Master surgical dental extraction techniques with this intensive, hands-on pig-jaw course designed specifically for general dentists. Led by Dr. Daniel Fortino, this comprehensive workshop covers effective local anesthesia, controlled tooth removal, management of broken teeth and retained roots, and bleeding control with suturing. Earn 7 AGD CE hours while elevating your clinical surgical confidence.

Details:

Extraction and Oral Surgery Essentials

Basic course for general dentists

Date and time: Sunday, December 13, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Venue: Proserva Academy, 4825 Scott Street,Unit 101A,Schiller Park, illinois 60176

Instructor: Dr. Daniel Fortino | BHSc, DDS, MS (Perio), FRCD(C), DipABP

Build confidence in everyday extractions through focused teaching, instructor demonstrations and supervised pig-jaw practice.

Learning objectives

·        Identify anaesthetic landmarks and troubleshoot inadequate anaesthesia.

·        Use elevators and forceps with controlled technique and attention to tissue preservation.

·        Apply principles of routine extraction, introductory sectioning and accessible root retrieval.

·        Demonstrate socket packing and basic suturing in simulated exercises.

Course curriculum

·        Effective local anaesthesia: Anatomical landmarks, achieving adequate anaesthesia and managing common difficulties.

·        Controlled tooth removal: Instrument selection, elevators and forceps, tooth elevation and delivery, and introductory sectioning.

·        Broken teeth and retained roots: Assessment, access, prepared retrieval scenarios and appropriate referral.

·        Bleeding control and postoperative care: Socket inspection, haemostatic packing, wound closure and recognition of common postoperative concerns.

Hands on workshop

Practise on pig jaws and prepared extraction scenarios under instructor supervision. Exercises include instrument control, tooth removal, fractured-tooth and retained-root retrieval, socket management, and simple interrupted and figure-of-eight sutures.

Case discussions connect practical techniques with tissue preservation, postoperative care and referral decisions.

Course schedule

Proposed session timings are subject to instructor confirmation.

9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Registration and welcome

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. | Extraction assessment, local anaesthesia and troubleshooting

10:15 - 11:00 a.m. | Instructor demonstrations: instruments, elevation, forceps use and sectioning

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Morning break

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Workshop 1: Instrument control, elevation and routine tooth removal

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch

1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Workshop 2: Broken-tooth scenarios, sectioning and prepared root retrieval

2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Afternoon break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Workshop 3: Socket management, haemostatic packing and suturing

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Case discussion, postoperative concerns, referral decisions and Q&A