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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Aberdeen, Highlands and Inverness Section and Thistle Dental Academy

What to expect

The content of this unique session will be set by the delegates live on the night! After gaining some general extraction tips, participants will generate a list of the extraction complications they find most troublesome or worrying. In the remainder of the session, Callum Simpson will cover the recognition, management and prevention of each of these in turn, addressing delegates’ specific learning needs.

Timings

18:00 Registration and light refreshments

18:30 Lecture 

20:00 End

Learning objectives

  • Understand how extraction technique is dictated by anatomy, physiology and mechanics
  • Troubleshoot difficult extractions intraoperatively based on these principles
  • Assess extraction difficulty based on clinical and radiographic findings
  • Build confidence in the management of common intra-operative and post-operative complications.

Development outcomes

A, C

Meet the speaker

Callum Simpson 250X250 Callum Simpson Consultant in Oral Surgery

Callum graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2016. During his early career, he completed training rotations in oral surgery, paediatric dentistry and OMFS in both Scotland and England. He completed his specialty training in Oral Surgery in Edinburgh in 2024, before taking up his current consultant post in Aberdeen. He has a keen interest in postgraduate education and has been involved in teaching for VTs, DCTs, GDPs, DCPs, foundation doctors and medical and dental specialty trainees.

More information

Please email [email protected] with your dietary requirements so we can ensure these are accommodated for on the night.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Aberdeen, Highlands and Inverness Section?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Aberdeen, Highlands and Inverness Section committee. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact us at [email protected]

Curl Aberdeen, Eday Walk, Aberdeen AB15 6LN

Curl Aberdeen is a busy six sheet curling club in the heart of Aberdeen and it also has top of the range conference facilities.

Ample on site parking.

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Good venue and topic, easy location to get to and parking.

I felt the event was brilliant, great to network and was very informative.

Appropriate amount of content covered given the time available.