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Implants: The Dental Auxiliaries Perspective

2009 Dental Hygiene Symposium


Saturday, November 7, 2009

What You Will Learn

The roles of the dental hygienist and dental assistant are increasingly important to long term management of dental implant patients. This course is designed specifically for dental auxiliaries to dispel the common misconceptions and myths about dental implants and provide evidence-based practice recommendations. The speakers will address some commonly asked questions: What do you gain from probing implants? What armamentarium should be used? Are ultrasonic instruments acceptable alternatives? Participants will learn specific strategies for the prevention of peri-implant gingivitis and peri-implant osteitis. Home care will be discussed including both mechanical and adjunctive procedures. Clinical cases and discussion will be used to illustrate various therapies for dental implants.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the biological basis of osseointegration

• Identify various types of implant restorations

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of failing dental implants

• Create appropriate maintenance and recall regimens.

• Define how the dental hygienist and dental assistant can create a practice environment to support patients with dental implants

• List the types of dental implant instruments that are appropriate for use on dental implant surfaces

• Review the use of dental radiographs for monitoring dental implants

Arun Sharma, BDS, MSc, is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Prosthodontics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. Since 1990 he has been the director of the maxillofacial prosthetic clinic and the prosthodontist for the Craniofacial Anomalies Center at UCSF. Dr. Sharma is a diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. He maintains a private practice, and is actively involved with the UCSF graduate program in prosthodontics.

Judy Yamamoto, RDH MS, graduated from the UCSF dental hygiene program and has been in dental education for the past 25 years. She has taught basic and advanced dental hygiene courses to dental hygiene, dental and international dental students. From 2003-2005 Judy served as Interim Chair for the UCSF Division of Dental Hygiene. She currently teaches at Foothill College and continues to work as a registered dental hygienist for a general dentist and specialist in San Francisco.

Intended Audience:

The course is appropriate for dental hygienists and dental assistants


Cost:

$215/Dentist
$149/Auxiliary

Location:

UCSF Clinical Sciences Building
521 Parnassus Ave., C-701
San Francisco, CA

Registration:

Course begins at 8:30 a.m.
Course concludes at 4:30 p.m.

Credit:

The provider is authorized to confer 7 units of Category I California Continuing Dental Education credit.

Can't register online?

Registration Information
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Please contact the Continuing Dental Education office at:

Phone: (415) 476-1101

E-mail: pierottic@dentistry.ucsf.edu

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