3) medium size
- Scalpel handle for 15 or 15c blade: prefer flat with ruler
- Retractor: Seldin 23 or Minnesota
- Rongeur and bone file: Prefer Blumenthal 30 degree rongeur and HF 2X bone file as it is very sharp.
- Mini Cryers: as HF 21-22 (5mm back to front, 5mm wide at base Cogswell B
- Adson-Brown 43 tissue pick-ups with multiple teeth
- “Surgical” highspeed handpiece (could use a regular highspeed (not standard of care)
- Slowspeed straight handpiece or surgical straight handpiece
- Cabinet space in operatory to work on.
- Gloves
- Masks
- Barrier gown to protect clothing
- Air (air/water syringe)
- Overhead light and headlight
- Sharps container
- Strong WiFi
- Computer near the work area (usually a laptop)
- Webcam (preferably separate from the computer)
- Webcam stand
- Dentoform Model
- Particulate bone graft (1cc)
- PTFE barrier membrane for GBR
- Small piece of collagen membrane
- Simulated OsgteoGen Plug (ear plugs)
- 3 packs of black silk suture C-6 or FS-2 needle 4.0 (easier to see and use than the normal 3.0 or 4.0 chromic gut)
- Two 15c scalpel blades
- 1 Hedstrom file, size 25 or 30 and 31mm long
- Monoject syringe
- 3 burs: 701,702,#8 round; SL friction grip or 44.5 mm long straight handpiece burs as mentioned
- Small cup to hold water
Details
- Start:
- January 26 @ 7:00 pm CST
- End:
- January 29 @ 5:00 pm CST
- Cost:
- $50.00 – $2,500.00
Organizer
- Koerner Center for Surgical Instruction
- Phone:
- (844) 446-9500
- Email:
- support@koernercenter.com
- View Organizer Website
Other
- Accreditation
- AGD PACE
- CE Hours
- 14
- Platform
- Lecture/Workshop, Self-Instruction, Online
Venue
- FORTE Implant Center
-
424 Maplelawn Dr.
Plano, TX 75075 United States + Google Map - Phone:
- 9726127800
- View Venue Website
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Continuum 4: Third Molar Impaction Surgery Course
September 21 @ 7:00 pm - September 24 @ 5:00 pm CDT
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