Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practicals, Clinicals and Theatre

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss armamentarium of local anaesthesia in dental practice; 2. appreciate techniques of local anaesthesia in dentistry; 3. discuss instrumentation in exodontia; 4. demonstrate and practice exodontia; 5. enumerate principles and complications of tooth extractions; 6. discuss the layout and use of the theatre; 7. explain drugs and drug interactions in oral and maxillofacial surgery; and 8. enumerate properties of general anaesthetic drugs commonly used.

Preoperative patient assessment in exodontias. Infiltration and block techniques used in exodontias. Armamentarium and clinical demonstrations and practice of the principles of intra- alveolar forceps exodontias including haemorrhage control. Armamentarium, clinical demonstrations and practice of trans-alveolar exodontias. Management of post-extraction 255 bleeding and alveolar osteitis. The maxillofacial surgery theatre. Surgical instrumentation in oral and maxillofacial surgery. General anaesthesia in oral and maxillofacial surgery. History taking and clinical examination in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Systemic considerations in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Drugs and drug interactions in oral and maxillofacial surgery.