This blog is for dental professionals who are interested in evidence-based periodontal therapy and advanced dental hygiene practice issues including laser therapy. Objectives include:
1. Disseminating evidence-based clinical information to oral healthcare professionals including dental hygienists, dentists and periodontists.
2. Assisting oral healthcare professionals in distinguishing between poor quality/weak evidence and higher quality/strong evidence.
3. Sharing expertise to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients in a variety of practice settings.
4. Educating oral healthcare professionals about new oral and general health promotional initiatives, innovations and activities.
Opportunities abound to share evidence-based dental topics. Let’s strive to become better clinicians and provide the best resources for the patients we serve.
“Science has beauty, power, and majesty that can provide spiritual as well as practical fulfillment. But superstition and pseudoscience keep getting in the way, providing easy answers, casually pressing our awe buttons, and cheapening the experience .”
Perio C Dent (Perio-centered Dentistry) is a dental practice management company that specializes in the non-surgical management of periodontal diseases.
Lynne H. Slim, RDH, BSDH, MSDH coaches conventional dental hygienists in periodontal disease risk assessment and state-of-the-art, non-surgical periodontal therapy, ultrasonic instrumentation, and other advanced hygiene initiatives.