Periodontal Treatment Planning and Managing Treatment Outcomes

This refresher course is for dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists who would like to learn how to plan and carry out non-surgical periodontal treatment.

On this short course, you'll improve your skills and confidence when managing the periodontal patient within a primary care setting, focusing on treatment planning. The course combines theory with practice, where you'll learn to effectively plan, treat and manage periodontal cases.

On this short course you'll:

• Learn to deliver effective periodontal care to patients in practice
• Discover how to overcome some of the obstacles to non-surgical treatment of cases in the primary care setting
• Revisit your skills on motivating and inspiring patients towards better periodontal health using behavioural change methods
• Consider how the assessment of risk factors in patients with periodontal disease may affect clinical management
• Explain non-surgical periodontal principles and how to utilise skill mix in the management of periodontal disease
• Discuss the importance of minimising dental plaque biofilms for oral and dental disease, and the motivational aspects of treatment
• Develop a further understanding of periodontal treatment outcomes and maintenance care for patients
• Discuss treatment approaches and selection criteria for referral of patients in need of periodontal treatment in a secondary care setting

You'll be taught by the following dental care professionals and gain hands-on experience in our newly refurbished Phantom Head lab.

• Laura McClune – Dental Care Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth Dental Academy
• Debbie Withers – Senior Dental Care Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth Dental Academy

This course is for dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists.

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