Date Milestones
Release Date
September 27, 2022
Review Date
Expiration Date
September 27, 2025
Course
Presented by
Dianne Glasscoe Watterson
R.D.H., M.B.A., G.C.-C.
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Course Description
Periodontics
In treating today’s periodontal patient successfully, the clinician must customize a treatment plan that goes beyond the removal of plaque and calculus. Achieving excellent clinical outcomes involves assessing for systemic issues, communicating and customizing home care according to the patient’s level of understanding and ability to perform home care procedures, and choosing appropriate adjuncts to care. In this two-part pre-recorded webinar, you will learn effective strategies for treating the periodontal patient from A-Z. You will gain a greater understanding of disease pathogenesis and progression and learn why an effective antimicrobial approach is an important part of disease control. We will explore the multi-faceted treatment planning approach that includes scheduling and coding, adjuncts to care, and choosing appropriate home care aids. We will examine documentation for periodontal care and explore strategies for dealing with informed consent and refusal of definitive care.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
- Discuss antibiotic usage in treatment
- Examine the new periodontal classifications from the AAP
- Learn the latest blood pressure guidelines and associated risks
- Implement a step-by-step debridement protocol
- Understand the difference between prophylaxis and periodontal maintenance
- Discuss various ways to implement high-volume evacuation
- Understand subgingival polishing with glycine
- Develop the best approach when patients refuse definitive care for periodontal disease
- Customize home care modalities and best interdental cleaning methods
- Understand which codes are most appropriate for particular case types