Continuing Education
Baltimore City Dental Society offers professional development and continuing education programs for its members and the surrounding dental community.
February 18, 2026
Fundamental of Atraumatic Extraction and Alveolar Ridge Preservation
Hanae Saito, DDS, MS, CCRC
1.5 CE Credits | February 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Virtual
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Fundamental of Atraumatic Extraction and Alveolar Ridge Preservation
Hanae Saito, DDS, MS, CCRC
This lecture is designed to provide a practical approach to atraumatic extraction and alveolar ridge preservation. Participants will learn how to minimize trauma during tooth extraction and how maintaining ridge dimensions can benefit future restorative and implant treatment. The course will also touch on immediate implant placement as a related consideration.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, attendees should be able to:
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Recognize cases where ridge preservation is indicated
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Understand key techniques and materials
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Begin applying the principles of atraumatic extraction and ridge preservation in appropriate clinical situations.
About the Speaker
Hanae Saito, DDS, MS, CCRC is a clinical associate professor and director of the Dual Certificate Perio-Pros program and predoctoral periodontal education at the Division of Periodontics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry and Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology. She received a Master of Science in Clinical Research and a certificate in Periodontics from New York University College of Dentistry and is currently enrolled in the Dental Biomedical Science PhD program at the University of Maryland. She is a recipient of the 2014 American Academy of Periodontology Foundation Nevins Education and Clinical Research Fellowship award, the 2018 Osseointegration Foundation Research Grant, and the 2018 Implant Dentistry Research and Education Foundation. She maintains a faculty practice specializing in periodontology and implant dentistry.
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