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Virtual Hands-On Suturing Masterclass enrolment ends 2nd May 2022 - click here to get your hands-on kit + video instructions Your suture is the signature you leave on your surgery. I actually suck at suturing, and so does my handwriting, so I'm really not winning at signatures! This was a really selfish episode because I really wanted to improve my suturing skills - I enrolled on the Suturing Masterclass with Dr Cajee and brought him on to level up our sutures! In this episode, Dr. Nabeel Cajee will help you break down the basics of different suture techniques and share some tips for use in practice.  https://youtu.be/37rY0q6v2cg Check out this full episode on YouTube Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Protrusive Dental Pearl: Use the power of video messages to communicate with patients (think post-op instructions) or your lab technician (they love the detail). Currently I am using LOOM which allows me to seamlessly record my screen and my voice/video and creates a sharable link. “Excelling at suturing does three things, it helps patients heal better, less complications, eliminate dry socket. With good suturing, it allows you to grow as a clinician and take on more surgery cases” Dr. Nabeel Cajee In this episode we discussed: Dr. Cajee's pathway to Implant Dentistry 4:03Types of suturing materials 11:03Types of Sutures for specific cases 17:33Different Techniques of Suturing 19:04Vertical vs Horizontal Mattress Suture and when to use them 24:05Guidelines in tying the knot 26:21How to Improve Suturing skills 30:00Best type of Suture for a Functional Crown Lengthening 33:00 Check out the SUTURING MASTERCLASS (scroll all the way down the page) to gain confidence in your overall surgical skills with a hands-on kit to get stuck in! $70 OFF with code 'Protrusive' All of the Protruserati clan get $70 OFF the SUTURING MASTERCLASS with the code ‘PROTRUSIVE'! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: What was your first experience of suturing like? If you're like, my guest, Nabeel Cajee, then it was probably like, you know what, I got this, he had a background in embroidery Jaz's Introduction:But for me, I was absolutely hopeless. And to be fair, I’ve improved a lot since the first days in dental school, but there’s so much I still need to improve on, which is why I found you one of the best people to teach on sutures. This guy is brilliant. He’s got a whole online portfolio of videos to watch. And it is something that’s really helped me and I’m continuing through his course. And I want to bring him on to share with you some nuggets of inspiration to improve your suturing come Monday morning. We covered this episode. But no, there are two types of courses, there are courses that you do, which will ultimately, it may not be the main goal, but ultimately it will improve your return on investment, or it will give you a return on investment. So I know that if I start placing implants, and I got an implant year long course, it might cost me a lot of money on this one year long course. But I know that there’ll be a return on investment, I can offer my patients implants. And that should reflect my bottom line. That shouldn’t be the reason I do the course, ideally, but it will have an ROI. There are other courses that you do, and other things that we’ve purchased like microscopes for example, or suturing, for example that you do because you know that you can give the highest quality of your care to that patient. One of the things that Nabeel says that when you place a suture, that is your signature of the surgery. I love that saying, right? And to be fair, from my experiences with suturing, I can definitely do with a helping hand hence why I’ve come to this sort of episode, I think I can share this with everyone to help you all. In this episode, we’re going to cover what are the types of sutures available. If there was one suture,