Sharpen Your Edge
Hands-On Instrument Sharpening, Selection & Clinical Skill Development
Format: Interactive Hands-On Workshop
Duration: 3–4 Hours
Audience: Dental Hygienists and Dental Hygiene Students
Course Description
Precision instrumentation begins with sharp, well-maintained instruments and thoughtful instrument selection. Developing these skills is essential for effective, efficient, and comfortable periodontal therapy.
Sharpen Your Edge is an interactive, hands-on workshop designed to refine instrument sharpening techniques, evaluate instrument performance, and strengthen clinical efficiency.
Through focused working stations and personalized feedback, participants will practice multiple sharpening methods for sickles, universal curettes, and Gracey curettes. Explore instrument selection, kit organization, and diagnostic tools to support effective instrumentation across different clinical scenarios.
Develop the practical skills and confidence to maintain your instruments, optimize performance, and deliver more precise, efficient periodontal therapy.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Evaluate instrument condition, blade sharpness, and working-end integrity to determine sharpening or replacement needs.
• Demonstrate effective sharpening techniques for sickles, universal curettes, and Gracey curettes using multiple methods.
• Assess sharpened instruments against ideal working-end characteristics to ensure clinical effectiveness.
• Select and organize appropriate instrument kits for periodontal maintenance and active therapy.
• Review diagnostic instrument selection and its role in effective periodontal assessment and treatment planning.
The Workshop Experience
Focused Practice. Personalized Feedback. Clinical Confidence.
Move beyond demonstration with guided, hands-on sharpening practice designed to refine technique and improve instrument performance.
Participants will work through practical sharpening and instrument evaluation exercises, receive individualized guidance, and explore strategies for maintaining effective instrumentation in everyday clinical practice.
Leave with sharper instruments, refined techniques, and practical skills you can immediately apply in patient care.