QUALITY RESOURCE GUIDES

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MetLife Quality Resource Guides (QRG) are self-study courses authored by full-time members of a dental school faculty or dentists who hold a prominent position with a national dental organization (e.g. NIDCR, ADA) or professionals who have published in the subject area. Guides undergo an extensive peer review process prior to publication.

CE credits are FREE to dentists and office staff in the MetLife programs as a benefit of participation. Non-participating dentists can access MetLife educational offerings at no charge. If a non-participating dentist desires educational credits, he or she will be prompted to provide credit card information prior to the post-test being processed.

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Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment (6th Edition)
Faculty: Thomas Oates, D.M.D., PhD
Credits: 1.5
AGD Code(s): 490
Format: PDF Text
Non-Participating Provider Fee: $18.00

The overwhelming majority of patients with periodontitis are treated in the offices of general practitioners and the most common services rendered are non-surgical in nature. This Guide addresses the subject of non-surgical therapy from the perspective of evidence-based dentistry to include a discussion of the etiology of periodontitis and the need for therapy as the basis for a rationale for treatment. The assessment of non-surgical treatment outcomes with a view to decisions regarding further treatment is a prominent feature of the Guide. The discussion of non-surgical approaches goes beyond mechanical debridement to include subgingival irrigation, systemic antibiotics and locally delivered antibiotics. Treatment planning decisions and the maintenance phase of therapy are also discussed. This edition includes updates from research published over the past three years, providing valuable guidance to the clinician providing periodontal care.

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Risk Assessment and Classification for Periodontal Diseases in a General Dentistry Practice
Faculty: Lea El Hachem, DDS, MS, FICD
Credits: 1
AGD Code(s): 010
Format: PDF Text
Non-Participating Provider Fee: $12.00

Risk assessment for periodontal disease must be part of every comprehensive dental evaluation and should include an accurate, current and comprehensive periodontal evaluation. In 2017, the World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions developed a new protocol to classify periodontal diseases. The severity of periodontitis is no longer described as slight, moderate, or severe, but is now categorized by its “stage.” This Quality Resource Guide (QRG) provides an overview of these stages and discusses the criteria assessed, and the effectiveness of the treatment plan based on the identified risks. The QRG will assist the dentist and his/her clinical team, in decision-making and answering patient questions regarding their periodontal status.

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