Course Description

Doctors and Hygienists can learn together about an evidenced based approach to eliminating and controlling Periodontal Disease. This presentation will discuss a scientifically sound approach for effective control of all levels of periodontal disease using the non-surgical approach with scaling and root planning, or minimally invasive surgical intervention for more advanced disease. Both indications will be explained and published literature will be explained.

The presentation shows how adding chemotherapeutic methods that specifically target the periodontal bacteria will allow for successful management of everything from very advanced cases that might otherwise have been treated only with extraction, to more mildly infected cases that might traditionally be treated with non-surgical methods. In doing so, results will be improved over the classic surgical or SCRP methods, as those approaches may not kill all bacteria at the diseased sites.

These innovative methods will be explained by outlining both in-office procedures as well as specific, and simplified, anti-microbial procedures for the patient to do at home. By simplifying home protocols, the chance for increased compliance is improved and the chance for predictable clinical results is enhanced.

Treatment will be illustrated with step-by-step instructions, clinical photos, and radiographs, including clinical applications in dogs that also show excellent results. Cases will be shown and literature quoted to validate the procedures.

Course Objectives

1. See why Periodontal Surgery or SCRP may fail.
2. Learn to manage failed and failing cases.
3. Improve diagnostic decisions
4. See simplified oral hygiene methods that may be easier for patients to adapt
5. Learn role of patient care at home as an integral part of treatment
6. Learn to improve patient’s oral hygiene without nagging about brushing or flossing

Dr. Kohner’s presentation is of a lecture format that includes up to date literature evidence for his statements. Multiple case reports with radiographic evidence of healing will illustrate the potential for methods being discussed. Opportunities for questions will be available throughout lecture."

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What People Are Saying

• "I liked that he had actual clinical recommendations for us to try vs just theories and covering lots of different ideas that other more broad classes have. I like to learn in depth and feel confident in specific new approaches!"
  
  
• "I really enjoyed learning the different techniques used to treat periodontal disease, since I had some advance cases that weren't being resolved with perio maintenance visits."
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• "A different approach to what is not working. I hope to utilize some of the suggestions. I can't wait to see results. I can't wait to share some of this information with my hygiene students that have severe perio case patients."