Practical Periodontal Pearls
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC
Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC
Dr. Lobprise is a 1983 Texas A & M graduate. She became board certified in dentistry in 1993 during 20 years of practice. After 10 years in industry and teaching, she returned to dental specialty practice in 2014, semi-retired. She is the author/co-author of three dental texts, has written many chapters and articles and has lectured internationally. She also written article and chapters and lectured about senior pet care, including the newly released Small Animal Senior Care – Clinical Companion to Five Minute Veterinary Consult.
Overview:
The extent of periodontal disease you might encounter in patients can vary from patient to patient and even from tooth to tooth in the same patient. From minimal inflammation and no attachment loss in Stage 1 Periodontal Disease to the beginnings of attachment loss (up to 25%) in Stage 2, then deeper pockets (up to 50% attachment loss in Stage 3) and even compromised teeth (greater than 50% loss) in Stage 4, you must be able to tailor the treatment to the problem. Beyond the dental cleaning, being able to provide advanced periodontal management for your patients is not only good medicine, but good business. By adding simple instruments, materials and skills to your dental armamentarium, you can identify and treat those teeth that may have been extracted in the past.
Learning Objectives:
- To be able to assess the extent of periodontal disease and when it is appropriate to offer more advanced, but practical therapy to preserve teeth.
- To understand the importance of subgingival therapy and the management of surrounding tissues for optimal periodontal health.
- To determine where advanced pocket therapy with bone graft material can save strategic teeth
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
