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.
To prevent peri-implant complications, professional in-office assessment, maintenance, and home-care recommendations are vital. For long-term implant success clinicians need to detect early signs of implant complications, diagnose any complications to provide early intervention and be able to perform professional in-office maintenance treatment. This course will follow the global healthy implant initiative for ceramic and titanium implants based on Susan’s Clinical White Paper: Long-term prevention of peri-implant complications and textbook: Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist: Second Edition.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Learn the current research protocols, tools, treatments, and complications for long-term prevention of peri-implant disease.
Detect: Put into practice biofilm identification, five-step protocol to assess & monitor dental implants.
Diagnose: Understand early intervention guidelines based on American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) peri-implant soft and hard deficiencies.
Treatment: Biofilm-focused titanium and ceramic implant maintenance for all forms of implant-borne restorations / prostheses.
Prevention: Importance of home-care recommendations for titanium/ceramic implants patients.