Elevating the Curriculum with Desiccation Therapy

Program Overview

Elevating the Curriculum with Desiccation Therapy: Why and How to Teach it. This webinar provides a clinically focused overview of desiccation therapy in periodontal care. The session covers the mechanism of desiccation agents for disrupting biofilm and aiding nonsurgical periodontal procedures, reviews supporting clinical evidence, and discusses comparative outcomes with other adjuncts. Participants will examine when and why to incorporate desiccation therapy in dental hygiene education, and learn practical approaches for curriculum integration to enhance student preparation for modern clinical practice.

Your Presenter

Dr. Joy Void-Holmes, DHSc, BSDH, RDH, FADHA, AADH

About Your Presenter

Dr. Joy Void-Holmes, DHSc, RDH, brings 29 years in oral healthcare as a clinician, educator, and consultant to dental manufacturers. She partners with companies to move hygiene products from concept to chairside adoption, conducting clinical and market research, building evidence-based workflows, and calibrating key opinion leader and trainer teams.
She is the creator of the P3 Hygiene Growth System™, which helps dental groups and DSOs systematize performance, monetize prevention, and maximize profitability within the hygiene department. Through Dr. Joy, RDH™ and as co-founder of JELL-Ed, she speaks and teaches nationally and internationally on instrumentation, prevention, dentinal hypersensitivity, infection control, ergonomics, and the business of dental hygiene.
Dr. Joy holds advanced degrees from Nova Southeastern University and serves on multiple advisory boards.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Define the mechanism of desiccation agents and their application in nonsurgical periodontal therapy.
Explain indications and intended outcomes of desiccation therapy in biofilm disruption, tissue healing, and calculus management.
Identify where desiccation therapy fits within typical dental hygiene curricular frameworks and instructional modules.

Compare desiccation therapy with conventional adjuncts for nonsurgical periodontal care, noting similarities and differences in effectiveness and integration.
Evaluate evidence supporting clinical benefits and limitations of desiccation therapy for educational adoption.
Design a curriculum map or lesson plan that incorporates desiccation therapy into existing periodontal instruction.