PER 730 Applied Periodontology

Credits: 1
This course is designed to assist the student in translating previous didactic information into actual practice in the student clinic and in the professional practice of General Dentistry after graduation. The translation of periodontal knowledge is highly dependent upon good dentist-patient communications and interactions. Because periodontal health cannot be improved without changes in patient health behaviors, this course also assists the student in acquiring evidence-based micro-skills for clinical health promotion. This course presents contemporary topics and/or controversies in Periodontics from case and evidence-based perspectives. Topics include advanced diagnosis, periodontal medicine, local antimicrobial therapy, treatment plan presentation strategies. Course participants will learn how to acquire evidence for supporting clinical decisions related to periodontal interventions and apply to clinical periodontally diseased cases. Such techniques may be extended to other clinical situations faced in dental practice. The course structure includes lecture, discussion, case-based formats, and homework assignments. Written homework assignments will be directly related to the junior student’s interactions, communications with and clinical decisions related to their assigned patient in the student clinic.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit