Summary
As healthcare professionals, we are tasked with the proper assessment of
client conditions and the communication of those conditions with clients
and other healthcare providers. Furthermore, the proper risk assessment
based upon individual client needs allows for delivery of optimal
client-centered care. Implementation of the novel 2017 American Academy of
Periodontology (AAP) World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal
and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions (WWDC) diagnostic system for our
clients with periodontitis and gingivitis allows us to optimize our
diagnosis, care, and the communication of client needs. This webinar will
focus on application of this diagnostic system in common real-life case
scenarios to increase comfort with the changes in verbiage and establish
best practices for client-centered dental hygiene diagnosis and care.
Note: access to this webinar will register you for
Part 1: Introduction
and Part 2: Staging & Grading.
To layer your learning about the AAP Periodontal Disease Classification,
register for CDHA’s
Implementing the AAP Periodontal Disease Classification in Clinical
Practice and Peri-Implant Diseases & Conditions: What Dental Hygienists Need to Know virtual presentation recordings.
CDHA has also developed a client resource for periodontitis available in
both English and French.
Presenter
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS
Dr. Geisinger is an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham School of Dentistry. She received her DDS from
Columbia University School of Dental Medicine and her MS and
Certificate in Periodontology from the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Geisinger is a diplomate of the
American Board of Periodontology. She serves as chair of the
American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs and as a
member of the AAP’s Board of Trustees. She has authored over 40
peer-reviewed publications and lectures nationally and
internationally on topics in periodontology and oral health care.
Learning Outcomes
After the webinar, participants will be able to:
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Utilize the 2017 AAP WWDC diagnostic system in case scenarios that
allow for the dental hygiene diagnosis of periodontitis and gingivitis
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Differentiate between gingivitis and periodontitis as they are defined
in the 2017 WWDC
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Assign a 2017 WWDC stage and grade to real-life clinical scenarios of
clients with periodontitis
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Explain how the 2017 AAP WWDC stage and grade may change within a
client over time and how alterations in clinical findings and client
history may impact staging and grading
Recommended Reading
Periodontal Health and Gingival Diseases and Conditions
Periodontitis
Periodontal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases and Development and
Acquired Conditions
Peri-implant Diseases and Conditions