Lesson 1Patient counselling and shared decision-making: discussing alternatives, risks, benefits, and obtaining informed consentThis part shows how to advise patients on their condition, options, dangers, advantages, and what to expect after surgery, plus how to record joint decisions and get proper, ethical consent forms.
Explaining diagnosis in patient-friendly termsDiscussing alternatives and no-treatment optionPresenting risks, benefits, and uncertaintiesChecking understanding and patient preferencesDocumenting consent and refusal properlyLesson 2Comprehensive extraoral examination: facial symmetry, lymph nodes, TMJ, range of motion, trismus assessmentThis part covers steps for checking outside the mouth, like face balance, neck gland checks, jaw joint review, movement range, and lockjaw evaluation, connecting results to possible illnesses and surgery limits.
Inspection of facial symmetry and swellingPalpation of regional lymph node chainsTMJ palpation, sounds, and tendernessMeasuring mandibular range of motionTrismus assessment and surgical accessLesson 3CBCT indications and interpretation: assessing tooth position, relation to inferior alveolar nerve, cortical bone, lesion extent, and surgical planningThis part describes when to use CBCT scans, how to read 3D images for tooth location, nerve closeness, bone layers, sore spread, and how to use findings for accurate surgery plans.
Clinical indications and radiation justificationLocating tooth position in three dimensionsAssessing relation to inferior alveolar nerveEvaluating cortical plates and bone volumeMeasuring lesion size and invasion limitsLesson 4Risk identification and documentation: nerve injury risk, fracture, infection, sinus communication, bleeding, anaesthesia risksThis part teaches how to find, measure, and record surgery risks like nerve damage, breaks, infections, sinus links, bleeding, and numbing issues, using standard papers and clear patient notes.
Mapping inferior alveolar and lingual nerve riskAssessing fracture and bone integrity riskEvaluating infection and sinus communication riskBleeding risk, anticoagulants, and hemostasisAnesthesia-related and airway risk factorsLesson 5Preoperative laboratory and medical clearance: when to request blood tests, cardiac evaluation, and specialist referralThis part lists when to do pre-surgery blood work, heart checks, and doctor approvals, stressing teamwork with doctors, reading main results, and timing operations for patients with health issues.
Indications for CBC, coagulation, and chemistryCardiac risk stratification and ECG referralEndocrine and metabolic status considerationsCoordinating care with primary physiciansTiming surgery after medical optimizationLesson 6Medical history review: ASA classification, medications, allergies, bleeding disorders, smoking, systemic conditions affecting wound healingThis part stresses organised health history checks, ASA ratings, drugs, allergies, bleeding problems, tobacco use, and body-wide illnesses that change healing, infection chances, and numbing or drug picks.
Applying ASA physical status classificationDocumenting medications and interactionsIdentifying allergies and adverse reactionsBleeding disorders and anticoagulant useSystemic diseases affecting wound healingLesson 7Anxiety and psychological assessment: validated questionnaires, brief CBT techniques, communication and informed consent strategiesThis part deals with worry and mind checks using trusted forms, quick chair-side CBT methods, talk strategies, and how these guide numbing choices, consent strength, and care around surgery.
Screening tools for dental anxiety levelsIdentifying red flags for severe phobiaBrief CBT and relaxation chairside methodsCommunication strategies to build trustTailoring anesthesia to anxiety profileLesson 8Diagnostic differential for pericoronal radiolucency: dentigerous cyst vs odontogenic keratocyst vs radicular cyst vs ameloblastoma featuresThis part looks at x-ray signs of crown-area dark spots, telling apart tooth sac cysts, skin-like cysts, root cysts, and tumour types, and when to sample tissue or send to experts.
Radiographic hallmarks of dentigerous cystsFeatures suggestive of odontogenic keratocystDistinguishing radicular cyst from othersPatterns raising suspicion of ameloblastomaIndications for biopsy and specialist referralLesson 9Intraoral examination: soft tissue inspection, periodontal status, tooth vitality tests, probing, occlusion and adjacent tooth evaluationThis part includes planned mouth-inside checks, like gum and soft part reviews, life tests for teeth, depth probes, bite checks, and nearby tooth looks to find issues and surgery factors.
Soft tissue and mucosal inspection protocolPeriodontal charting and probing techniquesPulp vitality and sensibility testing methodsOcclusal analysis and functional contactsAssessment of adjacent and opposing teethLesson 10Radiographic evaluation basics: interpreting panoramic radiographs for impactions and pathologyThis part starts with wide-view x-ray reading rules, focusing on picture quality, body marks, stuck teeth, and spotting illnesses key to surgery plans and avoiding problems.
Evaluating panoramic image quality and errorsIdentifying key maxillofacial landmarksLocating and classifying impacted teethRecognizing common radiographic pathologiesCorrelating radiographic and clinical findings
