We are moving towards precision-based medicine and away from a solely biofilm-based model in treating periodontal disease. If you are still just treating biofilms, is it time you integrate the 2017 AAP PeriodontalRead More
Intact Periodontium with 4mm Pocket Depths + >10% BOP? Reduced Periodontium due to Acquired & Developmental Conditions with 4mm Pocket Depths + >10% BOP? Reduced Periodontium due to periodontitis with less than orRead More
Just completed my signature 3-Day, WOW, Weekday Optimization Workshop, last week with the new 2017 AAP incorporated. Intense to say the least with all the new material. The future of periodontal therapy isRead More
The new 2017 AAP classification’ most definitely will facilitate clinicians in making an accurate dental hygiene diagnosis & aid in prognosis. These were elements lacking in the 1999 AAP classification. To fully understandRead More
Best Practices! A term used all time in lectures, literature, reviews. “Treatments and interventions that result in consistent superior patient outcomes which are measurable, reproducible and based on the latest most current evidence-basedRead More
Periodontitis treatment outcomes are either “stable” in which modifying and predisposing factors are controlled or in “remission or control” in which modifying and predisposing factors are not fully controlled. Ideally, restoration to periodontalRead More
1. 80 % of all new & existing clients are in active nonsurgical periodontal therapy 2. >50%+ of clients are on a 3 Month Recall 3. Hygiene Team selling >60%+ of all restorativeRead More
Is your hygiene team producing 3x their wage plus benefits? If not is it because they don’t understand the difference in billing for consortium provinces vs. non-consortium provinces. If not, your team isRead More
According to the “Periodontal Health” article in the May 2017 Journal of Periodontology, by Nicklaus Lang. P Mark Bartold. “Plaque only accounts for 20% of the direct risk of developing periodontitis, thus itRead More
According to the American Academy of Periodontology, 47% of adults <65 years and 60-65% of adults > 65 years have Periodontitis (formally known as chronic periodontitis). We know it is irreversible and neverRead More