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Implant Therapy & The RDH: Why Implants & Peri-Implant Tissues May Have Issues Part 2

Friday, May 9, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PT
CE: 1.5 CE Credits
Primary Audience(s): Hygienist

Additional Audience(s): Dentist
Implant therapy is, under the appropriate circumstances, a viable and predictable treatment modality. In addition to providing maintenance for previously placed dental implants, the dental hygienist frequently confers with patients who are considering implant therapy as an option to replace missing teeth. This course will review maintenance for implants with healthy peri-implant tissues and implants presenting with peri-implant disease. In addition, to facilitate a better understanding of the overall process of implant dentistry, the basics of surgical placement, bone grafting, prosthetic options, anatomical concerns and systemic factors will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how to discuss various aspects of implant therapy with patients.
  • Understand the basic principles of proper implant placement to reduce risk of future bone loss.
  • Assess anatomical concerns and systemic factors associated with predictable implant therapy.
  • Learn proper prosthetic contours to facilitate oral hygiene of restored implants.
  • Describe the etiology of peri-implantitis.
  • Describe the clinical and radiographic appearance of peri-implantitis.
  • Select and assess techniques and instrumentation for maintenance of healthy and problematic implants.
  • Assess the prognosis of various stages of bone loss associated with restored implants.