18/05/2017

International professionals attend a course on orthognathic surgery at UIC Barcelona

Professionals from Australia, France, Italy, Bolivia and the Arab Emirates all gathered at UIC Barcelona to take part in a 2-day course entitled “Intensive Hands-On Cadaver Course in Orthognathic Surgery and Ancillary Procedures”, in which they looked at orthognathic surgery procedures for the upper and lower jaws. The event was held in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Surgical and Functional Anatomy Laboratory. It was led by Dr Federico Hernández-Alfaro and organised by Dr Aida Valls.

The course, which took place on 4 and 5 May, featured lecturers Raquel Guijarro and Rodrigo Pallàs from the Faculty of Dentistry at UIC Barcelona. Other participants included Dr Lorente and Drs Aboul-Hosn, Masià and Sieira.