Periodontology and Implant Maintenance for General Practice
Where
Holiday Inn Dulles Int’l Airport
45425 Holiday Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
Credit Hours
8 CEUS
When
December 11th, 2026
Friday
8:30AM to 5:00 PM EST
Registration - 7.45 am
Subject Code
490- Periodontics
Pricing
Dentist: $350
RDH: $250
Asst & Aux: $250
Lunch Included
Speakers
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. Click Here to Read More
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 a chronological overview of the assessment phase of care, including steps for identifying, diagnosing, communicating, treating, and stabilizing periodontitis through non-surgical periodontal therapy. In addition, instrument kits will be available for attendees to review different instrument designs and learn how to set up efficient recall and SRP kits for clinical practice.
Course Objectives
- Describe the components of a comprehensive periodontal assessment phase.
- Apply the 2017 AAP/EFP classification system to stage and grade periodontitis.
- Differentiate between periodontal and peri-implant disease classifications.
- Develop evidence-based treatment plans for patients with periodontal and implant conditions.
- Identify appropriate adjunctive therapies to enhance non-surgical periodontal therapy outcomes.
- Utilize a clinical decision-making framework for periodontal diagnosis and treatment sequencing.
- Identify efficient instrument setups for scaling and root planing and basic recall kits.
Course Outline
- Intro to Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM)
- Assessment Phase Components
- Periodontal Classification
- Implants Classification
- Implants Maintenance
- Treatment Planning
- Adjuncts to NSPT
- Decision Making Tree
- Set up for Basic Kit
- Set up for SRP kit