Karl Koerner, DDS, MS
Lecture & Hands-on
The University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support of this program.
Lecture Description
Many extractions look easy but can soon become difficult, time consuming, and lead to complications. This course reviews the best techniques and instruments to perform “surgical” extractions easily and quickly while conserving bone. From that primary emphasis, Dr. Koerner branches to other related surgery subjects that use many of the same instruments and principles.
These include:
- Patient evaluation and selection according to a clinician’s comfort level
- Efficient suturing techniques as used by oral surgeons
- Surgical instruments and using them most effectively
- Complication prevention/management
- Predictable ridge preservation techniques
- Ridge preparation for immediate dentures
- Review of moderate third molar impaction essentials
- I&D in general practice, discussion of antibiotic usage
- More easily removing difficult canines
- Other discussions as time permits
Hands-on activities:
This part of the course uses life-like dentoform models on which surgical procedures are performed.
Simulated Surgery Performed on Life-like Models. Includes:
- Remove a lower 1st molar decayed to the bone level with dissection of gingival fibers aed to the root, sectioning of the tooth, luxation and removal of mesial and distal roots (with a root tip that breaks), need for interradicular bone removal and root tip retrieval.
- Remove an upper 1st molar with sectioning off the crown 1 mm coronal to the gumline, section of the roots into trifurcations, retrieval of two broken roots (MB and palatal), and use of the Hedstrom file to prevent the palatal root from going into the sinus (sinus in the model).
- Incision and drainage on the alveolar ridge. Infection drainage and drain placement.
- Removal of four multiple extractions in the lower anterior with one broken root needing retrieval, alveoplasty, continuous-lock suture, and frenectomy
- Besides continuous-lock, do reverse interrupted, cross-horizontal mattress, criss-cross and X sutures – all commonly done by GPs, especially with socket grafts.
- Can practice making a “modified” continuous-lock” suture.
- Make suturing faster, easier, less prone to cross-contamination, and more efficient by holding excess suture material in your hand rather that hanging down.
- Perform two entry-level socket bone grafts that allow predictable postoperative success.
- One graft of a lower 1st molar using 3-tooth wide flaps reflected to the mucobuccal fold for bilateral flap advancement, particulate graft with PTFE membrane (and underlying collagen membrane). Reverse suture then criss-cross suture plus two interrupted sutures.
- One graft of an upper 1st molar with OsteoGen Plug, cross-horizontal mattress suture, and two interrupted sutures.
- Removal of a partially erupted lower 3rd molar with triangular flap and removal of broken root tip.
- Removal of a partial bony upper third molar impaction using a triangular flap and Cogswell B elevator.
- Excisional removal of a lesion for biopsy.
Course Objectives:
As a result of attending this lecture you will be able to:
- More easily do “surgical” or difficult extractions that frequently occur in general practice
- Be more proficient at ridge preparation for immediate dentures
- Select appropriate socket grafting cases and have the knowledge to do them successfully and predictably
- Prevent and/or manage bleeding problems that can occur during oral surgery
- Understand patient selection and risks of third molar surgery
- Perform oral surgery according to current standards of care
Instructor
Karl Koerner has presented hundreds of didactic and participation oral surgery courses to general dentists in the U.S. and abroad. He has been an Associate Professor in Oral Surgery and is now Adjunct Professor at Roseman College of Dental Medicine (Roseman University of Health Sciences) in South Jordan, Utah. Dr. Koerner is the author of 28 articles on various aspects of oral surgery for the general dentist and has authored or co-authored four books on oral surgery. In addition, he has made several surgery DVDs with Dr. Gordon Christensen.
He is past president of the Utah Dental Association and Utah Academy of General Dentistry. Though not an oral surgeon, Dr. Koerner received surgery training in the U.S. Army and in his Utah general practice performed only oral surgery for over 20 years. He was given the National AGD’s Weclew Award for contributions to general dentistry and dental education and the Utah Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award.
Dr. Koerner speaks Mandarin Chinese and has conducted many trips to different parts of China for exchanges with Chinese dentists and partners with Chinese colleagues to provide humanitarian treatment for children. Dr. Koerner is Director of The Koerner Center for Surgical Instruction, an international organization providing oral surgery training for general dentists (www.koernercenter.com).
Course Logistics
DATE:
Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, 2023
LOCATION:
Friday lecture:
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66
Seattle, WA 98121
Saturday workshop (must attend Friday’s lecture to attend Saturday’s workshop)
University of Washington
Health Sciences Center, D-165, Simulation Lab
Seattle, Washington 98195
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for dentists.
TIMES: price includes lunch
Friday’s lecture:
Breakfast and check-in: 8:00am – 8:30pm
Lecture: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday’s workshop:
Breakfast and check-in: 8:00am – 8:30pm
Lecture: 8:30am – 4:30pm
TUITION – price includes lunch
- Workshop price includes a $100 non-refundable deposit
- No refunds possible after April 28, 2023
Until May 3, 2023 (after, $25 more)
Lecture and Lab: (limited to 32 participants)
$899/Participant
Lecture only
$315/dentist
$250/team member
CREDITS:
7 hours for lecture, 7 hours for workshop
Limited Attendance:
The workshop is limited to 32 participants
Prerequisite:
Must attend Friday’s lecture to attend Saturday’s workshop.
The University of Washington is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The University of Washington is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.
University of Washington designates this activity for 7 continuing dental education credits for the lecture, and 7 continuing dental education credits for the workshop.