Are You Assessing Your Periodontal Patients Correctly?
Saturday, June 17, 2023
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
Location: Hall 4F
CE Credits: 3
Primary Audience(s): Hygienist
Additional Audience(s): Dentist
This course will assist the dental practitioner with assessing periodontal disease accurately and review the latest AAP periodontal classification system. Topics will include key features of various types of periodontal diseases, assessment of clinical attachment loss, and periodontal risk factors.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the latest periodontal classification system.
Determine a patient’s level of periodontal risk.
Review how to accurately assess the gingival margin, clinical attachment level, and bone loss.
Utilize case studies to classify using staging and grading criteria.