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The New Global Classification System for Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases

These are exciting times in the world of periodontology. The 2017 World Workshop, a combined collaboration by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), has culminated in a new classification system for periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions. This is the first major update to the classification of periodontal […]

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Base Camp 1 – Introduction & Review of Periodontal Disease Classification

Presented by: Dr. Peter C. Fritz, B.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)., Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A. A new global classification system for periodontal health, diseases and conditions, as well as peri-implant diseases and conditions, was revealed at the EuroPerio9 congress, the world’s leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry in June 2018. The comprehensive classification is based upon the

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Base Camp 2 – Comprehensive Periodontal Examination – A Series of Case Studies

Presented by: Dr. Peter C. Fritz, B.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)., Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A. Just as no two patients are alike, neither are two comprehensive periodontal exams.  Therefore, a dental health professional must be armed with the knowledge, skill, and expertise to provide a detailed and comprehensive examination for every patient and their current periodontal condition.  In

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Base Camp 3 – Systemic Link between Periodontal Health and Overall Health

Presented by: Dr. Amanda B. Longo, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. The link between periodontal health and overall health has never been closer.  The category of periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic diseases accounts for more than one third of the classified cases of periodontitis.  These systemic diseases have a major impact on the loss of periodontal tissue through its

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Base Camp 5 – Antimicrobials, Nutrition, and Adjunctive Options in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease

Presented by: Dr. Peter C. Fritz, B.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)., Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A. & Dr. Amanda B. Longo, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D Always pursuing the best strategy, new and adjunctive options in the treatment and prevention of periodontal disease are popping up in the literature and in practice all of the time.  Having travelled to visit periodontal practices

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Base Camp 6 – Implant Maintenance and Peri-Implant Pathology

Presented by: Dr. Peter C. Fritz, B.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)., Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A. It has been eight years since we published our Supportive Periodontal Implant Maintenance Protocol, which has been shared and implemented in dental practices and hygiene colleges across the globe. With the exciting new periodontal and peri-implant classifications published simultaneously by the American Academy of

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Base Camp 8 – Periodontal Surgery, Regeneration, and Microsurgery

Presented by: Dr. Peter C. Fritz, B.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D.(C)., Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A. Armed with an abundance of knowledge of how to treat and prevent periodontal disease and its progression with non-surgical periodontal therapy, we are ready to unveil the next steps in treatment when specific areas are not responsive to non-surgical therapy, our first line

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