A clinical dental hygienist, author and international speaker, Katrina is passionate about elevating the dental profession by creating an undeniable movement that educates, encourages, and empowers the profession to rise in its power. Known as the “Dental WINEgenist™️,” she pairs her desire for excellence in the dental industry with her knowledge and passion for wine. She is the Clinical Liaison, Hygiene Excellence & Innovation for AZPerio, the country’s largest periodontal practice where she works alongside Diplomates to the American Board of Periodontology in the surgical operatory. She is the founder, CEO and keynote speaker for Sanders Board Preparatory and has been published in various publications including RDH Magazine and Today’s RDH and is an advisory member for Modern Hygienist and the Dental Academy of Continuing Education. Recently, Katrina proudly received the Denobi Award for Clinical Excellence and Innovation, the University of Minnesota Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2024 Sunstar Award of Distinction. Her philanthropic efforts include dental humanitarian work in developing countries, supporting abused and homeless animals and spreading awareness about the benefits of organ and tissue donation
Despite our best efforts to study, treat, and manage diseases of the periodontium, research continues to indicate increasing prevalence of oral inflammatory conditions, unpack challenges with our existing protocols and challenge the dental profession with paradigm shifts. The ever-changing environment or health care delivery is now focusing on the convergence of precision medicine, implementation science and learning health care system studies to synergistically improve clinical health outcomes. Wile our medical colleagues have adapted these paradigm shifts into avant-garde approaches to patient care, dentistry is now called upon to become part of this trailblazing movement. Join periodontal hygienist and international speaker Katrina Sanders as she discusses a revolutionary concept of “Precision Periodontics”, critically examining the current landscape of oral inflammation with a deep focus on contemporary interventions aimed to transform non-invasive for the periodontal patient, improve clinical outcomes and optimize management of periodontal diseases.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Define implementation science and identify how this emerging discipline is focusing treatment strategies
Discuss precision medicine and the evidence-based interventions available to improve clinical outcomes
Evaluate paradigm shifts in the provision of periodontics and the trends in inflammatory management for the dental professional
Review the results of optimal therapy in a non-invasive approach to treating periodontal disease