ASSOCIATE FELLOWSHIP IN LASER DENTISTRY
CERTIFIED BY
WORLD CLINICAL LASER INSTITUTE
&
SAVEETHA DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITALS
The department of Periodontics of Saveetha Dental College in association with World Clinical Laser Institute ( U.S.A) had organised an “Associate fellowship” laser programme on the 22,23 and 24th of April 2021. The programme had didactic lectures on the first day starting from laser basics and covered the applications of Diode and erbium lasers in all fields of dentistry. The course instructors where Dr.Premila Suganthan, Dr. Sukanya and Dr. Kaarthikeyan. Participants had pre-clinical demonstrations and exercises which helped them to gain knowledge in using the different laser parameter settings for various clinical scenarios. The participants were given patients on the last two days of the program, where they had done various laser assisted procedures like gingivectomy, depigmentation, frenectomy, crown lengthening, laser assisted bleaching, laser assisted implant exposure and cavity preparations. The participants had a written exam on the last day conducted by the WCLI, followed by “Associate Fellowship in laser dentistry” Felicitation. The fellowship course was a boon for all the budding laser dentists who had learnt the tips and tricks in laser dentistry to incorporate both diode and erbium lasers into their clinical practice.
