Soft Tissue Surgery Course for Teeth

Phase 1 – Didactic + Pig Jaw Hands-On (3 Days)

Prerequisite for attending the live patient course

• Dates: July 18–20, 2025 (Friday to Sunday)
  
  

• Price: $12500 / Deposit $1000

• Location: Las Vegas BDG Think Tank(Collaboration with Dr. David Ting)

• Course Instructor: Dr. Ricardo Kern 

• Capacity: 20 participants
  
  

Session Outline: Soft Tissue Surgery Course for Teeth

Day 1: Crown Lengthening and Tissue Management

Crown Lengthening “A to Z”

Influence of tissue design on restorative outcomes

Factors affecting predictability and stability

Hands-on refinement of incisions and flap preparation

Day 2: Advanced Techniques in Tissue Management

Coronally Advanced Flap techniques

Detailed discussion on graft types and their applications

Practical insights into the layering technique for mucogingival grafts

Day 3: Advanced Flap Techniques

Hands-on practice with tunneling and lateral pedicle techniques

Suturing refinement for optimal aesthetic outcomes

Focus Areas

• Soft tissue surgery around natural dentition
  
  

• Esthetic crown lengthening concepts
  
  

• Flap design and suturing principles
  
  

• Hands-on training using pig jaws:
  
  

• Incision and flap creation

• Tissue handling techniques

• Donor site harvesting techniques 

• Recipient site preparation techniques

• Microsuturing exercises
  
  

Note: This course is required in order to qualify for the live patient training in Mexico. Another course date maybe necessary to discuss specifically implants only. 

Phase 2 – Live Patient Surgery + Case Review (3 Days)

• Tentative Dates:
  September 26-28, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) — 10 participants
  October 24–26, 2025 (Friday to Sunday) — 10 participants
  
  

• Location: Tijuana, Mexico (Partner clinic)
  
  

• Transportation: Group shuttle from San Diego International Airport

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Training Includes

• Supervised live surgeries with real patients
  
  

• Peri-implant soft tissue procedures
  
  

• Esthetic crown lengthening on live cases
  
  

• Hands-on suturing and tissue management
  
  

• Case planning, photography, and review
  
  

• Direct feedback and mentorship from instructors