A Surgical Assistants Guide for Successful AlloDerm Grafting Procedures

This training video by Shanon Johnston, CDA, provides detailed information necessary for your entire staff to begin using AlloDerm in your practice. It is designed to benefit the surgical assistant who is new to dentistry as well as the assistant who has been in dentistry for many years. Information is provided to educate the patient about AlloDerm and to answer commonly asked questions. It includes Pre and Post-Op Instructions, describes what to expect immediately post-surgically, and explains how to recognize and manage mild complications. It shows how to set-up for AlloDerm surgery and the importance and technique for instrument sharpening. Additionally this video details the use of microsurgical instruments, and how the surgical assistant can aid in each step of the surgical procedure and interact in the suturing process. Lastly, this video illustrates how to remove the subgingival continuous sling sutures used to secure the AlloDerm graft. After viewing this video, the surgical assistant is well prepared to participate in the successful implementation of AlloDerm grafting procedures into your practice. See the complete DVD at www.shopdrepallen.com.

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Education

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• Shannon Johnston
• dental assisting
• periodontics
• gums
• dentist