Periodontology, Implant Maintenance, and Airway-Centered Care for General Practice
Where
Hilton Garden Inn
7675 Walton Street
Rockford
IL 61108
Credit Hours
8 CEUS
When
October 23rd, 2026
Friday
8:30AM to 5:00 PM CST
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
Aida Bosnjak is a registered dental hygienist and orofacial myofunctional therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience in airway-focused, physiologic dentistry. She graduated from Dental Hygiene School in 2001 with highest honors and was the recipient of the prestigious Golden Scaler Award. Prior to her career in dental hygiene, Aida completed Nursing School in 1989. 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.
The second half of the seminar will introduce the fundamentals of orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) and its role in airway-centered, physiologic care. Attendees will explore how myofunctional dysfunction impacts oral and systemic health and understand when to integrate or refer for therapy.
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.
- Define orofacial myofunctional therapy and its role in airway-centered care.
- Identify normal versus dysfunctional orofacial structures and functional patterns.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of orofacial myofunctional disorders across the lifespan.
- Explain the relationship between myofunctional disorders and systemic conditions such as sleep-disordered breathing and TMD.
- Describe foundational assessment methods used in myofunctional therapy.
- Discuss the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in managing airway and myofunctional cases.
- Outline strategies for integrating myofunctional therapy principles into clinical practice or referral pathways.
Course Topic Outline
4 hours:
- 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
4 hours
- OMT Basics
- Function
- Dysfunction
- Systemic Links
- Assessment
- Collaboration
- Implementation
- Integration