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Bill Landers Anti-Infective Therapy

Upcoming Course:

**Date of course Friday, 11-19, 2004

**Name of course Practical Ant-Infective Periodontal Therapy

**Speaker name Thomas E. Rams DDS, MHS, Senior Associate Dean, Prof. & Chair Dept. of Periodontology, Temple Univ. School of Dentistry

Lawrence Page DDS, PhD (Microbiology), Clinical Prof., Dept of Periodontology, Temple Univ School of Dentistry

**hours of CE 8 hours (including 2 hours for submitting written home reading test)

**Association speaking for AGD-Maryland approved PACE

**Contact information for people to contact to sign up Mercy Dental Associates 410 332-9262 or 410 545-4253 (fax)

**Cost $190

**location Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Typical Course Syllabus

Periodontal Disease

20^th Century ...................................... 100 years of Evolving Rationales

21^st Century ....................................... A New Microbiological Paradigm

The Periodontal Microflora

Health ................................................ Microbiology / Clinical Symptoms

Disease ............................................. A Distinctly Different Microflora

Immunology ...................................... Periodontitis from an Autoimmune Perspective

21^st Century Diagnosis

Clinical & Radiographic Findings ...... Current Relevance

BOP & Pocket Depths ...................... Is the Historical Gold Standard getting tarnished?

Microbiological Tests ......................... Laboratory Cultures

........................................................... Video Phase Contrast Microscopy

........................................................... Enzymatic Tests (BANA, TOPAS)

........................................................... Sulfur Probe

Anti-Infective Periodontal Therapy

Professional Therapy ........................ Subgingival Irrigation

........................................................... Local Antimicrobial Agents

........................................................... Sustained Release Agents

........................................................... Systemic Antimicrobials

Home Care ....................................... Limitations of Traditional Brush & Floss

........................................................... Subgingival Irrigation

........................................................... Antimicrobial Agents

........................................................... Patient Compliance