No Certificate / Course on Audit Track
This course, Principles of Surgery, provides a practical foundation in essential principles of oral surgery and surgical care. It covers proper incision and oral flap design, atraumatic tissue handling, and effective techniques for achieving surgical hemostasis. Learners will also explore surgical site decontamination, debridement, and methods for controlling postsurgical inflammation and edema. The course emphasizes safe, systematic approaches that support effective procedures, tissue preservation, and optimal wound healing.
This course has been curated by Riphah International University faculty and staff using publicly available third-party content and Open Educational Resources (OER) for self-paced learning. Learners will engage with curated open-access materials to achieve the course learning outcomes. All third-party content is used under open-access or fair-use policies, while any original materials are developed specifically for this learning experience.
Source and Credits:
Source and Credits:
Source and Credits:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
To be successful in this course, you should have a background in basic oral anatomy and physiology, principles of asepsis and infection control, basic wound healing, local anaesthesia, and introductory oral surgery/exodontia.
This course is for BDS students in the clinical years, dental interns/house officers, and early postgraduate trainees in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery who require a structured understanding of fundamental surgical principles applicable to dentoalveolar and minor oral surgical procedures.
Principles of Surgical Incisions and Oral flap Designs
Principles of Incision Making and Flap Design/Basic Principles of Oral Surgery(Video)
Atraumatic Tissue Handling
Principles of Tissue Handling (Video)
Surgical Hemostasis
Techniques of Hemostasis (Video)
Wound decontamination and debridement
Surgical Site Decontamination and Debridement (Video)
Principles of Inflammation Control
How to Control Postsurgical Edema (Video)
Less Then 1 Hour
Beginner
Fully Online (Asynchronous)
Self Paced
Both English & Urdu
