What is the “Advanced Hygienist “development programme ?
Many hygienists enter general practice and enter a career of repeat mechanical management of periodontal disease. There is little focus on in-depth management of periodontal disease and there is little focus on the entire scope of practice of the hygienist, and as a result, these dental professionals are underutilised and have not received advanced training to exploit their skills for the benefits of patients.
Curriculum
- 26 Sections
- 115 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Organisational Arrangements for developing the "Advanced Dental Hygienist"11
- 1.1“The road to success is littered with good intentions and failed initiatives”
- 1.2Commitment to learning and ‘mindset’
- 1.3Business Objectives for developing the advanced DHT
- 1.4“Advanced Treatment Days” & parallel working arrangements
- 1.5Item of Service care and ‘Treatment Programme’ care
- 1.6Advanced EXACT notes template
- 1.7Progressive capex spend after ‘early wins’
- 1.8Training programme for trainee nurses to asisst DHTs with Angie Heileman
- 1.9DHT ‘Steering Group’ and admin support
- 1.10Verifiable CPD and certification
- 1.11Business coaching and training in ‘Ethical Sales’
- Governance, Consent and Medicolegal Matters11
- 3.1Negligence
- 3.2Bolam, Sidaway & Montgomery
- 3.3Practice Consent systems
- 3.4Creating a quotation on the Practice Management System
- 3.56 month standing order payment arrangement for a COT
- 3.6The periodontal patient information leaflet and consent form
- 3.7Advice in relation to baseline assessment and significance of capturing biometric data of oral microarchitecture
- 3.8Advice in relation in Guided Biofilm Therapy
- 3.9Advice in relation to Laser Assisted Decontamination
- 3.10Advice in relation to Halitosis Management
- 3.11Advice in relation to peri-implant maintenance
- The benefits of magnification in periodontal and peri-implant management0
- Essential Radiography for Dental Hygienists3
- Impact of scope of practice and Direct Access2
- Acronym Soup - what does it all mean ?8
- Key Decision making paradigms for the advanced Dental Hygienist7
- 8.0Impact of co-morbidities on periodontal suceptibility
- 8.1Signs of progressive disease versus remission versus stability
- 8.2Management of the “refractory” case in the context of S3 Level guidelines
- 8.3AAP/EFP Classification, S3 Level Guidelines, Adolopment, & BSP implementation
- 8.4Significance of the 4 mm, 5mm and 6 mm pocket
- 8.5Aetiology and management of hypersensitivity
- 8.6Personalised Care Plans (ITSP) – what do you recommend ?
- The 2017 AAP/EFP Classification of Periodontal Disease & S3 Level guidelines7
- 9.1Changes to terminology over time
- 9.2Goals of periodontal treatment
- 9.3How to assess risk
- 9.4Understanding the Staging and Grading Criteria of the AAP/EFP Classification
- 9.5Medicolegal aspects of Periodontal Practice
- 9.6Impact of co-morbidities on periodontal susceptibility
- 9.7Signs of progressive disease, versus signs of remission and stability
- Decision making for onward referrals in periodontal patients6
- Air abrasion4
- The BSP "adolopment" framework of the AAP/EFP S3 guidelines4
- Diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment evaluation using alternative surrogate parameters4
- A Halitosis management programme2
- Professional Whitening for Dental Hygienists0
- Diagnosis, management and treatment of periimplantitis4
- Collaborative and Interdisciplinary management between dental hygiene therapist, dentist and specialist4
- Comparison of therapeutic value of "power" tools and instruments6
- 18.0Traditional intruments and various instrument ‘tips’
- 18.1Sonic Tools versus ultrasonic tools
- 18.2Efficacy of ‘Cavitron’ and Piezo tools
- 18.3Air abrasion versus guided biofilm therapy
- 18.4Laser assisted decontamination and debridement
- 18.5Which combination of tools is most effective for different treatment strategies
- Comparison of sonic instruments, versus ultrasonic instruments, versus piezosonic tools, versus guided biofilm therapy, versus use of laser assisted decontamination0
- Intraoral Scanning and baseline recording of macroscopic features of the periodontium0
- Creating Invisalign referrals from your hygiene list0
- Use of Lasers as an advanced power tool for hygienists12
- 22.0Laser Safety
- 22.1Benefits of use of a diode laser in periodontal management
- 22.2Benefits of use of an Er,Cr:YSGG laser in periodontal management
- 22.3Use of red laser – 650 nm/680 nm with methylene blue a PDT
- 22.4Lasers and photosensitisers in management of active periodontal disease
- 22.5LANAP (Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure)
- 22.6LAPIP (Laser Assisted Periimplantitis Procedure)
- 22.7aPDT (antimcrobial photodynamic therapy)
- 22.8Use of a soft tissue laser as a decontamination tool with indocyanine green
- 22.9Power issues in laser management
- 22.10Use of lasers in the management of Stage III and Stage IV periodontal disease
- 22.11Photobiomodulation
- Smoking cessation strategies for the Hygienist/Therapist7
- 23.1Prevalence of smoking
- 23.2Tobacco addiction, and dependence – Fagerstrom Test
- 23.3Impact of smoking (and vaping) on Oral Health and General Health
- 23.4Baseline assessment and surrogate parameters in the smoker
- 23.5How do we monitor progression of disease in the smoker ?
- 23.6Strategies to help smokers quit – VBA, Reducing dependence with NRT, Medication
- 23.7Achieving Level II NCSCT certification
- Commercial Impact in the Use of Technology4
- Facial Aesthetics and the Dental Hygienist0
- Surrogate Parameters8
- 26.1Use and value of traditional surrogate parameters
- 26.2Limitations of use of traditional surrogate parameters
- 26.3Baseline assessment with aMMP8 lateral flow assay (‘PerioSafe’)
- 26.4Baseline assessment with STL Biometric data of periodontal microarchitecture
- 26.5Baseline Assessment with Diabetes screen
- 26.6Baseline assessment with Fagerstrom Test
- 26.7Baseline assessment of “pack-years” & where appropriate salivary cotinine
- 26.8Baseline parafunction risk assessment
- Periodontal Risk Assessment1
