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Dr. John Sottosanti
Friday, April 9, 2010
8:30
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
San Diego, California
San Diego Mariott La Jolla
LECTURE
International Dental Seminars® Inc. designates this
activity for seven continuing education credits
Hygienist $135
Auxiliary $135
Dentist $250
Course
Coordinator:
Melanie Eglen |
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Periodontal Pocket:
Treat
or Refer? | | | | |
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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.
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Learning
Objectives: | |
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| 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.
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Author
& Speaker |
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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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ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals
in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does
not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance
of credit hours by boards of dentistry.International
Dental Seminars® Inc. designates this activity for seven continuing education
credits.
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