Featured Speaker – Ms. Anna Louise Tolan, RDH

Implant Survival: It’s in Your Hands

Friday October 21, 2022 – 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Outline:

The fastest growing area of dentistry is implantology. We know that dental implants have a high success rate, but complications can and do occur. Are you prepared to identify the signs and symptoms of implant failure?

This interactive seminar will arm you with the latest research and tools you need to educate your clients on the importance of maintenance and self-care to protect their implants and their investment. The majority of the responsibility for maintaining implants is assigned to the dental hygienist and the client. Creating a preventive partnership will dramatically increase the success of their implants and your practice.

Take-home tools and skills:

• Learn to take AIM –Assess, Identify and Monitor –as a critical part of implant care
• Examine risk factors that can affect the success of implants and how to detect early problems such as implantitis
• Understand the implications of implant-induced caries
• Using an evidence-based approach and case studies, address why implants fail
• Review implant maintenance protocols and how to develop a self-care program with systems and products to help combat implant failure

CDHBC QAP Competency –  D2, D3, D6

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Biography

Anna Louise Tolan, RDH is a practicing dental hygienist, educator and lecturer who draws from 37 years of clinical expertise, specializing in periodontal and implant therapy, and person-centered care. A passionate and popular presenter, she has more than two decades of experience facilitating lectures and hands-on learning. Her commitment and expertise in using evidence-based protocols in the process of care make her a popular master clinician and international speaker. She received her Fellowship from the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries and serves on several industry advisory committees as a key opinion leader.