Susan Wingrove, BS, RDH, International speaker, author, researcher, instrument designer, and 2016 Sunstar RDH Award of Distinction recipient. Susan is member of the American Dental Hygienist’s Association, International Federation of Dental Hygienists, Oral-B Global Implant Board (P & G), and Western Society of Periodontology. Published author for multiple journal articles, ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines, as well as Implant Maintenance Textbook: Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist: Clinical Guide to Maintenance and Disease Complications.
It’s a vital time for comprehensive care of our patients’ natural teeth, implants and restorations and most importantly their overall health. As dental professionals, we have a new role to incorporate biofilm science into our prophylaxis and disease treatment protocols. We need to educate our patients about inflammation, oral systemic connection, and a biofilm-focused home care regimen. This course will present a new perspective on your prophylaxis, periodontal, and peri-implant disease treatment protocols. Prevention for natural teeth, protection of implants and preservation or restorations will be addressed.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Understand clinical applications based on ACP guidelines for tooth-and implant- borne restoration patients and World Workshop AAP/EFP classification for periodontal and peri-implant conditions
Deploy new protocols, tools and products for natural teeth, implants and preservation of restorations
Understand why biofilm-focused home care is essential for oral and overall health