This fundamentals course is intended for fellows or junior staff, as well as for the surgeon wishing to expand expertise in functional surgical reconstructive techniques.

This 2-day workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of functional flap design and insetting techniques. This will be accomplished through a series of morning lectures by the course faculty on reconstructive techniques and their related functional outcomes. Focus will be placed on reconstruction of the oral cavity (including the mandible and tongue), oropharynx (including the soft palate and base of tongue), and the maxilla. Additionally, the use of digital planning for these procedures will be presented from a prosthodontic perspective.

Participants will gain hands-on experience in afternoon laboratory sessions. Each participant will practice flap design and insetting techniques on a custom-constructed patient model that has been designed specifically for this workshop through rapid prototyping techniques at iRSM.