Workshop Schedule:
- Group Ⅰ - TUESDAY 28.01 | 09:00 - 14:00
- Group Ⅱ - TUESDAY 28.01 | 15:00 - 20:00
Workshop Abstract:
The course is designed for surgeons who are already familiar with basic aspects of periodontal flap management and who want to improve their manual skills to cope with the high demands of modern periodontal microsurgery. The program covers the theoretical background of precise hand movements as well as the technical and biological principles.
Course contents:
- Basics of hand stability, hand precision and bi-manual coordination
- Ergonomy of posture & hand movements
- Choice of the ideal microsurgical instruments
- Suture materials & suturing techniques
- Microsurgical flap designs in periodontal and implant surgery
- Techniques for passive wound closure of periodontal plastic microsurgery.
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Dr. Rino Burkhardt
Graduated from the University of Zurich and received his doctorate from the Medical Faculty of the same University. He is an EFP (European Federation of Periodontology) certified specialist in periodontology and received his Masters degree from the Medical Faculty of the University of Berne (MAS in Periodontology).
In 2004 he won a prize from the European Federation of Periodontology for his research in microsurgery. Since 1996 he runs a private clinic in Zurich, limited to periodontology and implantology. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Zurich and honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong. Currently, he is the president of the Swiss Society of Implantology and vice president of the Clinical Research Foundation for the Promotion of Oral Health.
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