Prof.
Dr. Peter Gängler

13 - 15 September 2002

Basics of risk-oriented Individual Dental Prophylaxis

Theory

  • Etiology and pathogenesis of oral diseases
  • Determination of the individual caries risk and periodontitis risk
  • Individual dental prophylaxis: a component of dental treatment and dental recall
  • Methods of individual prophylaxis
  • Organisation of a prophylaxis concept in the dental practice

Workshop (40 participants)
(on patient and pig jaws)

  • Documentation of plaque and gingivitis indices
  • Risk screening
  • Professional prophylaxis measurements by the dentist
  • Professional prophylaxis by the dental hygienist

Dr. Tomas Lang