Wilderness Expedition Dentistry Workshop and Dealing With Facial Trauma In An Austere Environment
Wednesday, October 19th
Wilderness Expedition Dentistry Workshop
This hands on workshop deals with preventing , diagnosing and managing dental issues in an austere environment. Dental Pain accounts for more than 16 % of all Medivacs. Dental pain can be very debilitating. Preventing it would be the best solution. But what can you do on an expedition when you are faced with it. You would be totally outside your comfort zone . Treatment when properly done could give you a simple rapid solution.
This workshop has been running for the last 13 years. We have constantly adapted and fine tuned it based on questions, experiences, situations that medics have faced . We have excelled at this workshop by consistently keeping it hands on, simplified , step by step training .
At the end of this workshop you will be able to give Local Anaesthesia in the mouth, do a dental filling , place a dental splint, save a tooth that’s been knocked out, do a simple extraction and finally incise and drain a dental abscess.
Dealing With Facial Trauma In An Austere Environment
Every Medic thinks that when they are faced with Facial Trauma they can get Medivac quickly and easily. This may not be the case. Weather and other factors could prevent this. This course is based on that situation (the stimulus of this workshop was such a situation , faced by my colleague in Kurdistan)
Jaw dislocation is easy to treat. The longer you wait the harder it gets.
In this stepwise pictorial hands on workshop, you will learn how simple reduction, stabilisation of Jaw Fracture . We will discuss through step by step pictorial slides and practice the various contemporary ways you can reduce dislocated jaw joint. Procedures that can do no harm, but if successful a world of satisfaction. We will go through useful techniques of inserting post & anterior nasal packs. Stabilisation of midface fractures.
This workshop is to influence your adaptive thinking of utilising what you have.
Wednesday, October 19th
Two workshops for 10 participants, participants attend both workshops, 2 hours each.
- Wilderness Expedition Dentistry - from 09:00-11:00 am
- Facial Trauma in Austere Environment - from 13:00-15:00 pm