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'PERIODONTAL
MANAGEMENT
in General Practice - What you need to know'
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Tuesday 9th November 2010 |
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2.00pm - 5.00pm |
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NEC, Birmingham -
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Cost: £69 (plus
VAT) |
3
hours CPD |
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Periodontitis is a relatively
common condition affecting 10-15% of patients in any dental
practice. Many dentists and hygienists find the management of
periodontitis in a general practice setting challenging,
unpredictable and imprecise. This can be unsettling for many,
given that many dental clinicians are perfectionists at heart!
This course is designed to guide the whole dental team through
the potential minefield of managing patients with periodontitis
with the aim of improving treatment outcomes using a
patient-centred and evidence-based approach. It will cover the
very latest research findings and new developments in
periodontal management. |
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Rational Treatment Planning
• Using a treatment flowchart to plan long term management
• Understand the cause: bacterial biofilms
• Control not cure: the patient’s role
• Making treatment choices: what and when
• Is it time to offer referral?
Non Surgical Management
• Minimal intervention techniques
• Full mouth vs quadrant therapies: the facts
• Choice of instrumentation
• Rational use of antimicrobials
New Periodontal Therapies
• Host modulating agents (Periostat)
• Photodynamic therapy (Periowave)
• Alternative instrumentation choices (Lasers, Vector)
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Learning
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• To understand the role of bacterial biofilms in periodontitis
• To appreciate the importance of self-performed plaque control
• To distinguish between different non-surgical treatment methods
• To plan periodontal management for susceptible patients
• To understand the role of antimicrobials in periodontal therapy
• To evaluate the evidence relating to new treatment methods
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5:00pm CLOSE OF PROCEEDINGS |
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Speaker |
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Dr Phil Ower, MSc BDS MGDSRCS
Phil is a specialist in periodontics based at the Briars in
Newbury, Berks. He spends half his week running postgraduate
courses for GDPs and hygienists and lectures somewhere in the UK
almost every week of the year. He is on the council of the
British Society of Periodontology, has had numerous papers
published and is on the editorial boards of Dental Health and
Primary Dental Care. |
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