What Lies Beneath: Treating Periodontal Disease Systemically

Course Code: Fr251
CE Credits: 3

Over the last ten years, there has been an increased focus on oral and systemic health links. This course is designed to equip dental hygienists with the skills to implement a comprehensive approach to treating our patients while they are chairside. This course will review risk assessments and clinical cases to provide a practical approach to implementing science-based literature that is both effective and feasible for the current demands in practices.

Course objectives:

• Review Oral Pathologies that show evidence of systemic health issues
• Identify when to refer the patient out for blood work
• Discover proper risk assessments for enhanced preventive oral health
• Investigate the latest technologies to prevent and treat both hard and soft tissue disease