Utilizing pig jaws, this course will review incisions utilized for surgical access around the natural dentition and for harvesting and recipient bed development in gingival augmentation procedures. Attendees will learn techniques for flap elevation, flap positioning, and suturing for closure. Anatomical considerations associated with flap elevation, periosteal fenestration, and incision closure will be reviewed. Attendees will learn how to coronally advance a flap, reposition a flap, apically position a flap and harvest and prepare a recipient bed for a gingival graft. Surgical instrumentation and various suture materials will also be discussed.