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Dr. John Sottosanti


Friday, March 5, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Orlando, Florida
Reniassance Orlando at Seaworld



 

LECTURE

International Dental Seminars® Inc. designates this activity for seven continuing education credits

 
Hygienist   $135
Auxiliary    $135
Dentist      $250

Course Coordinator:

Melanie Eglen

   

 

The Periodontal Pocket:
Treat or Refer?

 
  

Do you want to know what’s new and emerging in periodontology today? Do you want practical answers to your clinical questions?

This course will show you how to increase your success with challenging periodontal patients as well as how to avoid the risks of disease progression, bone and tooth loss, and treatment failure. Our guest speaker, Dr. John Sottosanti, is a gifted clinician/ teacher who is well known for his integration of scientific and clinical advances into his practice and teaching programs. He will share with you the subtleties of a correct diagnosis and treatment plan as well as the best therapy, non- surgical or surgical, to control the disease and restore optimal periodontal health.

 

   Learning Objectives:

 
Differentiate between the simple to treat and the challenging periodontal situations.
List the seven key steps in treating the advanced periodontal case.
Describe the best ways to motivate patients to improve their oral hygiene and appreciate their need for periodontal and restorative dentistry
Recognize the five basic personality types to benefit your interactions with patients
Discuss how systemic considerations affect your treatment plan
Recognize the differences in diagnosis and treatment of chronic adult periodontitis vs. generalized aggressive periodontitis
Identify when gingival and connective tissue grafts are needed in high risk or progressive situations
Explain how the various forms of calculus affect removal techniques: hand scaling vs. ultrasonics
List the six ways to assess periodontal treatment effectiveness
List the 18 risk factors that may be responsible for post- treatment disease progression
Identify whether periodontal regeneration or extraction is best when bone loss is severe
Recognize when placing implants is better than saving periodontally involved teeth

General dentists and dental team members will benefit from this comprehensive periodontal continuing education program.

 


 
   Author & Speaker

   
 Dr. John Sottosanti, was Co- Founder/ Moderator/ Chair, the Annual University of Southern California Periodontal Symposium for 25 years. Dr. Sottosanti maintains a private practice in San Diego, California, dedicated to periodontal therapy, implantology and regenerative therapy. He has also taught in the periodontal departments of the dental schools of the University of Southern California, the University of California Los Angeles, and Loma Linda University. His research on calculus and diseased cementum using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has appeared in many editions of Carranza’s Clinical Periodontology including the current edition. Dr. Sottosanti has been very active in the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) where he has chaired many committees and is now on the Board of Trustees. He has lectured at many prestigious state, national and international meetings. In recent years he has been a featured speaker at several annual sessions of the American Dental Association (ADA).
   
   
   
   
 





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International Dental Seminars® Inc. designates this activity for seven continuing education credits.

 
 
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