Consulting

As both our elderly population and periodontal/peri-implantitis treatments continue to expand, practices that become adept in mastering the delivery of these treatments will see greater improvements in patient oral health. Enhance your team’s motivation, knowledge and skills in modern periodontal/peri-implantitis classifications, treatment plans and non-surgical treatment solutions.

Periodontal Protocols

Learn how to recognize where each patient lies within the periodontal classifications, what treatment will best suit the patient and how to present that information to ensure the patient is successfully treated.

• Explore current periodontal classifications, including classification of peri-implant disease.
• Gain guidelines for designing treatment plans and the process of hygiene care for both the natural dentition and dental implants.
• Discover maintenance protocols and current research for ailing dental implants.
• Analyze the psychology of patient fear and the impact on treatment acceptance.
• Pinpoint case presentation techniques which help the patient embrace recommended treatment.
• Gain a thorough understanding of periodontal protocols, including how to identify and address individual patient needs.

Periodontal Endoscopy

Discover the non-surgical, predictable treatment solutions periodontal endoscopy offers in treating moderate to advanced periodontal and peri-implant diseases.

• Understand why periodontal endoscopy is the standard of care for treatment of moderate to advanced periodontal and peri-implant diseases.
• Recognize the conditions under which periodontal endoscopy is ideally utilized and when regenerative surgery is indicated.
• Discuss the use of treatment aids (such as lasers) to enhance clinical results.
• Analyze the use of the periodontal endoscope as a diagnostic tool.
• Discover methods for increasing production by retaining more periodontal cases in-house.

Laser Dentistry

Learn how laser-assisted procedures enhance patient care and obtain the knowledge and tools necessary to incorporate laser dentistry more fully in your practice to improve patient outcomes.

• Describe the characteristics and applications of common laser wavelengths.
• Examine treatment and periodontal therapy protocols.
• Define the role of lasers in DNA/RNA/collagen synthesis and wound healing.
• Identify why and how dental lasers can be safely used around dental implants.
• Discover how licensing regulations impact the hygienist’s scope of laser practice.
• Gain tools for patient scheduling, financial and insurance considerations.