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Continuing Dental Education

Laser in Periodontal Pocket Treatment – a live webinar

Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, DMD, MSc, PhD

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*

Course Description

Despite of the controversy the use of the laser could maximize successful non-surgical treatment. The gold standard in periodontal pocket treatment is a proper eradication of pathological bacterial strains inside infected pockets through the means of mechanical debridement. However, root architecture and its particular anatomic variations make establishing effective debridement protocol difficult in non-surgical periodontal therapy using traditional tools, such as curettes or ultrasonic scalers. Laser therapy as a quest for alternative treatment has a growing recognition for its antibacterial qualities, safeness and broad spectrum of use. Lasers have been used in non-surgical periodontal treatment as alternatives or adjunct methods to mechanical scaling and root planing (SRP). Erbium family laser is used for decontamination and debridement of periodontal pockets and root surfaces in nonsurgical treatment as it displays strong bactericidal and detoxification effect. Due to antibacterial properties, the neodymium and diode laser may eliminate antibiotics from our treatment protocol. Using evidence-based laser guidelines would enable dentists to provide more efficient non-surgical periodontal care. The lecture will provide based of the state-of-the-art practical procedure periodontal pocket treatment, which are predictable and driven by choosing proper chromophore for each laser.

Course Objectives

As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:

  • Know the rules for predictable effect by properly selecting laser for given indications
  • Understand what factors may influence the choice of the laser type
  • Understand the procedure and indications when using lasers for the treatment of periodontitis

Instructor

Dr. Kinga Grzech-LeśniakKinga Grzech-Leśniak is an advanced specialist in periodontology and oral pathology, President of the Polish Society of Laser Dentistry, country representative for Poland at the WFLD, Assistant Professor at the Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Oral Surgery. Practitioner since 2000, she established a specialist clinic in 2007, which has become one of the leading periodontal treatment centers in Poland. Lecturer with 19 years of experience as an educator, school counselor, assistant professor and tutor.

She is versed in classroom management, behavior strategies and individualized instruction, plus focusing on the individual needs of each student. Since 2005 she has conducted workshops for dental hygienists and medical doctors based on her proprietary program on the cooperation between hygienist and dentist during periodontal treatment. In 2016 she designed and teaches a compulsory course for 5th year medical students “Laser Therapy in Dentistry” at Wroclaw Medical University (first such course in Poland). In 2017 she initiated “Laser Study Clubs”, a cycle of open meetings in several cities in Poland, where practitioners can exchange good practices and experiences in using laser (first such initiative within WFLD).

She is a founding member of the Polish Society of Ergonomics in Dentistry (PTES) and President of the Polish Society of Laser Dentistry (PTSL), a member of the Polish Society of Implantology (PSI), Polish Society of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and country representative for Poland at the World Federation for Laser Dentistry (WFLD).

Disclosures:

  • Dr. Grzech-Leśniak has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Logistics

DATE:
Saturday, September 28, 2024

LOCATION:
Online Webinar

TARGET AUDIENCE:
All dental professionals

TIMES:
8:00am – 9:00am Pacific time

TUITION:
$49/Participant

CREDITS:
1 hour


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*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”

This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.


Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.

Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Saturday, September 28, 2024. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.

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Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing education course by the University of Washington does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution.

The University of Washington Continuing Dental Education cautions continuing dental education participants that there are potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating new techniques and procedures into the practice of dentistry, especially when the continuing education course has not provided supervised clinical experience and/or competency tests in the techniques or procedures.

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University of Washington designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.