At some point (hopefully) all dentists and hygienists ask themselves, “Is this all there is… restoring tooth after tooth and prophy after prophy, after bloody prophy?!!” If you are fed up watching disease progress, falling into never-ending pockets, and encountering constant resistance from your patients, this course if for you. If your frontline detection of periodontal disease is a probe and radiographs, hygienists and doctors, yours is restoring one tooth at a time; this course will blow your mind! Finally, the technology hygienists deserve is affordable and easy to implement. Discover how lasers, salivary diagnostics and HbA1C can innovate your care. Feel confident educating patients by better understanding risk factors and oral and systemic connections by proven peer reviewed research. These modalities have proven to drive the importance of oral health with urgency in patient acceptance. This will help instill a greater value within our patients, empower our dental hygienists and all by utilizing evidenced based practices and a strong belief in our profession’s role within healthcare.
Sponsored by Crest
Sponsored by Crest
Date & Time
Thursday April 25th, 2024 9:00am CDT
End Date & Time
Thursday April 25th, 2024 12:00pm CDT
Session Number
T2407
Learning Objectives
1.) Understanding AAP Staging and Grading
2.) Caries and Periodontal Oral-Systemic Connections
3.) Function and Physiologic and systemic inflammation introductory practice (omitted in 1–2-hour presentations)
4.) Testing and technology
5.) Putting it all together- Group Case Studies Included
Format
Lecture
Audience
Hygienist
Topic
Dental Hygiene, Periodontics
CORE Topics
Patient Communication, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
CEU Credits
3.0 Fundamental CEs
AGD Code
490
Pricing for Dentist (Early Bird)
35
Pricing for Staff (Early Bird)
25
Pricing for Dentist
45
Pricing for Staff
35
Category Course Catalog
Event Attendees
10
Going
2
Interested