Non Surgical Perio Therapy -Nov

Non Surgical Perio Therapy

Earn 8 CE Hours in a Single Day
From the Comfort of Home / Office

No travel, no hassle – just practical, evidence-based CE that improves your patient care.

November 07th, 2025

Friday

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST

6:30 AM – 3:00 PM PST 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM EST

Speaker

Dr. Silky Sharma RDH, Ed.D

Dr. Silky Sharma, RDH, Ed.D is an Associate Professor at Harper College, Palatine, Illinois, and has been a faculty member since 2010. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Illinois with a focus on Evidence-Based Decision Making. Dr. Sharma earned her Doctorate from Grand Canyon University in Education, in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis on Adult Learning. She has continued to practice dental hygiene, providing patient-centered care at a perio-focused office for 20 years.

Dr. Sharma is a clinic coordinator and provides courses on Periodontology for Dental hygienists, Advance Perio Instrumentation, Perioscope-Clinic, Scientific Literature, Pain management for DH, and Oral Pathology. She presents continuing education programs for dental colleagues nationally and internationally on various topics. She is a consultant dental hygiene examiner for CDCA, the national dental/dental hygiene competency assessment organization. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and is passionate about teaching and learning from health care professionals.

Course Description

This course is designed for dental providers and will offer critically appraised, evidence-based information to help them effectively diagnose periodontal disease. The course will provide chronological information on the assessment phase of care to develop steps in identifying, treating, and stabilizing periodontitis utilizing non-surgical periodontal therapy.

The course will integrate a comprehensive review of advanced instruments to avoid burnishing and effectively remove calculus during non-surgical periodontal therapy. The content will discuss dental anatomy and periodontal assessment to determine the best options for advanced instruments. Emphasis will be placed on reviewing different types of advanced instruments for safe and effective calculus removal during patient care.

Course Outline

Intro to EBDM
Assessment Phase Components
Treatment Planning
Dental Anatomy
Glycine Powder Airpolishing
Ultrasonic Tips
Advanced Sickle Scalers
Advanced Universals
Advanced Area Specifics
Files and Other Specialty Instruments

Course Objectives

Explain the different levels of evidence.
Explain the role of biofilm in periodontal destruction.
Discuss the components of a comprehensive periodontal assessment.
Explain when to diagnose SRP
Review dental anatomy related to periodontal instrumentation for NSPT.
Identify the most effective ways to control oral biofilm.
Discuss the designs of advanced instruments.
Identify various advanced instruments and ultrasonic tips to remove calculus efficiently.
Identify various hand instruments to remove burnished calculus.

Pricing

Dentist

$399

Hygienist

$299

Assistant & Auxiliary

$299

Testimonials

Dr. Sharma did an excellent job of taking us through the research and explaining how to integrate what the research tells us into everyday practice.

Dr. Sharma was knowledgeable and broke down the concepts in easy to understand drawings to help with remembering nerve routes.

Dr. Sharma was down to earth and made it easy to understand.

Perhaps the best review of techniques of local anesthetic delivery.

Very thorough informational and just what I needed for improved job quality.

Dr sharma explains the evidence very clearly and to the point. Exactly what is needed as a practicing professional in the dental field.

She was so thorough but also very honest about how she felt about the different studies. I enjoyed her explanations of each study as well, very easy to stay engaged with her.

I needed this! Now I can make better informed choices on instrument selection when purchasing and selecting what I need based on the patients needs.

I like how thorough she is in her description of why she chooses certain instruments. I like her insight on kit assembly specific for SRP and recalls. I appreciate her speaking and making recommendations based on “real life situations” i.e. her own clinical experience at her personal offices.