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Beyond The Boundaries
Advanced Concepts for Comprehensive &
Profitable Dental Hygiene Departments

Discover if you are bound by antiquated dental hygiene concepts, and step up to practicing comprehensively! It includes breaking away from many traditional concepts and integrating new ideas, science, technology and even communication skills into anything but “routine” visits. With periodontal health influencing systemic health, dental teams today should lead the way in recognizing and treating all stages of disease, yet far too many practices remain stuck in prophylaxis-driven care.

This course will equip participants to move beyond common boundaries such as inadequate appointment time and insurance dictation to assist patients in taking ownership of their health and establishing healthy foundations for optimal restorative and aesthetic procedures.

BENEFITS YOU WILL RECEIVE
•    You will be challenged to examine your own protocols for preventing and treating disease against the backdrop of current science and technology available

•    Learn about newer technologies to assist with periodontal charting, instrumentation, oral cancer screenings, DNA testing, caries management and disease prevention.

•    Have an opportunity to shift your own paradigms and identify strategic steps for implementation of concepts

COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the program, you should be able to:

•    Integrate evidence based literature into preventive, therapeutic and maintenance procedures

•    Individualize non-surgical treatment plans based on diagnosis and risk assessments

•    Include locally applied antimicrobials into treatment plans, as indicated

•    Incorporate strategies to enroll patients into optimal restorative and aesthetic treatment

•    Understand how state-of-the-art technology that can assist in achieving efficient and effective clinical results

•    Communicate effectively to enroll patients into recommended treatment beyond insurance dictation.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
Dentists, dental hygienists and all team members within a General dental practice
Dental hygienists within a periodontal practice

SPECIAL FEATURES
This course includes up-to-date application of scientific information, technological advances, and case scenarios.

Karen Davis, RDH, BSDH, RDHMP
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