SADDS New Dentist Study Club Session 2

SADDS New Dentist Study Club Session 2:

Preventing & Managing Dental Surgical Complications

Presenter: Dr. Christopher Walker

This lecture is intended to give today’s practitioner a look at complications in dentistry with a specific focus on surgical procedures including dental extractions, implant placement, sinus augmentation, bone grafting, and tissue grafting. The lecture will review surgical principles with regard to blood supply, flap design, wound stability, relevant anatomy, and some material selections for what equipment the surgeon may elect to use. It will also cover complications arising from deviating from these surgical principles, as well as complications related to patient conditions or medications. Finally, the lecture will aim to review complications around dental implants, including sources, possible outcomes, and strategies to overcome these complications. This should give the listener a good basis of awareness of possible complications associated with common dental surgical procedures and predictable solutions to these complications.

Course Objectives

List the 2 most common Medic*tion-related surgical complication sources

Understand the 3 most common reasons for implant failure, both intra-operatively and post-operatively

Know at least 3 practical ways to stop uncontrollable bleeding from surgery in the dental chair

Biography

Christopher Walker is a solo practitioner in Alamo Heights limiting his practice to the specialty of periodontics. He completed dental school in Colorado where he met his wife, Kati. They moved to Texas for him to complete a periodontics residency at UTHSCSA, and ultimately decided to settle in San Antonio. Outside of dentistry, Christopher enjoys traveling with his wife and four kids, spending time on or near the water whenever possible.

Host or Publisher The San Antonio District Dental Society