
Overview
Please note your TIME ZONE!This Course is a Live Webinar and will be live-streamed:
8:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm CT, 6:00 pm MT, 5:00 pm AZ, 5:00 pm PT
CDE: 2 hours
Course Description:
Knowing and understanding proper instrumentation is key to success of periodontal therapy. This course is all about bringing innovation, rhythm, and precision to your dental hygiene day. From tried and true techniques to biofilm eradication, get ready to go beyond the basics as we dive into the captivating realm of all things dental hygiene instrumentation.
Learning Objectives:
Understand proper characteristics of instrument design. SHARPENING
Identify ways to manage biofilm and calculus while simultaneously preventing musculoskeletal disorders.
Apply correct angulation, adaption, and alignment of instruments for proper biofilm and calculus removal.
Critically think through difficult situations, such as furcations, burnished calculus, and more for thorough deposit removal.
List the purposes of cementum conservation.
Identify instrumentation techniques to clear the root surfaces of biofilm and calculus.
Jessica, Melia, and Shelley are 3 educators and clinicians that were inspired to start Hygiene Edge, an online education platform. They seek to educate, inspire and promote industry best practices through helpful videos and content for dental professionals. They can be found at www.hygieneedge.com, on Instagram at @hygieneedge, or on their YouTube channel.
Shelley Brown, MEd, RDH has been in the dental industry since 2001. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene, owns and runs a mobile dental practice called Homebound Smiles, serving a population that rarely has access to a dental professional. She loves riding her 4 young boys around on her cargo bike.
Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH, has been in the dental field for 23 years with experience as front office staff, dental assistant, Dental Hygienist and Dental Hygiene Education. Education is Jessica’s joy, from educating patients, students and anyone else who comes across Hygiene Edge’s YouTube channel. She speaks both nationally and internationally to continue educating, growing, and being inspired with her fellow dental professionals.
Melia Lewis, MEd, BSDH, RDH is a proud clinical dental hygienist in Utah. She loves learning, educating, and advocating for dental hygienists to grow in their profession and serve our local communities. She speaks nationally and loves to write about teeth and create helpful dental videos. When she’s not talking about dentistry or how amazing RDHs are, she’s planning her next trip either out of the country or to a National Park or being a mom to her two-daughter girl gang and goldendoodle pup.
AGD Subject Code: 490 - Periodontics
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Course Categories: Periodontics (Diagnosis, Treatment (surgical/non-surgical), Maintenance, Scaling / Instrumentation, Supportive Perio Therapies)
Provider Approval: Nationally Recognized (AGD-PACE) Academy of General Dentistry Program approval for Continuing Education
Educational Type: Live
Educational Method: Lecture
Prerequisites :
None
Sponsor(s): None
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None
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Date / Time
Thu, Aug 21, 2025: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM CT
Location
Online
Tuition
Elite Members Free / Non-Members $30