Virtual Event: PERIODONTICS: Latest Developments: The Classification System And 2021 Management Guidelines: Recorded 25th May (3hrs)

KEY SUBJECTS

• The New World Workshop on the classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions
• Management of periodontal disease: Hot off the press – BSP Implementation of Treatment of Stage I-III Periodontitis –The EFP S3 Level Clinical Practice Guideline

SPEAKER

Professor Nicola West, BDS, FDS RCS(Eng), PhD, FDS (Rest Dent) RCS, FHEA

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

This 3 hour event will update practitioners in 2 important periodontal topics. Professor Nicola West, a Professor of Periodontology leading the Dental Clinical Trials Unit at the Bristol Dental School, will present the following lectures; the first on the new periodontal classification and 2019 UK implementation and the second on the 2021 new management guidelines. These management guidelines were written by Nicola herself, and released in February 2021.

The New World Workshop on the classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions

This talk will concentrate on Periodontal diagnosis in the context of the 2017 classification system of periodontal diseases and conditions and the 2019 UK implementation in Clinical Practice. The aim of the session is to give members of the dental team a greater understanding of the New 2017 World Classification in Periodontology

OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

• Understand the need for a new classification in periodontology
• Stage, grade and classify a periodontal patient
• Gain knowledge on the BSP implementation of the classification

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendees will understand:

• The importance of using the new 2017 world classification of periodontal diseases
• How to stage and grade a patient
• The UK implementation of the new classification

DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ‘C’

Management of periodontal disease: Hot off the press – BSP Implementation of Treatment of Stage I-III Periodontitis –The EFP S3 Level Clinical Practice Guideline

This talk will educate the dental team on the new 2021 guidelines recommended for the treatment of periodontics. Nicola, who wrote and published the guidelines, will present the BSP Implementation of Treatment of Stage I-III Periodontitis – The EFP S3 Level Clinical Practice Guideline and will discuss how to apply these guidelines in clinical practice. The talk will ensure you have the knowledge to apply the guidelines leading to improved quality of periodontal care to patients, systematic health and patient quality of life.

OBJECTIVES

Attendees will be able to:

• Gain knowledge on the recommendations of the BSP Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of periodontitis in the UK
• Understand how to apply these guidelines to clinical practice
• Understand the benefits of the new guidelines

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendees will understand:

• The importance of applying the new S3 treatment guidelines to improve quality of clinical care
• The 4 steps of periodontal treatment
• How to negotiate the 4 steps of periodontal treatment

GDC DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ‘C’

Professor Nicola West, BDS, FDS RCS(Eng), PhD, FDS (Rest Dent) RCS, FHEA

Nicola West is Professor of Periodontology leading the Dental Clinical Trials Unit at the Bristol Dental School, UK.

Nicola is the Secretary General of the European Federation of Periodontology and President Elect of the British Society of Periodontology. Nicola is also a member of the Royal College of England Specialist Advisory Committee and General Dental Council Specialist Listing assessor.

Nicola conducts research in the international forum, attracting substantial industrial funding alongside EC and charity grants. Current research interests include: developing periodontal research methodologies, the scientific evaluation of oral health care products, tooth wear, dentine hypersensitivity, tooth staining and whitening; periodontal disease associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and cardiovascular diseases, bone augmentation and peri-implant lesions.

Since 1990, Nicola has maintained in parallel, a thriving private referral practice in the centre of Bristol undertaking specialist periodontal treatment, bone augmentation and implant placement. A particular sphere of interest includes the management of peri-implantitis lesions.

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