Lahore: Institute of Advanced Dental Sciences and Research (IADSR) conducted a two-day workshop on ‘Exodontia’. The workshop was organized as a part of the IADSR 14th Professional Diploma in Advanced General dentistry (PDAGD) from July 2 to July 3, 2022.
It was facilitated by Prof Arshad Mahmood Malik (BDS, MDS, FICD, FPFA) and Dean - HBS Dental College, Islamabad. The session was initiated with a brief overview of the history of Exodontia.
Next, the anatomy of each tooth was discussed in detail by the facilitator. Furthermore, general considerations for root curvature and root angulation were taught to the participants. Prof Arshad explained components of pre-surgical assessment including history, review of the system, physical examination, extra and intraoral examination, radiographic examination and laboratory examination.
Furcation and the technique to measure the depth of furcation was also demonstrated to the participants. The second day of the workshop was completely dedicated to carrying out the hands-on with an aim to address the complications faced by the practitioners during their practices. Prof. Arshad demonstrated the uses of different dentistry instruments such as elevator, forceps, and impaction. The use of Coupland elevators, cryer’s elevator, and angular elevator in different procedures were elucidated to the participants. A detail hands-on session was carried out on tooth extraction on patients and problems faced during procedures were solved by the facilitator. It was an interactive two-day workshop which was concluded on positive feedback by the participants.
