The Dental Hygiene Practitioner Master Class
The Dental Hygiene Process of Care from A-Z
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Katrina Sanders, RDH
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12 CE Hours
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13 Handouts
What to Expect
Why You Can't Miss This Course
Course Lessons
Master Class Curriculum
Learning Objectives
Module 1: The Medical History
- Review medical conditions commonly observed on history documents and their considerations
- Identify specific considerations for major illnesses and operations as reported by the patient
- Evaluate indications and contraindications of various medications and supplements
- Examine various symptoms that may point to underlying medical conditions
Module 2: The Patient Interview
- Collect data essential for patient-specific reports
- Review historical and risk profiles for the history of dental disease
- Integrate medical reports in understanding implications and results to patient care
- Review various lifestyle considerations that may impact or influence dental care
Module 3: Vital Signs and Risk Assessment
- Review the optimal and suboptimal metrics as they relate to standard vital signs
- Explore advanced vital signs based on patient-specific medical conditions and modalities
- Identify oral-systemic, periodontal, caries, oral cancer and parafunctional factors to influence clinical decision-making modalities
- Discover ASA classifications as they relate to overall patient health
Module 4: The Head and Neck Examination
- Develop a key communication and preparation plan to offer clear and concise patient-centric education
- Explore the various anatomical areas requiring a complex overview during an ExtraOral examination
- Identify the key components of an IntraOral examination
- Discover appropriate documentation forms that permit a complete overview of a head and neck examination
Module 5: Comprehensive Periodontal Assessments
- Review a detailed overview of the various clinical assessments used in periodontal cases
- Examine the clinical criterion necessary for classifying various levels of periodontal disease
- Inspect the anatomical identifiers that will influence various clinical assessment pieces
- Discover alternative findings that can influence disease diagnosis and prognosis of treatment
Module 6: Comprehensive Hard Tissue Evaluation
- Identify the role of the dental hygienist in the comprehensive hard tissue evaluation
- Review the steps within the detection process for existing restorative materials
- Inspect the common considerations necessary within a hard tissue evaluation
- Discover a streamlined workflow process for capturing and communicating hard tissue findings with an evaluating dentist
Module 7: Occlusion, TMJ and Airway Evaluation
- Review a detailed overview of the common occlusal classifications of class I, class II [and divisions] and class III
- Examine the clinical criterion identified during an examination of the TMJ area
- Discuss other occlusal complications that may indicate a potential parafunctional habit
- Discover some of the key indicators of a potential airway complication
Module 8: Radiographic Survey
- Review key components to safety measures of radiography clinical decision making
- Discuss specific risk-assessment profiles that may warrant specific radiographic decisions
- Examine the key components of optimal diagnostic radiographs for improved decision making
- Discover futuristic trends in comprehensive radiographic surveys and decision making for optimal patient success
Module 9: Periodontal Diagnostics Part I
- Review the previous periodontal classification systems
- Describe a patient case of an intact periodontium
- Identify a patient case of stable on a reduced periodontium
- Discover the clinical manifestations of various forms of gingivitis
Module 10: Periodontal Diagnostics Part II
- Review clinical parameters in distinguishing periodontal stages of disease
- Describe risk factors that may elevate the progression of periodontal disease
- Identify the various displays of grades of disease
- Explore case-based scenarios to optimize AAP staging and grading diagnostics
Module 11: Clinical Decision Making
- Examine opportunities for development in the dental hygiene assessment phase
- Identify opportunities for team calibration in diagnostics
- Review existing protocols for opportunities for practice development
- Build a strategy for optimizing a clinical decision making framework that meets practice needs
Module 12: CDT Coding, Billing, & Chart Preparation
• Review current CDT codes utilized for clinical assessments for the dental hygienist
• Identify patient cases appropriate for various active CDT codes ranging from preventive to therapeutic periodontal integrations
• Identify patient cases appropriate for various active CDT codes ranging from preventive to therapeutic periodontal integrations
• List additional CDT codes appropriate for adjunctive dentSal hygiene therapy modalities
• Review critical aspects of an appropriate chart preparation for optimal success
Meet the instructor
Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF
A clinical dental hygienist, author and international speaker, Katrina is passionate about elevating the dental profession by creating an undeniable movement that educates, encourages, and empowers the profession to rise in its power. Known as the “Dental WINEgenist™,” she pairs her desire for excellence in the dental industry with her knowledge and passion for wine. She is the Clinical Liaison, Hygiene Excellence & Innovation for AZPerio, the country’s largest periodontal practice where she works alongside Diplomates to the American Board of Periodontology in the surgical operatory. She is the founder, CEO and keynote speaker for Sanders Board Preparatory and has been published in various publications including RDH Magazine and Today’s RDH and is an advisory member for Modern Hygienist and the Dental Academy of Continuing Education. Recently, Katrina proudly received the 2023 Denobi Award for Clinical Excellence and Innovation in dentistry. Her philanthropic efforts include dental humanitarian work in developing countries, supporting abused and homeless animals and spreading awareness about the benefits of organ and tissue donation.
Patrick Jones - Course author
"The landscape of dentistry is changing. It is imperative that dental education rise to meet the demands of the community."
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