Get OFF the 3-Month Merry-Go-Round!
Beyond Routine Maintenance: Advancing Periodontal Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Patient Care
Format: Lecture | Team Building | Conference Presentation
Duration: 3–4 Hours
Audience: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Teams
Course Description
Is your periodontal maintenance program supporting disease stability, or are patients remaining on recurring three-month appointments without meaningful reassessment of their treatment needs?
Get OFF the 3-Month Merry-Go-Round! challenges the routine approach to periodontal maintenance and explores the clinical decisions necessary to achieve and sustain periodontal health.
Participants will examine evidence-based criteria for periodontal reassessment, treatment outcomes, disease progression, and indications for additional nonsurgical or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on clinical documentation, individualized supportive periodontal care, and timely interdisciplinary collaboration.
Discover how a structured, team-based approach to periodontal management can strengthen clinical decision-making, improve continuity of care, and support better long-term patient outcomes.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognize the clinical indicators of periodontal stability, persistent inflammation, and disease progression.
• Apply evidence-based criteria to periodontal reassessment, treatment planning, and individualized maintenance intervals.
• Identify when additional nonsurgical therapy, surgical evaluation, or specialist referral may be appropriate.
• Strengthen clinical documentation and communication to support informed treatment decisions and continuity of care.
• Recognize the value of interdisciplinary collaboration in achieving and maintaining periodontal health.
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