WEBINAR CE: Surgical pitfalls one may not see coming: An update on patient assessment prior to dental surgery

This webinar will be recorded and available to view up to one week after the live webinar. Please email info@vicdds.ca if you'd like to receive the recording link. 

Presentation Summary:

The presentation will focus on pre-operative assessment of a surgical patient aimed at identifying risk factors that may result in potential complications. Some of the topics that will be included are: considerations regarding medically compromised patients, medications such as blood thinners and bisphosphonates (and other related medications), and a history of radiation exposure. Real patient cases will be used to illustrate the examples. The objective of the presentation is to increase awareness of risk factors associated with surgical patients and to provide guidelines to decrease the occurrence of complications. The goal is that every attendee would walk away from the discussion with a number of clinical pearls that can be applied to daily practice. The discussion would be interactive and dynamic; questions would be encouraged throughout.

Course objectives:

· To increase awareness of surgical patient risk factors

· To provide guidelines on management of surgical patients

· To provide the tools to decrease surgical complications

Bio:

Dr Oxana Korj graduated from the University of British Columbia with a DMD degree in 2011. Following graduation, Dr Korj enjoyed a year of general dental practice in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. She then completed her training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. During her residency, Dr Korj spent her time at several major institutions such as Johns Hopkins, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Children’s National Medical Centre. Dr Korj is now enjoying a full scope Oral and Maxillofacial surgery practice, with a special interest in virtual treatment planning for dental implants, orthognathic surgery and reconstructive surgery. She is both a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  She is also a proud member of Medical Mission of Mercy USA and has been participating in volunteer missions to the Philippines as a member of the Cleft Lip and Palate surgical team since 2016. Dr Korj loves and appreciates the beautiful nature of British Columbia and in her spare time enjoys an active outdoor lifestyle. She also enjoys teaching, and has been dedicating her time as a clinical assistant professor at University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry.