AIMS 

• Update knowledge on oral surgery 
• Discuss strategies for the best practice management of the oral surgery patient and review current guidelines including  COVID-19 related SOPs and how to apply them in a primary care setting 
• Offer tips & recommendations on comprehensive patient & case complexity assessment. 
• Understand the principles of care & operative planning including LA techniques, anxiety management, instrument selection, flap designs as well as the application of the most appropriate exodontia techniques. 
• Describe good practice in facilitating informed consent through supported decision-making  
• Improve the management of the medically compromised patient requiring oral surgery 
• Through a series of hands on simulations practice essential oral surgery skills such as sectioning multi rooted teeth, raising mucoperiosteal flaps, removing supporting bone and utilising different suturing techniques.  
• Through an interactive case based discussion share experiences highlighting interesting cases & near misses
• Incorporate the use of huddles, locSSIPs & team debriefing in daily oral surgery practice. 
• Raise awareness of the benefits of 
• Describe the guidance on the London region referral criteria & preferred patient pathways
• Discuss best practice in utilising peer review, mentoring & reflections in oral surgery. 
• Discuss opportunities for further training & professional development in oral surgery