Understanding and Implementing the 2017 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) New Classification of Periodontal Diseases & Conditions Into A General Dental Practice

Course Outline:

• Who revised the guidelines and why?
• Periodontal health
• Gingival diseases and conditions
• Periodontitis – stages and grades other conditions affecting the periodontium
• Peri-implants diseases and conditions peri-implant health peri-implant mucositis
  peri-implant implantitis
• Peri-implant soft and hard tissue deficiencies
• Best practices for change and systems implementation
• The importance of rendering a periodontal diagnosis and individualized non- surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) to your patients
• The importance of ongoing maintenance, medical history review, timely specialty referral, and proper documentation