Live CE Webinar

Assessing Dental Implant Health as the Foundation of Successful Maintenance

2 CE Credit | Cost: FREE

Thursday, September 26, 2024
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CST

Dental hygienists play a crucial role in safeguarding the health and longevity of dental implants. Evaluating dental implant health is a critical aspect of successful and appropriate maintenance protocols. This course is designed to equip dental hygienists with the knowledge and skills required to comprehensively assess and monitor the health of dental implants. Best-practice maintenance will also be reviewed.

Objectives:

Define the key parameters for evaluating dental implant health, including peri-implant soft tissue health, stability, and radiographic analysis.
Master the use of appropriate instruments and diagnostic techniques for implant evaluation.
Recognize the importance of regular, structured implant evaluations to the long-term success of dental implants.
Identify safe and appropriate maintenance protocols for dental implants.

AGD Code: 690

This is a live event via computer, tablet or mobile device. You must have a viable internet connection in order to join. After you register, you will receive a link to access the live course.

Nicole Fortune, MBA, RDH

Nicole Fortune, MBA, RDH is a highly regarded dental hygienist and professional speaker who has gained industry-wide recognition for her advanced knowledge of periodontics and peri-implantitis. As a dental hygienist in a busy Vermont periodontal office, Nicole continuously enhances her knowledge in non-surgical and preventative care. In order to stay abreast of the latest periodontal technologies, Nicole continues to advance her education and holds certiﬁcation in CO2, Diode and ND:Yag laser certiﬁcation.

She is also one of few hygienists to be certiﬁed in periodontal endoscopy. Nicole's dedication to patient care excellence, industry knowledge, and technological acumen earned her the title of Vermont’s Dental Hygienist of the Year for 2017.