In Office Periodontal Management with Air-Powder, Ultrasonic and Hybenx Technology: Five Steps to the Optimal Dental Hygiene Appointment

About this Seminar

Successful and predictable treatment of periodontal disease can feel overwhelming unless you have a strategic plan. This five step program is a clinical approach that combines ADPIE, traditional modalities and new evidence based technology to achieve optimum clinical outcomes. These new technologies help to easily remove biofilm and mitigate or arrest active periodontal disease, lessen operator physical effort during debridement, while simultaneously improving the patient experience and treatment outcome. 

This presentation reviews the steps and rationales for a successful and comfortable dental hygiene appointment utilizing erythritol air polish technology, ultrasonic scaling and Hybenx Desiccation Shock Technology. Evidence will be presented to support all steps of the process, as well as the appropriate sequencing of these technologies. New mechanical and chemical debridement technology can enchance non surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) and help make periodontal disease management more predictable. 

Objectives of this program include:

• Discuss limitations of convention SRP with ultrasonic, hand scaling and rubber cup polishing. 


• Review the 5 steps of ADPIE.


• Introduce the 5 steps of the optimal dental hygiene appointment.


• Introduce supporting evidence of the use of air-polishing and Hybenx in a periodontal appointment. 


• Step by step instructions of the 5 steps, including air polish sequencing rationales.


• Discuss where and when to apply Hybenx in an air polish appointment.


• Review decision making tree for maintenance of periodontal health and early gingivitis vs periodontal disease.

Presenters

About Martha Szczepulski, DHP, BDSc(DH), PID

Professional Education Leader, Oral Science

Martha Szczepulski is a professional educator and speaker who has been a practicing dental hygienist for 18 years. She has gained her experience through general and community dental practices, dental hygiene education and mobile dental hygiene in long term care. She is the Professional Education Leader for Oral Science. Her vision is to help clinicians create a synergy between evidence based practice and common sense practicality that is uncomplicated and implementable.