GENERAL SESSION: Effective Sequencing with Ultrasonic Instrumentation - What's On Your Tray?
(Room SA4-6)
02 Aug 19
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Tracks:
Clinical Dental Hygiene
This course will discuss and apply the current evidence surrounding ultrasonic instrumentation. Emphasis will be on the need for a methodical, sequenced approach with various inserts/tips to achieve thorough debridement and biofilm disruption. Proper ultrasonic technique including adaptation, angulation and adaptation will be covered along with advanced instrumentation in the periodontal patient with focus on furcation involvement and areas of challenging anatomical access. A review of furcation anatomy, accurate assessment of furcation involvement and recognizing the need for ultrasonic inserts that properly adapt will be emphasized. The importance of ultrasonic insert maintenance and the ramifications of using inserts that are worn down will be quantified in terms of the relationship to clinical outcomes and efficiency.