Dr Sam Verco (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
- Name
- Dr Samuel Joseph Verco
- Qualifications
- FRACDS (OMS) 2013
- Occupation
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr Sam Verco earned his Dentistry degree (BDS) at the University of Adelaide (2001), his Graduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Melbourne (2004) and his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at the University of Melbourne (2007). After completing his Oral and Maxillofacial Training in 2013, he gained experience at some of the best hospitals in the country, including the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne, Monash Medical Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, and Austin Hospital. Dr Verco’s specialty is the diagnosis and surgical treatment of defects, injuries and diseases of the facial skeleton and its associated structures. He especially enjoys the areas of Wisdom Tooth Removal, Orthognathic Surgery, Dental Implants and Facial Trauma.
- Hospital Affiliations
- The Avenue Hospital
- The Bays Hospital
- Epworth Richmond
- Masada Private Hospital
- Epworth Cliveden
- Cabrini Brighton
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS)
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS)
- Australian Dental Association (ADA)
- International Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS)
- Medical Interventions
- Wisdom Teeth Removal
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Southern Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Address
- The Bays Hospital
suite 4 Level 1
Vale Street
Mornington VIC 3931
Australia
- Phone
- 03 5975 6087
- Fax
- 03 5975 2983
- Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons
- Address
- 759 Nepean Hwy
Brighton East VIC 3187
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9592 6445
- 03 5976 4465
- Victorian Oral and Facial Surgeons
- Address
- 350 Main Street
Mornington VIC 3931
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9592 6445
- 03 5976 4465
Publications
- Evaluation of fracture healing and subimplant bone response following fixation with a locking miniplate and screw system for mandibular angle fractures in a sheep model. Evaluation of fracture healing and subimplant bone response following fixation with a locking miniplate and screw system for mandibular angle fractures in a sheep model. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013;42:736-45. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23374732 Abstract: This study aims to establish a mandible fracture model, and to review fracture healing following fixation with a locking miniplate system. Eighteen 2-year-old sheep were divided into three groups of six. Each animal had a single fracture that was anatomically reduced and internally fixed by a single 4-hole plate with two monocortical screws each side of the fracture. The fractures were internally fixed with poorly contoured conventional miniplates or poorly contoured mini-locking plate or well contoured conventional miniplates. Two sheep in each of the three groups were killed at 2, 4 and 8 weeks after surgery. The mandibles were radiographed then decalcified specimens were reviewed microscopically. No clinical difference was observed between the groups. All fractures were at an advanced stage of bony union by 4 weeks. Fracture union appeared radiographically more advanced with the locking plate system. This study established a protocol for simulating a fracture model for the study of fracture healing. A more advanced stage of union was seen for fractures internally fixed with locking plates/screws than with a conventional system. The observations suggest the purported biological benefits of locking miniplate system do exist.
- Maxillary sarcomatoid carcinoma. Maxillary sarcomatoid carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012;114:e31-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22727104 Abstract:
- A five-year assessment of clinical incidents requiring transfer in a dental hospital day surgery unit. A five-year assessment of clinical incidents requiring transfer in a dental hospital day surgery unit. Aust Dent J 2011;56:412-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22126352 Abstract: Previous studies regarding general anaesthesia related morbidity and mortality rates for dental surgery have taken the form of a retrospective survey. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists also do not record morbidity and mortality for dental/oral and maxillofacial procedures. The aim of this study was to document the clinical incidents requiring transfer to another hospital and mortality.
