Dental CE Course: Principles of Aesthetic Dental Hygiene and Full-Mouth Disinfection - A Patient Centered Approach to

This course is designed to give the dental professional the tools necessary to expand treatment options of the preventive appointment. Social and aesthetic factors are the primary motivation behind successful daily oral hygiene. Today's clinician needs to understand and present options to enhance aesthetics and to address social concerns such as oral malodor. In addition, this session will present total health issues that are relevant and impacted by oral disease. Finally, full-mouth disinfection, which represents a new and innovative approach to non-surgical periodontal therapy will be presented and include the step-by-step process indicated to initiate full-mouth disinfection (FMD). FMD requires that instrumentation, subgingival, buccal mucosa and tongue disinfection be completed within 24 hours. Treatment planning, scheduling, and oucome assessment, in addition to the chemotherapeutic options available for use in FMD will be addressed. THis seminar is ideal for the progressive clinician.