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10 Jun 2023

iTop for orthodontic, implant and perio patients

09:00 - 16:00 English

Assessing risks and Identifying solutions

Fixed orthodontic appliances hamper oral hygiene procedures. The consequences are gingivitis and white spot lesions. Fifty to 70% of patients treated with braces encounter these problems. Initial education and motivation for oral hygiene depend on two categories of factors: firstly, practical prophylactic measures (instruments and medication, professional care) and secondly, the educational component: choice of communication technique, frequency, and nature of hygiene instructions.

The same goes for patients with implants. As dental implant treatment has become a part of mainstream dental treatment, it is imperative to implement dental implant maintenance guidelines to achieve the long-term success of implant prostheses. Earlier, the success of a dental implant was mainly focused on the surgical phase to achieve good primary stability; with time, this belief has taken a significant paradigm shift towards implementing and ensuring a periodic recall and following the maintenance phase for dental implants to achieve long-term success. As the dental team strives to attain and maintain the long-term success of implant prostheses, the patient should also recognise that their contribution toward implant prostheses’ success is equally indispensable. 

Training Details

Where

South Africa

Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City, Gauteng, 2066
Lecturers: Angelique Kearney

Recommended for

Dental professionals

Level: iTOP Ortho

Event Type: iTOP Course

Tickets

600

Contact

natasha[at]primedental.co.za

www.primedental.co.za

0824141142

Meet our Speaker

  • Angelique Kearney
    Angelique Kearney
  • Angelique Kearney
    Angelique Kearney
    RDH
    Angelique is a Dental Hygienist that qualified in 1991 at the University of Pretoria, South African and has a post-grad diploma in Health Sciences Education (2020) from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. She works in private dental practice in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa.