Oral Surgery – Difficult Tooth Extractions
£1,197.00 (+VAT)
A highly practical course designed for vets who are confident with routine dentistry and want to manage difficult extractions with greater control, fewer complications and improved outcomes. With extensive wet-lab training and expert guidance, this course focuses on real-world oral surgery challenges commonly encountered in first opinion practice.
“Engaging speaker-great knowledge. Very practical-lots of support and tips given. Great course and facilities.”
Oral Surgery – Difficult Tooth Extractions
Take your dentistry and oral surgery to the next level on this highly practical course. Tutor Alex Smithson is a dual-qualified Veterinary Surgeon and human Dental Surgeon. He will use his unique experience to help you gain new skills and avoid potential pitfalls and complications with your challenging dentistry cases.
This course is ideal for vets who:
- Are confident with routine dentistry and basic extractions
- Regularly encounter difficult or high-risk dental cases
- Want to reduce complications and improve surgical outcomes
- Prefer practical, hands-on CPD with immediate clinical application
- Are developing dentistry or oral surgery as a focused clinical interest
What you’ll learn:
- Managing root remnants and challenging extractions with greater control<
- Preventing and managing extraction-related complications
- Recognition and management of oro-nasal communication and fistulae
- Principles and application of gingivoplasty
- Identification and management of dentigerous cysts
- Case-based discussions to support sound surgical decision-making
- Extensive hands-on wet labs with close tutor guidance to refine technique
Course Tutor : Prof Alexander J Smithson BVM&S, BDS(Hons), Cert Endod, Dip Endodontology, MRCVS
Dual-qualified human Dental Surgeon & Veterinary Surgeon.
Course Feedback:
“Very interesting, new techniques, new instruments, clean approach, very experienced tutor. Very practical, essential skills for practitioner.”
“Timing was perfect and think more than enough was covered. Fab course, very well enjoyed. ”
“Good practical, theory covered. Fantastic practical work with Alex who was great at demonstrating to everyone when problems arose.”
“Great course.”
“Engaging speaker-great knowledge. Very practical-lots of support and tips given. Great course and facilities.”
“The tutor was very knowledgeable and approachable. The wet lab gave brilliant hands on practice. It’s nearby, a good learning experience and gave great value for money.”
