ACDE Webinar: Clinical Roadmap: Periodontal Diagnosis & Treatment Planning – Best Practices and Pitfall
About This Event
A standardized classification system is essential for the dental team to diagnose and treat patients and to study the etiology, pathogenesis, and management of periodontal diseases. The 2017 classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases incorporates two key patient factors: the history of periodontal disease, measured by clinical attachment loss and bone loss—and the rate of disease progression, which estimates future risk without treatment or risk-factor control. This new classification system allows dental health care providers to individualize periodontal care for the patients and address multi-dimensional factors to provide comprehensive therapy and to improve the oral health outcomes.
Speaker: Dr. Maninder Kaur — Associate Professor and Predoctoral Periodontal Program Director, Dept. of Periodontology, UAB School of Dentistry. Dr. Kaur is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and lectures on clinical periodontics, oral-systemic health and dental implantology.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate among common periodontal diagnoses including health, gingivitis, and periodontitis while applying staging and grading assessment specifically to the diagnosis of periodontitis.
- Apply the classification system to common clinical scenarios in general practice to enhance diagnosis accuracy, documentation, and treatment planning.
- Integrate patient risk assessments into treatment planning to achieve long term therapy outcomes.