Modern periodontal care requires the hygienist to synthesize clinical findings with technology-supported diagnostics and therapeutic modalities that enhance precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. This session shifts beyond traditional protocols and explores how digital tools, advanced therapeutic technologies, and structured communication systems can elevate the hygienist’s role in collaborative diagnosis and care planning. Attendees will examine how to interpret multi-source clinical data, integrate technology into both nonsurgical therapy and maintenance, and communicate findings in a way that builds clarity, consistency, and treatment acceptance. This clinically focused course is designed for hygienists seeking to refine their expertise, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and deliver predictable, technology- enhanced periodontal care.
Staying current with clinical applications of power instruments has a new level of importance in this era of technology and the Oral Systemic Link research. Understanding how to get the most out of power scalers and air polishers leads to more time efficiency, better treatment results, and better ergonomics for the hygienist.
While air polishers have been around for 4 decades, their use was generally restricted to supragingival stain removal. Like ultrasonics with micro tips, their use with finer size powder particles has evolved into the next treatment modality for preventative and periodontal therapy. What do you need to know about this latest technological application? How can you incorporate it into your clinical routine? How can they be used around implants? We now have Perio Classifications for Implants and how can we use Power Air Streaming in practice?
While micro ultrasonics are now considered standard of care in periodontal therapy, what else are you using them for? What technological advances have there been since you were in school or your last CE Course? Is there really a difference between piezoelectric technology and magnetostrictive units? Are there any new inserts on the market? Is there any superior way to adapt ultrasonic instruments to the type of patient in your chair?
From Data to Decisions: The 3-Step Protocol that Prevents Perio Relapse and Saves Implants.
Are you tired of seeing perio relapse after scaling and root planing, or frustrated by implants ailing despite your best efforts? This session will demonstrate how to break the cycle by utilizing salivary diagnostics to identify hidden risks. You’ll learn how to move from data to decisions with confidence using the 3-step protocol that prevents relapse, protects implants, and improves patient outcomes. By the end of the session, you will be able to turn complex test results into clear clinical workflows.
This presentation will cover the essential factors needed for long-term implant success by understanding the critical parameters of the soft tissue. Beginning with a case where these parameters were not respected. Then reviewing each parameter through individual cases, each with long term follow-up. Circling back to the failed case to illustrate each unmet parameter, providing a clear view of what to look for when evaluating your patients.
The Superhero Hygienist Unleashed explores the essential strategies behind a high-performing hygiene department and the systems that drive consistency, culture, and patient outcomes across the practice. This course highlights how aligned providers, standardized periodontal workflows, and clear clinical expectations create a strong foundation for predictable, high-quality care. Participants will follow the progression of a successful hygiene department—from comprehensive patient assessment and risk evaluation to appropriate periodontal treatment planning and ongoing maintenance.
Emphasis is placed on identifying and correcting common breakdowns in the prophy-to-perio transition through structured, clinically sound communication that supports patient understanding and acceptance.
By calibrating teams around shared periodontal protocols, documentation standards, and workflow expectations, this course demonstrates how successful hygiene departments reduce provider stress, strengthen team alignment, and build a cohesive culture focused on long-term patient health. Attendees will leave with practical, scalable tools that support sustainable hygiene systems and
consistent clinical excellence.
