2015 Annual Meeting: http://www.aaoms.org/annual_meeting/2015/index.php

P801
So You Haven’t Extracted the Wrong Tooth….Yet? Avoid the Pitfalls of Wrong Tooth Surgery!

Friday, October 2, 2015
8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Location

201 (Walter E. Washington Convention Center)

Ticketed This is a Practice Management Day Pass Session.
Handouts
  • P801 Handout.pdf (16.9 MB)
    • Speaker:

    Richard C. Robert Jr. DDS, MS
    South San Francisco, CA, USA


    Co-Speaker:

    Arthur W. Curley JD
    San Francisco, CA, USA


    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    CDE/CME Offered: CDE
    CE Credit Hours: 2.00

    Synopsis

    Wrong tooth surgery continues to plague oral and maxillofacial surgery, despite advances in the technology of record keeping and X-rays. Such incidents are almost completely avoidable. The speaker will provide an overview of the recurrent causes of wrong site surgery and offer tips for avoiding such incidents with designed protocols for referrals, documentation and conduct before surgery.

    Learning Objectives
    1. Institute protocols that recognize referral errors before they are acted upon;
    2. Establish pre-surgical protocols for image evaluation, patient communication and surgical site preparation to prevent the unintended removal of teeth; and
    3. Adapt and install new habits and customs that minimize the risk of wrong site surgery.

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